[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4721-S4723]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 26

  At the request of Mr. Hagerty, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mrs. Britt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 26, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made to 
reporting of third party network transactions by the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021.


                                 S. 113

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 113, a bill to require the 
Federal Trade Commission to study the role of intermediaries in the 
pharmaceutical supply chain and provide Congress with appropriate 
policy recommendations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 133

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Vance) was added as a cosponsor of S. 133, a bill to extend the 
National Alzheimer's Project.


                                 S. 134

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Vance) was added as a cosponsor of S. 134, a bill to require an annual 
budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of 
Health pursuant to reports and recommendations made under the National 
Alzheimer's Project Act.


                                 S. 566

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Ricketts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 566, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for 
charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions.


                                 S. 597

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Vance) was added as a cosponsor of S. 597, a bill to amend title II of 
the Social Security Act to repeal the Government pension offset and 
windfall elimination provisions.


                                 S. 613

  At the request of Mr. Tuberville, the names of the Senator from 
Missouri (Mr. Schmitt) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 613, a bill to provide that for purposes of 
determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's 
reproductive biology and genetics at birth.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Vance) was added as a cosponsor of S. 626, a bill to recommend 
that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation test the effect of 
a dementia care management model, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 656

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mrs. Britt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 656, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to revise the rules for approval by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs of commercial driver education programs 
for purposes of veterans education assistance, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 740

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 740, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized 
fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 843

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 843, a bill to amend the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds 
for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 866

  At the request of Ms. Hassan, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Vance) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 866, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to enhance tax benefits for research activities.


                                 S. 913

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Hagerty) was added as a cosponsor of S. 913, a bill to make 
Ecuador eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under the 
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.


                                S. 1034

  At the request of Ms. Lummis, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1034, a bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial 
motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1253

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1253, a bill to increase 
the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs and Border 
Protection officers and support staff and to require reports that 
identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance 
security at ports of entry.

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                                S. 1266

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Marshall) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1266, a bill to amend titles 10 and 38, 
United State Code, to improve benefits and services for surviving 
spouses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1409

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1409, a bill to protect the safety of 
children on the internet.


                                S. 1478

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Ricketts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1478, a bill to designate 
United States Route 20 in the States of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, 
Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New 
York, and Massachusetts as the ``National Medal of Honor Highway'', and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1514, a bill to amend the 
National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for 
first responders, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1581

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1581, a bill to remove 
college cost as a barrier to every student having access to a well-
prepared and diverse educator workforce, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1585

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1585, a bill to allow 
Federal law enforcement officers to purchase retired service weapons, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1705

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1705, a bill to amend the 
Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program to promote career 
awareness in accounting as part of a well-rounded STEM educational 
experience.


                                S. 1793

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1793, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax credit for 
installation of regionally significant electric power transmission 
lines.


                                S. 1851

  At the request of Mr. Lujan, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1851, a bill to address 
maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by 
expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2003, a bill to authorize the Secretary of 
State to provide additional assistance to Ukraine using assets 
confiscated from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and other 
sovereign assets of the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2090

  At the request of Mr. Mullin, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mrs. Britt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2090, a bill to amend the 
Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of motor vehicles 
with internal combustion engines.


                                S. 2444

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2444, a bill to 
establish an interactive online dashboard to improve public access to 
information about grant funding related to mental health and substance 
use disorder programs.


                                S. 2496

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2496, a bill to amend the 
National Housing Act to include information regarding VA home loans in 
the Informed Consumer Choice Disclosure required to be provided to 
prospective FHA borrowers.


                                S. 2514

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2514, a bill to amend the 
Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to modify certain 
requirements applicable to salinity control units, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2589

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2589, a bill to amend the 
Research Facilities Act and the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 to address deferred maintenance at 
agricultural research facilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2599

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2599, a bill to 
impose surcharges on private jet travel and certain first class and 
business tickets, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2627

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2627, a bill to 
amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide 
for greater spousal protection under defined contribution plans, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2647

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the 
Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. 
Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S. 2647, a bill to improve 
research and data collection on stillbirths, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2669

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2669, a bill to require the 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to issue guidance on digital 
assets, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2733

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2733, a bill to address the behavioral health 
workforce shortages through support for peer support specialists, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2735

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator 
from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), 
the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King), the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Lujan), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Marshall) and the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 2735, a bill to clarify that section 8526(7) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 does not apply with respect to the use 
of funds for activities carried out under programs authorized by the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 that are otherwise 
permissible under such programs and that provide students with 
educational enrichment activities and instruction, such as archery, 
hunter safety education, or culinary arts.


                                S. 2768

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2768, a bill to protect 
hospital personnel from violence, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2822

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2822, a bill to 
strengthen and expand the Green Ribbon Schools Program at the 
Department of Education by boosting the capacity of participating 
States to expand the number

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of schools, applicants, and nominees engaged around environmental, 
environmental literacy, and environmental health goals, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2825

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2825, a 
bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the United States Army 
Dustoff crews of the Vietnam War, collectively, in recognition of their 
extraordinary heroism and life-saving actions in Vietnam.


                                S. 2828

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2828, a bill to amend the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the 
use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to 
the use of such weapons in certain programs for activities such as 
archery, hunting, other shooting sports, or culinary arts.


                                S. 2835

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Ricketts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2835, a bill making 
continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government 
shutdown.


                                S. 2839

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2839, a bill to 
clarify the maximum hiring target for new air traffic controllers, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2851

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2851, a bill 
to permit employees to request changes to their work schedules without 
fear of retaliation and to ensure that employers consider these 
requests, and to require employers to provide more predictable and 
stable schedules for employees in certain occupations with evidence of 
unpredictable and unstable scheduling practices that negatively affect 
employees, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2895

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2895, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption 
tax credit.


                                S. 2905

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2905, a bill to deny 
asylum to members of a Communist or other totalitarian party, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2911

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Ricketts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2911, a bill to prohibit 
the President and the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
declaring certain emergencies or disasters for the purpose of imposing 
gun control.


                                S. 2921

  At the request of Mr. Marshall, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun) and the 
Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as cosponsors of S. 2921, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 529 plans to 
be used for certain non-degree technical training certificate programs, 
apprenticeship programs, and other training programs.


                                S. 2932

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2932, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide guidance to State 
Medicaid agencies, public housing agencies, Continuums of Care, and 
housing finance agencies on connecting Medicaid beneficiaries with 
housing-related services and supports under Medicaid and other housing 
resources, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 42

  At the request of Mr. Marshall, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 42, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and 
Nutrition Service relating to ``Application of Bostock v. Clayton 
County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update''.


                              S.J. RES. 44

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 44, a joint resolution 
directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in 
the Republic of Niger that have not been authorized by Congress.


                              S. RES. 286

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 286, a resolution 
recognizing the contributions of African Americans to the musical 
heritage of the United States and the need for greater access to music 
education for African-American students and designating June 2023 as 
African-American Music Appreciation Month.


                              S. RES. 360

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), 
the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff) and the Senator from 
North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 360, a 
resolution designating the week of September 25 through September 29, 
2023, as ``National Hazing Awareness Week''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1250

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1250 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 4366, a bill making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1284

  At the request of Mr. Fetterman, the names of the Senator from New 
York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1284 intended to be proposed to H.R. 
4366, a bill making appropriations for military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.

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