[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 23 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S496-S497]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 91

  At the request of Mr. Hagerty, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 91, a bill to award a Congressional Gold 
Medal to 60 diplomats, in recognition of their bravery and heroism 
during the Holocaust.


                                 S. 260

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 260, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners 
and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under 
the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
diabetes.


                                 S. 317

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 317, a bill to 
guarantee that Americans have the freedom to make certain reproductive 
decisions without undue government interference.


                                 S. 497

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 497, a bill to 
amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude a basic allowance 
for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program.


                                 S. 547

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 547, a bill 
to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Rhode 
Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the 
Revolutionary War.


                                 S. 711

  At the request of Mr. Budd, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 711, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
invaluable service that working dogs provide to society.


                                 S. 722

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) 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. 815

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 815, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the Army 
Signal Corps, known as the ``Hello Girls''.


                                 S. 923

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 923, a bill to amend titles 
XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to reform and improve mental 
health and substance use care under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1189

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1189, a bill to establish a pilot 
grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1271

  At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the name of the 
Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1271, 
a bill to impose sanctions with respect to trafficking of illicit 
fentanyl and its precursors by transnational criminal organizations, 
including cartels, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1300

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1300, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the late 
Prime Minister Golda Meir and the 75th anniversary of the United 
States-Israel relationship.


                                S. 1376

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1376, a bill to 
amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                S. 1695

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1695, a 
bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit to 
issuers of American infrastructure bonds.


                                S. 1803

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1803, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to revise payment for air ambulance services under 
the Medicare program.


                                S. 2563

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2563, a bill to 
amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for dual enrollment 
in the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the food 
distribution program on Indian reservations.


                                S. 2781

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Welch) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Mullin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2781, a bill to promote remediation of abandoned 
hardrock mines, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2825

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Hagerty) 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

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their extraordinary heroism and life-saving actions in Vietnam.


                                S. 2888

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. 
Scott) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3063

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3063, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grant program to 
address forestry workforce development needs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3109

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Ricketts) were added as cosponsors of S. 3109, a bill to require the 
Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the 
Commissioner of Social Security to review and simplify the processes, 
procedures, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist 
individuals in establishing eligibility for, enrolling in, and 
maintaining and utilizing coverage and benefits under the Medicare, 
Medicaid, CHIP, and Social Security programs respectively, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3457

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3457, a bill to promote fairness in the 
sale of event tickets.


                                S. 3682

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3682, a bill to 
amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify 
the obligation of the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation to reclaim 
any overpayment of special financial assistance payment under the 
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including amounts paid on behalf of a 
deceased participant or beneficiary, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3694

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3694, a bill 
to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Animal 
Welfare Act to prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and 
breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3751

  At the request of Mr. Ossoff, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3751, a bill to expand 
and modify the grant program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
provide innovative transportation options to veterans in highly rural 
areas, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 45

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
California (Ms. Butler) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 45, a 
joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to 
affect elections.


                              S. RES. 450

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 450, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate that paraprofessionals and education 
support staff should have fair compensation, benefits, and working 
conditions.


                              S. RES. 543

  At the request of Mr. Marshall, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 543, a resolution to 
express the sense of the Senate regarding the constitutional right of 
State Governors to repel the dangerous ongoing invasion across the 
United States southern border.

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