[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 156 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5749-S5751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 133

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) 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. 149

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 149, a bill to establish a 
Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council.


                                 S. 363

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 363, a bill to 
establish an Intercountry Adoption Advisory Committee, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 430

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 430, a bill to extend 
the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.


                                 S. 433

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 433, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment 
reforms under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 597

  At the request of Mr. Markey, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
597, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new 
rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 655

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 655, a bill to impose additional restrictions 
on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes.


                                 S. 743

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from 
South Carolina (Mr. Scott) were added as cosponsors of S. 743, a bill 
to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the soldiers of the 5307th 
Composite Unit (Provisional), commonly known as ``Merrill's 
Marauders'', in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service in 
the jungles of Burma during World War II.


                                 S. 785

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) 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. 800

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 800, a bill to establish 
a postsecondary student data system.


                                 S. 877

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 877, a bill to prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other 
purposes.
  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 877, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 877, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Carper, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
877, supra.


                                 S. 978

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 978, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the work 
opportunity credit.


                                S. 1032

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator 
from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 1032, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of 
income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain 
corporations.


                                S. 1067

  At the request of Ms. Harris, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) 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. 1465

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1465, a bill to 
amend title IV of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary of 
Health and Human

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Services to award competitive grants to enhance collaboration between 
State child welfare and juvenile justice systems.


                                S. 1552

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1552, a bill 
to decriminalize marijuana, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1590

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1590, a bill 
to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to 
transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1678

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Romney) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 1678, a bill to express United States support for Taiwan's 
diplomatic alliances around the world.


                                S. 1820

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1820, a bill to 
improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform 
anti-doping and medication control program to be developed and enforced 
by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control 
Authority.


                                S. 1840

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1840, a bill to establish 
certain requirements for the small refineries exemption of the 
renewable fuels provisions under the Clean Air Act, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1906

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1906, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to 
eligible entities to provide and coordinate the provision of suicide 
prevention services for veterans at risk of suicide and veteran 
families through the award of grants to such entities, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1918

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1918, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require alternative 
options for summer food service program delivery.


                                S. 2042

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the 
Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2042, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.


                                S. 2062

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from 
California (Ms. Harris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2062, a bill to 
prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United 
States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the 
United States Women's National Team and the United States Men's 
National Team.


                                S. 2107

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) and the Senator from 
Iowa (Ms. Ernst) were added as cosponsors of S. 2107, a bill to 
increase the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists and support staff in 
the Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2137

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2137, a bill to promote 
energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2203

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2203, a bill to extend the transfer of 
Electronic Travel Authorization System fees from the Travel Promotion 
Fund to the Corporation for Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal 
year 2027, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2227

  At the request of Ms. Harris, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2227, a bill 
to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvestment 
in certain persons adversely impacted by the War on Drugs, to provide 
for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2238

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2238, a bill to 
protect elections for public office by providing financial support and 
enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such 
elections, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2254

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2254, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to create a Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund, to 
establish a Pension Rehabilitation Administration within the Department 
of the Treasury to make loans to multiemployer defined benefit plans, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2330

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. McSally) and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2330, a bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and 
Amateur Sports Act to provide for congressional oversight of the board 
of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and 
to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2353

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. McSally), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), the Senator from 
South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2353, a bill to direct the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for 
firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices 
to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the 
release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2427

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2427, a bill to 
amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the 19th 
Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2434

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2434, a bill to establish the National 
Criminal Justice Commission.


                                S. 2477

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2477, a bill to establish 
a National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases.


                                S. 2478

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2478, a bill to 
designate the Bahamas under section 244 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act to provide temporary protected status under such 
section to eligible nationals of the Bahamas.


                                S. 2479

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2479, a bill to 
provide clarification regarding the common or

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usual name for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2480

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2480, a bill to amend 
title 31, United States Code, to reauthorize the payment in lieu of 
taxes program through fiscal year 2029.


                                S. 2519

  At the request of Mr. Romney, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2519, a bill to 
protect the public health by prohibiting non-tobacco e-cigarette 
flavors and ensuring electronic nicotine delivery systems are tamper-
proof.


                                S. 2548

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2548, a bill to amend 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take 
action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.


                                S. 2549

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2549, a bill to 
allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in the loan 
programs of the Small Business Administration.


                              S.J. RES. 16

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 16, a 
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the 
direct election of the President and Vice President of the United 
States.


                               S. RES. 98

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 98, a 
resolution establishing the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship 
Program for the placement in offices of Senators of children, spouses, 
and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who are hostile casualties 
or who have died from a training-related injury.


                              S. RES. 318

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 318, a 
resolution to support the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and 
Malaria, and the Sixth Replenishment.
  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 318, supra.


                              S. RES. 341

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 341, a resolution 
designating September 2019 as ``National Ovarian Cancer Awareness 
Month''.

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