[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6498-S6500]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 75

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 75, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination by abortion against 
an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome.


                                 S. 77

  At the request of Mrs. Hyde-Smith, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 77, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services from conducting or supporting any research involving 
human fetal tissue that is obtained pursuant to an induced abortion, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 172

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. 
Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 172, a bill to authorize the 
National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative 
work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 194

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 194, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to provide treatment for eating disorders for 
dependents of members of the uniformed services.


                                 S. 287

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Ossoff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 287, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to 
educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the 
value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through 
diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 347

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Ossoff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 347, a bill to improve the 
collection and review of maternal health data to address maternal 
mortality, serve maternal morbidity, and other adverse maternal health 
outcomes.


                                 S. 401

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 401, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental 
discrimination against health care providers that do not participate in 
abortion.


                                 S. 535

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 535, a bill to authorize the 
location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor 
the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support 
of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 544

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Hickenlooper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 544, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as 
``Buddy Check Week'' for the purpose of outreach and education 
concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 596

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 596, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of 
programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 697

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 697, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in 
recognition of the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman's birth.


                                 S. 766

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 766, 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 consumer claim awards.


                                 S. 797

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Lujan) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 797, a bill to require transparency, accountability, 
and protections for consumers online.


                                 S. 844

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 844, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical 
activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care.


                                 S. 915

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 915, a bill to 
repeal section 3003 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 924

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 924, a bill to establish a 
demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for 
individuals who are eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan 
Repayment Program.


                                S. 1089

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1089, a bill to direct the 
Government Accountability Office to evaluate appropriate coverage of 
assistive technologies provided to patients who experience amputation 
or live with limb difference.


                                S. 1136

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto) 
and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 1136, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform 
the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1221

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1221, a bill to require the 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management to create a 
classification that more accurately reflects the vital role of wildland 
firefighters.


                                S. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor

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of S. 1302, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to 
repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination 
provisions.


                                S. 1362

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1362, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.


                                S. 1401

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1401, a bill to amend the 
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve nutritional and 
other program requirements relating to purchases of locally produced 
food.


                                S. 1404

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Hawley) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1404, 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. 1408

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1408, a bill to posthumously award the Congressional 
Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher 
Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the 
Nation.


                                S. 1535

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1535, 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. 1574

  At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the name of the 
Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1574, a bill to codify a statutory definition for long-term care 
pharmacies.


                                S. 1613

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), 
the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly), the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) and the 
Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added as cosponsors of S. 1613, a 
bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
to establish a grant program for certain fitness facilities, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1636

  At the request of Mr. Marshall, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1636, a bill 
to clarify the treatment of 2 or more employers as joint employers 
under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938.


                                S. 1790

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1790, a bill to ensure that the Federal 
Communications Commission does not approve radio frequency devices that 
pose a national security risk.


                                S. 1815

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1815, a bill to amend the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose to the 
Securities and Exchange Commission information regarding workforce 
management policies, practices, and performance, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1831

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1831, a bill to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to establish a 
permanent, nationwide electronic benefits transfer program for children 
during school closures, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1840

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1840, a bill to prohibit deceptive 
practices in Federal elections.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1872, 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. 2011

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2011, a bill to award a Congressional Gold 
Medal to honor the contributions of all those whose efforts led to the 
successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel 
coronavirus.


                                S. 2013

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2013, a bill to provide for the 
coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino 
acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorder under Federal 
health programs and private health insurance, to ensure State and 
Federal protection for existing coverage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2047

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2047, a bill to ban 
the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substances in cosmetics.


                                S. 2057

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2057, a bill 
to appropriately limit the size of the population required for urban 
areas of metropolitan statistical areas.


                                S. 2065

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2065, 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. 2081

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Ossoff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2081, a bill to improve the 
structure of the Federal Pell Grant program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2088

  At the request of Mr. Kelly, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2088, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to improve the process by which a member of the 
Armed Forces may be referred for a mental health evaluation.


                                S. 2128

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2128, a bill to ensure the 
humane treatment of pregnant women by reinstating the presumption of 
release and prohibiting shackling, restraining, and other inhumane 
treatment of pregnant detainees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2217

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2217, a bill to 
increase the participation of historically underrepresented demographic 
groups in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education 
and industry.


                                S. 2221

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. 
Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S.

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2221, a bill to restrict executive agencies from acting in 
contravention of Executive Order 13950, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2256

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2256, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to limit the charitable deduction for certain qualified 
conservation contributions.


                                S. 2285

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2285, a bill to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of 
the Interior, and the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain the Urban 
Water Federal Partnership Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2370

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Hickenlooper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2370, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Energy to provide rebates for the installation 
of zero-emission technologies in single-family homes and multifamily 
buildings, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2384

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2384, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
semiquincentennial anniversary of the establishment of the United 
States.


                                S. 2388

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2388, a bill to require the 
designation of composting as a conservation practice and activity, to 
provide grants and loan guarantees for composting facilities and 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2389

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2389, a bill to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants 
to reduce the quantity of food waste, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2390

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from 
Colorado (Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2390, a bill to 
allow Americans to receive paid leave time to process and address their 
own health needs and the health needs of their partners during the 
period following a pregnancy loss, an unsuccessful round of 
intrauterine insemination or of an assisted reproductive technology 
procedure, a failed adoption arrangement, a failed surrogacy 
arrangement, or a diagnosis or event that impacts pregnancy or 
fertility, to support related research and education, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2395

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Hagerty) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2395, a bill to require an 
annual feasibility report on cooperation between the National Guard and 
Taiwan, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2434

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and 
the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 2434, a bill to provide tax incentives that support local newspapers 
and other local media, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2665

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2665, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to 
incentivize small business participation in demand side management 
programs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2710

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from 
Wyoming (Ms. Lummis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2710, a bill to 
promote competition and reduce gatekeeper power in the app economy, 
increase choice, improve quality, and reduce costs for consumers.


                                S. 2721

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) and the 
Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) were added as cosponsors of S. 
2721, a bill to require the Internal Revenue Service to issue a report 
on the tax gap, to establish a fellowship program within the Internal 
Revenue Service to recruit mid-career tax professionals to create and 
participate in an audit task force, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2724

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2724, a bill to reauthorize 
the National Flood Insurance Program.


                              S.J. RES. 22

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 22, a joint 
resolution to prospectively repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of 
Military Force.


                              S. RES. 336

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 336, a resolution 
designating September 15, 2021, as ``International Myotonic Dystrophy 
Awareness Day'' and supporting the goals and ideals of International 
Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness Day.

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