[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1845-S1847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 25

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 25, a bill to reserve any 
amounts forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the 
criminal prosecution of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known 
as ``El Chapo'' ), or of other felony convictions involving the 
transportation of controlled substances into the United States, for 
security measures along the Southern border, including the completion 
of a border wall.


                                 S. 62

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 62, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to negotiate fair prescription drug prices under 
part D of the Medicare program.


                                 S. 106

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 106, a bill to reauthorize and extend funding for 
community health centers and the National Health Service Corps.


                                 S. 107

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from California 
(Ms. Harris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 107, a bill to provide any 
State with a child welfare demonstration project that is scheduled to 
terminate at the end of fiscal year 2019 the option to extend the 
project for up to 2 additional years.


                                 S. 133

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. 
Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 133, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States merchant 
mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital 
service during World War II.


                                 S. 201

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. 201, a bill to amend 
title 13, United States Code, to make clear that each decennial census, 
as required for the apportionment of Representatives in Congress among 
the several States, shall tabulate the total number of persons in each 
State, and to provide that no information regarding United States 
citizenship or immigration status may be elicited in any such census.


                                 S. 215

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 215, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-
skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 323

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. 323, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Education to establish the Recognition 
Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Program recognizing excellence 
exhibited by classified school employees providing services to students 
in prekindergarten through high school.


                                 S. 362

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. McSally) and the Senator

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from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors of S. 362, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of 
alcoholic beverages.


                                 S. 450

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 450, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to expedite 
the onboarding process for new medical providers of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, to reduce the duration of the hiring process for such 
medical providers, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 504

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the 
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 504, 
a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize The American 
Legion to determine the requirements for membership in The American 
Legion, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 518

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 518, 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. 521

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from California 
(Ms. Harris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 521, a bill to amend title 
II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset 
and windfall elimination provisions.


                                 S. 537

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 537, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring 
veterans who are receiving educational assistance under laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Maine (Mr. King) and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 546, a bill to extend authorization for the 
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 
2090, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 589

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Ms. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 589, a bill to provide for a 
period of continuing appropriations in the event of a lapse in 
appropriations under the normal appropriations process, and establish 
procedures and consequences in the event of a failure to complete 
regular appropriations.


                                 S. 592

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 592, a bill to amend the Securities and 
Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of 
cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. 
Warren) were added as cosponsors of S. 598, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to increase certain funeral benefits for veterans, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 611

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 611, a bill 
to provide adequate funding for water and sewer infrastructure, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 622

  At the request of Mr. Jones, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator 
from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. 622, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for reduction of 
survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' 
dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 625

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 625, a bill to 
direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program 
under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational 
agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to 
secondary school students in the 12th grade.


                                 S. 630

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 630, a bill to amend 
the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 with respect to 
arbitration.


                                 S. 632

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Hawley) were added as cosponsors of S. 632, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the inclusion of 
certain fringe benefit expenses for which a deduction is disallowed in 
unrelated business taxable income.


                                 S. 657

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 657, a bill to amend 
title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish requirements 
with respect to prescription drug benefits.


                                 S. 717

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 717, a bill to amend the 
Toxic Substances Control Act to prohibit the manufacture, processing, 
and distribution in commerce of asbestos and asbestos-containing 
mixtures and articles, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 731

  At the request of Ms. McSally, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 731, a bill to amend the 
Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to authorize certain polygraph 
waiver authority, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 739

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 739, a bill to protect 
the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters.


                                 S. 752

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 752, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for teacher and school leader 
quality enhancement and to enhance institutional aid.


                                 S. 764

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. McSally) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 764, a bill to provide for congressional approval of 
national emergency declarations, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 7

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 7, a joint 
resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from 
hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by 
Congress.


                             S. CON. RES. 5

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 5, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                              S. RES. 100

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 100, a resolution 
recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American 
Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States.

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                              S. RES. 102

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 102, a resolution designating April 2019 as 
``Second Chance Month'' .


                              S. RES. 104

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 104, a resolution 
calling on the Government of Iran to fulfill repeated promises of 
assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United 
States civilian in our Nation's history.

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