[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7114-S7116]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 117

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 117, a bill to prohibit 
discrimination against individuals with disabilities who need long-term 
services and supports, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 120

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 120, a bill to protect victims of stalking from gun violence.


                                 S. 133

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Arizona (Ms. McSally) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 
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. 153

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 153, a bill 
to promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer science, and 
scientific research, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 178

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 182

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 182, a 
bill to prohibit discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 191

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
191, a bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic 
health assessments, separation history and physical examinations, and 
other assessments an evaluation of whether a member of the Armed Forces 
has been exposed to open burn pits or toxic airborne chemicals, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 430

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


                                 S. 460

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) 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. 479

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 479, a bill to revise section 48 of title 18, United 
States Code, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 641

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 641, a bill to update the 
map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the 
Yucca House National Monument.


                                 S. 692

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 692, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on 
medical devices.


                                 S. 803

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) 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. Schumer, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 877, a bill to prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1007

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1253

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Blunt) 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. 1301

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill 
to prohibit the use of the poisons sodium fluoroacetate (known as 
``Compound 1080'') and sodium cyanide for predator control.


                                S. 1394

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) 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. 1590

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 1627

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Young) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1627, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the section 45 
credit for refined coal from steel industry fuel, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1657

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) 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. 1700

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1700, a bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for 
publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant 
online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be 
distributed.


                                S. 1757

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1816

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1816, a bill to 
prohibit the manufacture for sale, offer for sale, distribution in 
commerce, or importation

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into the United States of any crib bumper, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1989

  At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the name of the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1989, 
a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2001

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) and the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Roberts) 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. 2085

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 2103

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


                                S. 2282

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. McSally) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2282, a bill to amend the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to enable Indian Tribes and 
tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and 
administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care Program of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.


                                S. 2321

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. 
Baldwin) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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. 2570

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) 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. 2627

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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 names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 2680

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2680, a bill to 
impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian 
terrorism, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2693

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2693, a bill to improve 
oversight by the Federal Communications Commission of the wireless and 
broadcast emergency alert systems.


                                S. 2754

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van 
Hollen) 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. 2815

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2821

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2821, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to allow a veteran to receive a full year supply of 
contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2826

  At the request of Mr. Young, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2826, a bill to 
require a global economic security strategy, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2869

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) 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 Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 2920

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2920, a bill to 
reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2941

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) 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. 2949

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) 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. 2970

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2970, a bill to improve the 
fielding of newest generations of personal protective equipment to the 
Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2998

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2998, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that payment of taxes on 
deferred foreign income in installments shall not prevent credit or 
refund of overpayments or increase estimated taxes.


                                S. 3004

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3004, a bill to protect human rights and 
enhance opportunities for LGBTI people around the world, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3029

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New York

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(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3029, a bill to amend 
titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to make premium and 
cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income Medicare part D 
beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico or another territory of the 
United States.


                                S. 3031

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3031, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to add membership in a significant 
transnational criminal organization to the list of grounds of 
inadmissibility and to prohibit the provision of material support or 
resources to such organizations.


                                S. 3043

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3043, a bill to 
modernize training programs at aviation maintenance technician schools, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3051

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3051, a bill to improve protections for 
wildlife, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3056

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3056, a bill to designate as wilderness certain 
Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and 
the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present 
and future generations of people in the United States.


                              S. RES. 343

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) were added 
as cosponsors 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.

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