[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2688-S2690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 27

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 27, a bill to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer certain 
funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 91

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 91, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize per diem payments 
under comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans to furnish 
care to dependents of homeless veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 151

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 151, a bill to deter 
criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 225

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 225, a bill to 
provide for partnerships among State and local governments, regional 
entities, and the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the 
visitor experience at nationally significant battlefields of the 
American Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 284

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 284, a bill to provide for a 
biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to 
enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government.


                                 S. 362

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Young) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic 
beverages.


                                 S. 373

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 373, a bill to 
provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the 
Armed Forces.


                                 S. 386

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Young) was added as a cosponsor of S. 386, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical 
limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country 
numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 457, a bill to require 
that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President George H.W. Bush and 
to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bullion coins during 
2019 in honor of Barbara Bush.


                                 S. 479

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 479, a bill to revise section 48 of title 18, 
United States Code, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor 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. 559

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 559, a bill to amend the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the 
death of a son or daughter.


                                 S. 577

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 577, a bill to require the 
establishment of a process for excluding articles imported from the 
People's Republic of China from certain duties imposed under section 
301 of the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 599

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Hawley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 599, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to aliens associated with 
criminal gangs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 606

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 606, a bill to 
improve oversight and evaluation of the mental health and suicide 
prevention media outreach campaigns of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 622

  At the request of Mr. Jones, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor 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. 803

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Young), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) and the Senator 
from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors of S. 803, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore incentives for 
investments in qualified improvement property.


                                 S. 839

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 839, a bill to 
extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.
  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 839, supra.


                                 S. 849

  At the request of Mr. Cramer, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), the Senator 
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Montana (Mr. Daines), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Braun), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from 
West Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and 
the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 849, a bill to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial Wall of the names of the lost crew members of the U.S.S. Frank 
E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969.


                                 S. 867

  At the request of Ms. Hassan, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 867, a bill to protect 
students of institutions of higher education and the taxpayer 
investment in institutions of higher education by improving oversight 
and accountability of institutions of higher education, particularly 
for-profit colleges, improving protections for students and borrowers, 
and ensuring the integrity of postsecondary education programs, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 878

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 878, a bill to foster 
security in Taiwan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 879

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 879, a bill 
to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to 
aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility 
requirements, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) and the Senator 
from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) were added as cosponsors of S. 901, a bill to 
amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to support individuals with 
younger onset Alzheimer's disease.


                                 S. 948

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Ms. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 948, a bill to provide 
incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved 
communities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1006

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1006, a bill to 
amend the Truth in Lending Act to empower the States to set the maximum 
annual percentage rates applicable to consumer credit transactions, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1037

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1037, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize provisions 
relating to rural health clinics under Medicare.


                                S. 1039

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1039, a bill to limit the 
use of funds for kinetic military operations in or against Iran.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Ms. Harris, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1067, a bill to provide for 
research to better understand the causes and consequences of sexual 
harassment affecting individuals in the scientific, technical, 
engineering, and mathematics workforce and to examine policies to 
reduce the prevalence and negative impact of such harassment, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the 
Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. 
Kaine) were added as cosponsors of S. 1081, a bill to amend title 54, 
United States Code, to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1100

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) were 
withdrawn as cosponsors of S. 1100, a bill to institute a program for 
the disclosure of taxpayer information for third-party income 
verification through the Internet.
  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1100, supra.


                                S. 1103

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1103, a bill to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a skills-based 
immigration points system, to focus on family-sponsored immigration on 
spouses and minor children, to eliminate the Diversity Visa Program, to 
set a limit on the number of refugees admitted annually to the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1125

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1125, a bill to amend the Health Insurance 
Portability and Accountability Act.


                                S. 1140

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1140, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the treatment under 
section 351(k)(7) of such Act (relating to exclusivity for reference 
products) of certain products deemed to have a biological product 
license pursuant to section 7002 of the Biologics Price Competition and 
Innovation Act of 2009.


                                S. 1148

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1148, a bill to amend title 
49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration to 
individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller 
training and veterans when hiring air traffic control specialists.


                                S. 1169

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1169, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to citizen 
petitions.


                                S. 1195

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1195, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumption relating to 
the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the 
Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1203

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1203, a bill to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the public 
service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1208

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1208, a bill to amend the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to 
payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently 
and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the 
line of duty, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1218

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from New York (Mr. 
Schumer) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1218, a bill to require the review of the service of 
certain members of the Armed Forces during World War I to determine if 
such members should be awarded the Medal of Honor, to authorize the 
award of the Medal of Honor based on the results of the review, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1229

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Michigan

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(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1229, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to improve the provision of military housing to 
members of the Armed Forces and their families through private 
entities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1241

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1241, a bill to expand the 
private right of action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act for 
calls in violation of the Do Not Call rules.


                                S. 1263

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1263, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an interagency 
task force on the use of public lands to provide medical treatment and 
therapy to veterans through outdoor recreation.


                                S. 1286

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1286, a bill to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to facilitate the commercialization of energy 
and related technologies developed at Department of Energy facilities 
with promising commercial potential.


                                S. 1300

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1300, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the opening of the National 
Law Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to 
prohibit the use of the poisons sodium fluoroacetate (known as 
``Compound 1080'' ) and sodium cyanide for predator control.


                                S. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1333, a bill to amend the 
Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, 
including making changes to the Do Not Pay Initiative, for improved 
detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased 
individuals, and for other purposes.


                             S. CON. RES. 5

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


                            S. CON. RES. 10

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 10, a concurrent 
resolution recognizing that Chinese telecommunications companies such 
as Huawei and ZTE pose serious threats to the national security of the 
United States and its allies.


                               S. RES. 96

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 96, a resolution 
commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and 
expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's 
Republic of China in response to a request from the United States 
Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei 
Technologies Co., Ltd. executive.


                              S. RES. 120

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 120, a resolution opposing efforts to 
delegitimize the State of Israel and the Global Boycott, Divestment, 
and Sanctions Movement targeting Israel.


                              S. RES. 143

  At the request of Mr. Cramer, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 143, a resolution recognizing Israeli-American 
culture and heritage and the contributions of the Israeli-American 
community to the United States.


                              S. RES. 184

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 184, a resolution 
condemning the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, offering 
sincere condolences to the victims, to their families and friends, and 
to the people and nation of Sri Lanka, and expressing solidarity and 
support for Sri Lanka.


                              S. RES. 188

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 188, a resolution 
encouraging a swift transfer of power by the military to a civilian-led 
political authority in the Republic of the Sudan, and for other 
purposes.

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