[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 194 (Thursday, December 5, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6888-S6890]
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 
Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
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. 319

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 319, a bill to 
improve the reproductive assistance provided by the Department of 
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, 
ill, or injured members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their 
spouses or partners, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 460

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor 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. 511

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 511, a bill to 
promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.


                                 S. 622

  At the request of Mr. Jones, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. 
Ernst) 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. 670

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 670, a bill to make 
daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 800

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. McSally) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 800, a bill to establish a postsecondary student data 
system.


                                 S. 839

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


                                 S. 879

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as cosponsors 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.

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                                 S. 880

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor 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 name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 901, a bill to amend 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 to support individuals with younger 
onset Alzheimer's disease.


                                 S. 944

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1015

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1015, a bill to require the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make 
certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1032

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1657

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) 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. 1820

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) 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. 2001

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), 
the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator 
from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) were added as cosponsors of S. 2001, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, in recognition of his 
extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and 
recreational opportunity.


                                S. 2179

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2179, a bill to amend 
the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with 
the resources to provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust 
survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality 
of life.


                                S. 2254

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) 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. 2317

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) and the Senator 
from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) were added as cosponsors of S. 2317, a 
bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to credit individuals 
serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up 
to five years of such service, and to support State medical training 
programs for caregivers.


                                S. 2407

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2407, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for individuals 
acting as agents or attorneys for the preparation, presentation, or 
prosecution of a claim under a law administered by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs without being recognized by the Secretary for such 
purposes, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2417

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2417, a bill to provide for payment of proceeds from 
savings bonds to a State with title to such bonds pursuant to the 
judgment of a court.


                                S. 2599

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2599, a bill to amend the 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide 
assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and for the mental 
health of individuals in rural areas, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2638

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2638, a 
bill to amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub 
airports to construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2661

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2661, a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to designate 9-8-8 as the universal 
telephone number for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and 
mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National 
Suicide Prevention Lifeline and through the Veterans Crisis Line, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2688

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2688, a bill to amend the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 to establish an Office of Technology Transitions, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2695

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were 
added as cosponsors 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.


                                S. 2715

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2715, a bill to develop and 
implement policies to advance early childhood development, to provide 
assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing 
countries, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2753

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2753, a bill to amend 
title XVI of the Social Security Act to update eligibility for the 
supplemental security income program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2754

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) 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.

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                                S. 2827

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2827, a bill to amend title 54, United 
States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the U.S. 
African-American Burial Grounds Network, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2898

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator 
from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) 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. 2976

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2976, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election to 
advance future child tax credits in the year of birth or adoption.


                              S. RES. 112

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 112, a 
resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States 
condemns all forms of violence against children globally and recognizes 
the harmful impacts of violence against children.


                              S. RES. 260

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 260, a resolution 
recognizing the importance of sustained United States leadership to 
accelerating global progress against maternal and child malnutrition 
and supporting the commitment of the United States Agency for 
International Development to global nutrition through the Multi-
Sectoral Nutrition Strategy.


                              S. RES. 447

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 447, a resolution expressing 
serious concern about widespread irregularities in Bolivia's October 
20, 2019, general elections and supporting the convening of new 
elections in Bolivia at the earliest possible date.

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