[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 17, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5048-S5051]
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 West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 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. 42

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 42, a bill to improve the 
management and performance of the capital asset programs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs so as to better serve veterans, their 
families, caregivers, and survivors, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 96

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Vermont

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(Mr. Welch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 96, a bill to address the 
history of discrimination against Black farmers and ranchers, to 
require reforms within the Department of Agriculture to prevent future 
discrimination, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 114

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 114, a bill to 
amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of 
preventive health savings.


                                 S. 120

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 120, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable 
donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships 
to qualified elementary and secondary students.


                                 S. 133

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Ms. Lummis) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors 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 Wyoming 
(Ms. Lummis) 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. 138

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 138, a bill to amend the 
Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 to modify certain provisions of that Act.


                                 S. 204

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schmitt) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 204, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper 
degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or 
attempted abortion.


                                 S. 342

  At the request of Mr. Padilla, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Ossoff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 342, a bill to clarify the 
rights of certain persons who are held or detained at a port of entry 
or at any facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.


                                 S. 431

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Barrasso), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the 
Senator from Alabama (Mr. Tuberville) were added as cosponsors of S. 
431, a bill to withhold United States contributions to the United 
Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East 
(UNRWA), and for other purposes.


                                 S. 526

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 526, a bill to strengthen 
the use of patient-experience data within the benefit-risk framework 
for approval of new drugs.


                                 S. 566

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) 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. 570

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 570, a bill to amend title XIX of 
the Social Security Act to improve coverage of dental and oral health 
services for adults under Medicaid, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 610

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 610, a bill to amend the 
Federal Credit Union Act to modify the frequency of board of directors 
meetings, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 639

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Welch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 639, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the historic rehabilitation 
tax credit, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 652

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 652, a bill to 
amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require a 
group health plan or health insurance coverage offered in connection 
with such a plan to provide an exceptions process for any medication 
step therapy protocol, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 722

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 722, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit certain expenses associated 
with obtaining or maintaining recognized postsecondary credentials to 
be treated as qualified higher education expenses for purposes of 529 
accounts.


                                 S. 793

  At the request of Mr. Lujan, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 793, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to add physical therapists to the list 
of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements under 
Medicare.


                                 S. 806

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 806, a bill to amend the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish a grant 
program to assist with the purchase, installation, and maintenance of 
point-of-entry and point-of-use drinking water quality improvement 
products, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 913

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) 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. 928

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 928, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prepare an annual report on suicide 
prevention, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 956

  At the request of Mr. Kelly, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) and the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. 
956, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent 
coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program.


                                S. 1064

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1064, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to carry out a national project to prevent and cure 
Parkinson's, to be known as the National Parkinson's Project, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1124

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1124, a 
bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide 
for whistleblower incentives and protection.


                                S. 1202

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the name of the Senator from 
Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1202, a bill to 
require full funding of part A of title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act.


                                S. 1266

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. 
Rounds)

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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. 1288

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1288, a bill to ensure that 
contractors of the Department of Agriculture comply with certain labor 
laws, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1351

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1351, a bill to 
study and prevent child abuse in youth residential programs, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1527

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1527, a bill to amend 
title 10, United States Code, to ensure that members of the Armed 
Forces and their families have access to the contraception they need in 
order to promote the health and readiness of all members of the Armed 
Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1544

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1544, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to ensure equitable payment for, and preserve Medicare 
beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under the 
Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system.


                                S. 1573

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1573, a bill to reauthorize 
the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who 
deliver Infants Early Act.


                                S. 1593

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1593, a bill to 
amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to extend eligibility of new moms 
for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 
children.


                                S. 1594

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1594, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convene a task 
force to develop strategies and coordinate efforts to eliminate 
preventable maternal mortality, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1647

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1647, a bill to impose 
sanctions with respect to foreign support for terrorist organizations 
in Gaza and the West Bank, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1710

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1710, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to grow and diversify the perinatal 
workforce, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1829

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Ms. Lummis) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1829, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
persons engaged in the import of petroleum from the Islamic Republic of 
Iran, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1954

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1954, a bill to 
improve the provision of health care furnished by the Department of 
Veterans Affairs for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart 
disease, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2340

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Welch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2340, a bill to establish 
the Increasing Land, Capital, and Market Access Program within the Farm 
Service Agency Office of Outreach and Education.


                                S. 2379

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2379, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain 
cognitive impairment detection in the Medicare annual wellness visit 
and initial preventive physical examination.


                                S. 2477

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2477, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy 
payment of certain services.


                                S. 2501

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2501, a 
bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an occupational 
safety and health standard to protect workers from heat-related 
injuries and illnesses.


                                S. 2515

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott), the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator 
from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as cosponsors of S. 2515, a bill 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act 
to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
corporations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2544

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2544, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve reproductive health care of 
individuals with disabilities.


                                S. 2555

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2555, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare 
Act to expand and improve the enforcement capabilities of the Attorney 
General, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2626

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2626, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to the 
Supreme Leader of Iran and the President of Iran and their respective 
offices for human rights abuses and support for terrorism.


                                S. 2757

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Ricketts) and the 
Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch) were added as cosponsors of S. 2757, a 
bill to limit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from modifying the rate 
of payment or reimbursement for transportation of veterans or other 
individuals via special modes of transportation under the laws 
administered by the Secretary, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2839

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) 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. 2888

  At the request of Mr. King, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Hickenlooper) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2888, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, 
to authorize representatives of veterans service organizations to 
participate in presentations to promote certain benefits available to 
veterans during preseparation counseling under the Transition 
Assistance Program of the Department of Defense, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2895

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) 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. 2983

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Tennessee

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(Mrs. Blackburn) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Vance) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2983, a bill to prohibit the use of the facilities of 
a public elementary school, a public secondary school, or an 
institution of higher education receiving funding from the Department 
of Education to provide shelter for aliens who have not been admitted 
into the United States.


                                S. 3041

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune), 
the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford), the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Romney), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from 
West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) were added as cosponsors of S. 3041, a bill 
to reinstate certain sanctions imposed with respect to Iran.


                              S.J. RES. 42

  At the request of Mr. Marshall, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as cosponsors 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. 43

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 43, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
Education relating to ``Improving Income Driven Repayment for the 
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family 
Education Loan (FFEL) Program''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1250

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

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