[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 199 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7027-S7029]
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 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), 
the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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. 299

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 299, a bill 
to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize 
programs that support interprofessional geriatric education and 
training to develop a geriatric-capable workforce, improving health 
outcomes for a growing and diverse aging American population and their 
families, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 668

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 668, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under 
Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether 
therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.


                                 S. 685

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 685, a bill to amend the 
Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department 
of Justice Inspector General.


                                 S. 803

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) 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. 877

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, 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 Ms. Hassan, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
877, supra.


                                 S. 903

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 903, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, 
provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make 
available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, 
and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1032

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) 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. 1151

  At the request of Mr. Scott of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1151, a bill to 
prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with 
the Maduro regime, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1380

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1380, a bill to amend the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to remind prosecutors of their 
obligations under Supreme Court case law.


                                S. 1381

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1381, a bill 
to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were 
exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in 
Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1421

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.

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


                                S. 1583

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1583, a bill to amend the Lead-
Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional 
procedures for families with children under the age of 6, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1602

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1602, a bill to amend the 
United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to establish a 
research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy 
storage systems, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1657

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 1757

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1757, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, 
collectively, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War 
II in recognition of their extraordinary service during World War II.


                                S. 1820

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) 
were added as cosponsors 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 
Montana (Mr. Tester) 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. 2024

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2024, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the American History for 
Freedom grant program.


                                S. 2085

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2085, a bill 
to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible 
entities to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2160

  At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the name of the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2160, a bill to require carbon monoxide alarms in certain federally 
assisted housing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2321

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2321, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
to mint a coin in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the 
establishment of Negro Leagues baseball.


                                S. 2449

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 2449, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require 
licenses to acquire or receive firearms, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2547

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2547, a bill to state the policy 
of the United States with respect to the expansion of cooperation with 
allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe regarding the 
People's Republic of China.


                                S. 2590

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2590, a bill to protect the 
dignity of fetal remains, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2615

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2615, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the historic rehabilitation 
tax credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2627

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2627, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-
line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil 
claim awards.


                                S. 2661

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 2695

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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. 2741

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) 
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 Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones) 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. 2765

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2765, a bill to improve Federal 
fiscal controls and the congressional budget process.


                                S. 2774

  At the request of Ms. McSally, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2774, a bill to direct 
the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment 
Court Program.


                                S. 2815

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2815, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart 
Honor Mission.


                                S. 2831

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2831, a bill to amend title 51, United States Code, 
to modify the national space grant college and fellowship program, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2898

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from

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Arizona (Ms. McSally), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and 
the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) 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. 2941

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2941, a bill 
to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2942

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2942, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide that certain contributions by government entities are 
treated as contributions to capital.


                                S. 2949

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2949, a bill 
to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible 
organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-
traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2976

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. McSally) 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. 2989

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2989, a bill to amend 
title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement 
relating to social security account statements.


                                S. 3001

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3001, a bill to 
provide for certain extensions with respect to the Medicare and 
Medicaid programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security 
Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3004

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Ms. Harris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3004, a bill to protect 
human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTI people around the 
world, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3016

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3016, a bill to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that consumers can 
make informed decisions in choosing between meat products such as beef 
and imitation meat products, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 4

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name and the names of the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Massachusetts 
(Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 4, a joint 
resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of 
Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the 
North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other 
purposes.


                               S. RES. 98

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) 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. 371

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 371, a resolution 
reaffirming the support of the United States for the people of the 
Republic of South Sudan and calling on all parties to uphold their 
commitments to peace and dialogue as outlined in the 2018 revitalized 
peace agreement.


                              S. RES. 385

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 385, a 
resolution celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin 
Wall, the reunification of both Germany and Europe, and the spread of 
democracy around the world.


                              S. RES. 447

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) 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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