[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 165 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6484-S6486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 689

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 689, a bill to provide 
protections for certain sports medicine professionals who provide 
certain medical services in a secondary State.


                                S. 1042

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1042, a bill to amend the 
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct 
of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-
Atlantic, South Atlantic, and North Atlantic planning areas.


                                S. 1559

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1559, a bill to protect victims of domestic violence, 
sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence from emotional and 
psychological trauma caused by acts of violence or threats of violence 
against their pets.


                                S. 1567

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1567, a bill to amend title 10, 
United States Code, to provide for a review of

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the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of 
individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of 
discharge.


                                S. 1714

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1714, a bill to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer certain 
funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the 1974 United Mine 
Workers of America Pension Plan, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1831

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1831, a bill to 
revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2196

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2196, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-
application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex 
rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.


                                S. 2216

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2216, a bill to 
provide immunity from suit for certain individuals who disclose 
potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2373

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2373, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of 
certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable 
medical equipment.


                                S. 2748

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2748, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of permanent 
faculty in palliative care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic 
medical schools, nursing schools, social work schools, and other 
programs, including physician assistant education programs, to promote 
education and research in palliative care and hospice, and to support 
the development of faculty careers in academic palliative medicine.


                                S. 2823

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2823, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 
section 45 credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2957

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2957, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of 
the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon.


                                S. 2977

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2977, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish an excise tax on 
the production and importation of opioid pain relievers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3111

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3111, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 7.5 percent 
threshold for the medical expense deduction for individuals age 65 or 
older.


                                S. 3115

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3115, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act with respect to a national pediatric research network.


                                S. 3147

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3147, a bill to support 
educational entities in fully implementing title IX and reducing and 
preventing sex discrimination in all areas of education.


                                S. 3188

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3188, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for 
biodiesel.


                                S. 3241

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3241, a bill 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reaffirm the United 
States historic commitment to protecting refugees who are fleeing 
persecution or torture.


                                S. 3244

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3244, a bill to amend title 
XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to clarify the treatment of 
pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside 
of Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3281

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3281, a bill to extend the Iran 
Sanctions Act of 1996.


                                S. 3391

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3391, a bill to reauthorize the 
Museum and Library Services Act.


                                S. 3405

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mrs. Ernst), the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 3405, a bill 
to transfer certain items from the United States Munitions List to the 
Commerce Control List.


                                S. 3414

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3414, a bill to 
condition assistance to the West Bank and Gaza on steps by the 
Palestinian Authority to end violence and terrorism against Israeli 
citizens.


                                S. 3438

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3438, a bill to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility 
project in Reno, Nevada.


                                S. 3447

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Sessions), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 3447, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Army to place in Arlington National Cemetery a 
memorial honoring the helicopter pilots and crew members of the Vietnam 
era, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3464

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the Senator 
from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. 
Tillis) were added as cosponsors of S. 3464, a bill to provide 
incremental increases to the salary threshold for exemptions for 
executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer 
employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and for other 
purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 40

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 40, a joint 
resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and 
honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in 
support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.


                              S. RES. 615

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Colorado

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(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 615, a resolution 
expressing support for the designation of November 16, 2016, as 
``American Special Hockey Day''.

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