[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1220-S1222]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 178

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 206

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 206, a bill to award 
a Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the 
Army Signal Corps, known as the ``Hello Girls''.


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 500, a bill to amend title 
54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of 
amounts in a National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund to address 
the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 524

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 524, a bill to establish 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Tribal and 
Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 698

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 698, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equitable treatment for 
residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion of the 
child tax credit and to provide the same treatment to families in 
Puerto Rico with one child or two children that is currently provided 
to island families with three or more children.


                                 S. 739

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.

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Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 739, a bill to protect the voting 
rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 815, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit 
against income tax for the purchase of qualified access technology for 
the blind.


                                 S. 892

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 892, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in the United 
States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the 
aircraft, vehicles, weaponry, ammunition, and other materials to win 
the war, that were referred to as ``Rosie the Riveter'', in recognition 
of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they 
have provided to ensuing generations.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1081, a bill to amend title 
54, United States Code, to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1105

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1105, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a 
registry for certain individuals who may have been exposed to per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous 
film-forming foam on military installations.


                                S. 1564

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1564, a bill to require the 
Securities and Exchange Commission and certain Federal agencies to 
carry out a study relating to accounting standards, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1902

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) and the 
Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun) were added as cosponsors of S. 1902, a 
bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a 
consumer product safety rule for free-standing clothing storage units 
to protect children from tip-over related death or injury, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2085

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Murphy) 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. 2154

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2154, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Defense to carry out a program to enhance the preparation 
of students in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps for careers 
in computer science and cybersecurity, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2168

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2168, a bill to establish a 
student loan forgiveness plan for certain borrowers who are employed at 
a qualified farm or ranch.


                                S. 2353

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) 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. 2433

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2433, a bill to direct the 
Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to increase 
diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2438

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) and the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 2438, a bill to prevent, 
treat, and cure tuberculosis globally.


                                S. 2479

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2479, a bill to provide 
clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and 
compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2492

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2492, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide best practices on student suicide 
awareness and prevention training and condition State educational 
agencies, local educational agencies, and tribal educational agencies 
receiving funds under section 520A of such Act to establish and 
implement a school-based student suicide awareness and prevention 
training policy.


                                S. 2499

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2499, a bill to 
effectively staff the public elementary schools and secondary schools 
of the United States with school-based mental health services 
providers.


                                S. 2567

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2567, a bill to provide 
rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily rural 
housing projects, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2590

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mrs. Loeffler) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2590, a bill to protect the dignity of fetal 
remains, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2660

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2660, a bill to establish 
a grant program for wind energy research, development, and 
demonstration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2679

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from 
California (Ms. Harris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2679, a bill to 
facilitate the automatic acquisition of citizenship for lawful 
permanent resident children of military and Federal Government 
personnel residing abroad, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2680

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) 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. 2688

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2702

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2702, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Energy to establish an integrated energy systems research, 
development, and demonstration program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2715

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut

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(Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Young) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2950

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the names of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator 
from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2950, a bill to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits 
under certain circumstances, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2965

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2965, a bill to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to repeal the requirement that the United States Postal Service 
prepay future retirement benefits, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2970

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 3015

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3015, a bill to amend title 
5, United States Code, to limit the number of local wage areas 
allowable within a General Schedule pay locality.


                                S. 3020

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3020, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into contracts with States or to award grants to 
States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve 
outreach to veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3167

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3167, a bill to prohibit discrimination based 
on an individual's texture or style of hair.


                                S. 3171

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3171, a bill to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3176

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3176, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the United States-Israel Strategic 
Partnership Act of 2014 to make improvements to certain defense and 
security assistance provisions and to authorize the appropriations of 
funds to Israel, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3217

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3217, a bill to standardize 
the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3259

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3259, a bill to restrict 
the availability of Federal funds to organizations associated with the 
abortion industry.


                                S. 3286

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3286, a bill to 
restrict certain Federal grants for States that grant driver licenses 
to illegal immigrants and fail to share information about criminal 
aliens with the Federal Government.


                              S. RES. 274

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 274, a resolution 
expressing solidarity with Falun Gong practitioners who have lost 
lives, freedoms, and other rights for adhering to their beliefs and 
practices, and condemning the practice of non-consenting organ 
harvesting, and for other purposes.


                              S. RES. 315

  At the request of Mr. Jones, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 315, a resolution 
memorializing the discovery of the Clotilda.


                              S. RES. 458

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the names of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 458, a resolution calling for the 
global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.


                              S. RES. 497

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 497, a resolution commemorating the life 
of Dr. Li Wenliang and calling for transparency and cooperation from 
the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Communist 
Party of China.

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