[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2884-S2887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 116

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 116, a bill to 
address maternal mortality and morbidity.


                                 S. 133

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor 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. 151

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were 
added as cosponsors 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. 178

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 178, a bill to condemn 
gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and 
calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of 
these communities inside and outside China.


                                 S. 286

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 286, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health 
counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 362

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

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                                 S. 371

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 371, a bill to 
provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide 
housing assistance, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 373

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) 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. 382

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 382, a bill 
to authorize a special resource study on the spread vectors of chronic 
wasting disease in Cervidae, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) 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. 460

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. 
Ernst) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 460, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to extend the exclusion for employer-provided education assistance to 
employer payments of student loans.


                                 S. 466

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) and the 
Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 466, 
a bill to provide that certain guidance related to waivers for State 
innovation under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall 
have no force or effect.


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 500, a bill to amend 
title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the 
use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to 
address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 504

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 511

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 511, a bill to promote and protect from 
discrimination living organ donors.


                                 S. 569

  At the request of Mr. Young, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Paul) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial 
motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 589

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 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. 622

  At the request of Mr. Jones, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) 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. 636

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez 
Masto) were added as cosponsors of S. 636, a bill to designate 
Venezuela under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
permit nationals of Venezuela to be eligible for temporary protected 
status under such section.


                                 S. 651

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 651, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with respect to 
eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.


                                 S. 684

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 684, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to repeal the excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health 
coverage.


                                 S. 703

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 703, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to address health, safety, and 
environmental hazards at private military housing units, to prohibit 
the payment by members of the Armed Forces of deposits or other fees 
relating to such housing units, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 754

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 754, a bill to 
encourage partnerships among public agencies and other interested 
parties to promote fish conservation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 756

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 756, a bill to 
modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of 
certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial 
names.


                                 S. 758

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 758, a bill 
to ensure affordable abortion coverage and care for every woman, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 802

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 802, a bill to amend part A of 
title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 820

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 820, a bill to strengthen 
programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.


                                 S. 839

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 839, a bill to extend 
Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.


                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 846, a bill to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to limit certain rolling stock 
procurements, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 880

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) and the 
Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 
880, a bill to provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive 
Alzheimer's disease care planning services furnished under the Medicare 
program.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator 
from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 901, a 
bill to amend the

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Older Americans Act of 1965 to support individuals with younger onset 
Alzheimer's disease.


                                 S. 944

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 944, a bill to enhance the 
security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and 
the stability of the transportation security workforce by applying a 
unified personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to 
employees of the Transportation Security Administration who are 
responsible for screening passengers and property, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 998

  At the request of Mr. Hawley, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 998, a bill to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand 
support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and 
suicide prevention, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1012

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1012, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to protect the confidentiality of substance 
use disorder patient records.


                                S. 1039

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1039, a bill to limit the use of funds for kinetic 
military operations in or against Iran.


                                S. 1060

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1060, a bill to deter foreign interference in 
United States elections, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1148

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) 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. 1162

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1162, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the individual tax 
provisions of the tax reform law, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1168

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley), the Senator from 
Iowa (Ms. Ernst), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mrs. Hyde-Smith), the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) and the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) were added as cosponsors of S. 1168, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public 
institutions of higher education for religious groups.


                                S. 1195

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the 
Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. 
Blunt), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young), the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) were added as 
cosponsors 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 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 1209

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1209, a bill to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to approval of 
abbreviated new drug applications.


                                S. 1210

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1210, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase and make 
permanent the exclusion for benefits provided to volunteer firefighters 
and emergency medical responders.


                                S. 1218

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) 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. 1235

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), the Senator 
from Maine (Mr. King) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1235, a bill to require the Secretary of 
the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of ratification of the 19th 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, giving women in the 
United States the right to vote.


                                S. 1263

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) 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. 1370

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. McSally), the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Gardner), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) and 
the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1370, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat 
certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the 
kiddie tax.


                                S. 1374

  At the request of Ms. McSally, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1374, a bill to amend title II of the 
Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability 
insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with 
metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1388

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1388, a bill to 
manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence training, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1394

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1394, a bill to provide 
collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by 
States or their political subdivisions.


                                S. 1416

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1416, a bill to 
amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit anticompetitive 
behaviors by drug product manufacturers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 
3133d Signal Service Company in recognition of their unique and 
distinguished service

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as a ``Ghost Army'' that conducted deception operations in Europe 
during World War II.


                                S. 1422

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1422, a bill to transfer 
revenues from the net investment income tax to the Federal Hospital 
Insurance Trust Fund.


                                S. 1438

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1438, a bill 
to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the 
United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for 
breast cancer research.


                                S. 1448

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1448, a bill to require 
certain practitioners authorized to prescribe controlled substances to 
complete continuing education.


                                S. 1459

  At the request of Mr. Hawley, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1459, a bill to control the 
export to the People's Republic of China of certain technology and 
intellectual property important to the national interest of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1462

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 1462, a bill to prevent a 
person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received 
an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in the 
commission, from obtaining a firearm.


                              S.J. RES. 11

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 11, a joint 
resolution to prohibit the unauthorized use of United States Armed 
Forces in hostilities with respect to Venezuela.


                            S. CON. RES. 10

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) 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. 188

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) 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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