[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3215-S3218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                  S. 9

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 9, a bill to amend the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug 
Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to 
protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing 
and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                 S. 10

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 10, a bill to require the 
Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop 
a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms 
and hypoxia in South Florida, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 80

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 80, a bill to 
repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                 S. 91

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 133

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin

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(Ms. Baldwin) 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. 178

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) 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. 192

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 192, a bill to provide extensions for 
community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, teaching 
health centers that operate GME programs, and the special diabetes 
programs.


                                 S. 203

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 203, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad 
track maintenance credit, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 215

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Hawley) 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. 237

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 237, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and 
physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the 
Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
diabetes.


                                 S. 238

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 238, a bill to amend the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to monitor and combat 
anti-Semitism globally, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 286

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 287

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 287, a bill to amend the 
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose limitations on the authority of 
the President to adjust imports that are determined to threaten to 
impair national security, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 289

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 289, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to support rural residency 
training funding that is equitable for all States, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 402

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 402, a bill to plan, 
develop, and make recommendations to increase access to sexual assault 
examinations for survivors by holding hospitals accountable and 
supporting the providers that serve them.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (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. 512

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 512, a bill to 
establish an advisory office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection 
of the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 518

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Hawley) was added as a cosponsor 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. 532

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 532, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that an individual may remain 
eligible to participate in the teacher loan forgiveness program under 
title IV of such Act if the individual's period of consecutive years of 
employment as a full-time teacher is interrupted because the individual 
is the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is relocated during 
the school year pursuant to military orders for a permanent change of 
duty station, or the individual works in a school of the defense 
dependents' education system under the Defense Dependents' Education 
Act of 1978 due to such a relocation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 569

  At the request of Mr. Young, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 640

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the 
Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 
640, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require 
pharmacy-negotiated price concessions to be included in negotiated 
prices at the point-of-sale under part D of the Medicare program, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 758

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 758, a bill to ensure affordable 
abortion coverage and care for every woman, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 785

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 785, a bill to 
improve mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 803

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Hawley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 803, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore incentives for investments in 
qualified improvement property.


                                 S. 814

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 814, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes 
outpatient self-management training services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 826

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 826, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to 
flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations 
of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 827

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 827, a bill to 
designate certain

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National Forest System land and certain public land under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, 
Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic 
rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) 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. 851

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 851, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard 
that requires covered employers within the health care and social 
service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace 
violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 901

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) 
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. 1007

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1007, a bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to 
designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties 
for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture 
enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1026

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1026, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and 
expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers 
for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of 
being an employee.


                                S. 1055

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1055, a bill to amend the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 regarding the procurement of certain 
items related to national security interests for Department of Homeland 
Security frontline operational components, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1077

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1077, a bill to 
establish a pilot program awarding competitive grants to organizations 
administering entrepreneurial development programming to formerly 
incarcerated individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1083

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1083, a bill to address the fundamental injustice, 
cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and 
the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a 
commission to study and consider a national apology and proposal for 
reparations for the institution of slavery, its subsequent de jure and 
de facto racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, 
and the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make 
recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1102

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1102, a bill to promote 
security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1218

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the names of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 
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. 1233

  At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1233, a bill to provide 
relief to community banks, to promote access to capital for community 
banks, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1273

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1273, a bill to 
amend title 17, United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute 
resolution program for copyright small claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1384

  At the request of Mr. Romney, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1384, a bill to reform 
prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring 
consumers benefit from negotiated rebates.


                                S. 1394

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) 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. 1401

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1401, a bill to 
establish eligibility requirements for education support professionals 
under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1402

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1402, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Labor to recognize employers with a commitment 
to helping employees balance workplace responsibilities and family 
obligations.


                                S. 1416

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Hawley) 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. 1445

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1445, a bill to 
provide a coordinated regional response to manage effectively the 
endemic violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and 
Honduras.


                                S. 1472

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1472, a bill to amend the 
Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require paper ballots and risk-
limiting audits in all Federal elections, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1475

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1475, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
extend and modify certain charitable tax provisions.


                                S. 1481

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1481, a bill to amend 
title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for a special 
enrollment period for pregnant women, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1531

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1531, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health 
insurance consumers from surprise billing.

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                                S. 1544

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1544, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment for 
services of radiologist assistants under the Medicare program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1564

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1564, a bill to require 
the Securities and Exchange Commission and certain Federal agencies to 
carry out a study relating to accounting standards, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1615

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1615, a bill to amend 
titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to provide compensation and 
credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members of 
the reserve components, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1664

  At the request of Mr. Scott of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Texas (Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1664, a bill to 
require reporting on prescription drug expenditures under group health 
plans and on prescription drug price changes, and for other purposes.


                               S. RES. 99

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 99, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure 
that the United States Postal Service remains an independent 
establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to 
privatization.


                              S. RES. 120

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor 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. 184

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) 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. 195

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 195, a resolution 
opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without 
addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile development, 
support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities.


                              S. RES. 212

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) 
and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 212, a resolution celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage 
and ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, 
to the Constitution of the United States.
  At the request of Mr. Sasse, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
Res. 212, supra.


                              S. RES. 221

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 221, a resolution recognizing the 30th 
anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the 
intensifying repression and human rights violations by the Chinese 
Communist Party and the use of surveillance by Chinese authorities, and 
for other purposes.

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