[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6756-S6759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 193

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 193, a bill to 
amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require the safe 
storage of firearms, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 430

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


                                 S. 445

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 445, a bill to allow 
veterans to use, possess, or transport medical marijuana and to discuss 
the use of medical marijuana with a physician of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs as authorized by a State or Indian Tribe, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 505

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 505, a bill to ensure due process protections of 
individuals in the United States against unlawful detention based 
solely on a protected characteristic.


                                 S. 514

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 514, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs to women veterans, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 634

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 634, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage 
individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for 
students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations and 
eligible workforce training organizations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 639

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 639, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
centennial of the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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                                 S. 702

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. 
Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 702, a bill to amend the Older 
Americans Act of 1965 to establish an initiative, carried out by the 
Assistant Secretary for Aging, to coordinate Federal efforts and 
programs for home modifications enabling older individuals and 
individuals with disabilities to live independently and safely in a 
home environment, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 727

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 727, a bill to combat 
international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and 
stabilizing conflict-affected areas, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 743

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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 Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) 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. 866

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 866, a bill to amend 
part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to provide 
full Federal funding of such part.


                                 S. 962

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, his name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 962, a bill to provide funding for federally qualified health 
centers and the National Health Service Corps.


                                 S. 976

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 976, a bill to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure 
of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat 
campus sexual assault, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1037

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) 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. 1130

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1130, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and 
help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden 
death in early life.


                                S. 1186

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1186, a bill to promote 
democracy and human rights in Burma, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1203

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) 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. 1253

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1253, a 
bill to apply requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes to 
delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1416

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) 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. 1443

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1443, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for 
working family caregivers.


                                S. 1590

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Heinrich) were added as cosponsors 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. 1622

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1622, a bill to amend 
the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as 
schedule I controlled substances.


                                S. 1657

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1657, a bill to 
provide assistance to combat the escalating burden of Lyme disease and 
other tick and vector-borne diseases and disorders.


                                S. 1714

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1714, a bill 
to amend the charter of the Gold Star Wives of America to remove the 
restriction on the federally chartered corporation, and directors and 
officers of the corporation, attempting to influence legislation.


                                S. 1820

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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. 1908

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1908, a bill to amend 
the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the 
efficiency of summer meals.


                                S. 1921

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1921, a bill to provide that primary 
care services provided by the National Health Service Corps may include 
palliative care services.


                                S. 1992

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Hawley) were added as cosponsors of S. 1992, a bill to 
amend the FAST Act to repeal a rescission of funds.


                                S. 2103

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2103, a bill to improve 
access to affordable insulin.


                                S. 2158

  At the request of Ms. Hassan, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2158, a bill to 
improve certain programs of the Department of Health and Human Services 
with respect to heritable disorders.


                                S. 2160

  At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the names of the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. 
Booker), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as cosponsors of S. 2160, a bill to 
require carbon monoxide alarms in certain federally assisted housing, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2293

  At the request of Mr. Cramer, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2293, a bill to 
extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank of

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the United States and to modify the quorum requirement of the Bank, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2346

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2346, a bill to improve 
the Fishery Resource Disaster Relief program of the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2383

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2383, a bill to 
establish minimum standards of disclosure by franchises whose 
franchisees use loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.


                                S. 2427

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) 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. 2446

  At the request of Mr. King, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2446, a bill to provide certain coverage of audiologist services under 
the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2469

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2469, a bill to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to require the use of advanced leak detection 
technology for pipelines, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2552

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2552, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide an option for first 
responders age 50 to 64 who are separated from service due to 
retirement or disability to buy into Medicare.


                                S. 2570

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. 
Cardin) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2570, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 
Greg LeMond in recognition of his service to the United States as an 
athlete, activist, role model, and community leader.


                                S. 2680

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2680, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
foreign support for Palestinian terrorism, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2695

  At the request of Mr. Shelby, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2695, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for 
the defense of United States agriculture and food through the National 
Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, and for other purposes.
  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun), the Senator from 
Kentucky (Mr. McConnell), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), 
the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Tester) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) were added as cosponsors 
of S. 2695, supra.


                                S. 2713

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2713, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on indoor 
tanning services.


                                S. 2714

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Gardner) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2714, a bill to amend the America 
COMPETES Act to reauthorize the ARPA-E program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2741

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2741, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2754

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Ms. Ernst), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2754, a bill to create jobs and drive 
innovation and economic growth in the United States by supporting and 
promoting the manufacture of next-generation technologies, including 
refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, 
aerosols, and propellants.


                                S. 2793

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2793, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require coverage without a deductible 
of certain primary care services by high deductible health plans.


                                S. 2801

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. 
Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2801, a bill to strengthen 
the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.


                                S. 2833

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2833, a bill to amend 
the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections 
provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under 
title 10, United States Code, to all consumers.


                                S. 2862

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. McSally) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2862, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to remove 
nonnative plant species that contribute to drought conditions, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2869

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2869, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for extensions of detention 
of certain aliens ordered removed, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2898

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2898, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
provide for a full annuity supplement for certain air traffic 
controllers.


                              S.J. RES. 6

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from 
New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator 
from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 6, a joint 
resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal 
rights amendment.


                             S. CON. RES. 9

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 9, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal 
benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide 
critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States.


                            S. CON. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. Con. Res. 22, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of 
Congress that there is a climate emergency which demands a massive-
scale mobilization to

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halt, reverse, and address its consequences and causes.


                              S. RES. 150

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 150, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that it is the policy of the United 
States to commemorate the Armenian Genocide through official 
recognition and remembrance.


                              S. RES. 292

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 292, a resolution 
calling on the Government of Cameroon and armed separatist groups to 
respect the human rights of all Cameroonian citizens, to end all 
violence, and to pursue an inclusive dialogue to resolve the conflict 
in the Northwest and Southwest regions.


                              S. RES. 343

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 343, a resolution 
congratulating the people of the Czech Republic and the people of the 
Slovak Republic on the 30th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, the 
26th anniversary of the formation of the Czech Republic and the Slovak 
Republic, and the 101st anniversary of the declaration of independence 
of Czechoslovakia.


                              S. RES. 404

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 404, a resolution expressing 
the sense of the Senate that the United States should work in 
cooperation with the international community and continue to exercise 
global leadership to address the causes and effects of climate change, 
and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 435

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator 
from Colorado (Mr. Gardner), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) and 
the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 
Res. 435, a resolution reaffirming the importance of the General 
Security of Military Information Agreement between the Republic of 
Korea and Japan, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1249

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1249 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 3055, a bill making appropriations for the Departments 
of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

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