[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2790-S2792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 42

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) 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. 138

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) 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. 444

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 444, a bill to require any convention, agreement, or other 
international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and 
response reached by the World Health Assembly to be subject to Senate 
ratification.


                                 S. 567

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from 
California (Ms. Butler) was added as a cosponsor of S. 567, a bill to 
amend the National Labor Relations Act, the Labor Management Relations 
Act, 1947, and the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 
1959, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 663

  At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 663, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits 
and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 704

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 704, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers 
serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.


                                 S. 711

  At the request of Mr. Budd, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) 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. 712

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from 
California (Ms. Butler) was added as a cosponsor of S. 712, a bill to 
identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices 
under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health 
outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mrs. Britt) 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. 1161

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1161, a bill to 
amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the voluntary public 
access and habitat incentive program.


                                S. 1252

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1252, a bill to support the human 
rights of Uyghurs and members of other ethnic groups residing primarily 
in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and safeguard their distinct 
civilization and identity, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1267

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1267, a bill to amend the Fair 
Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on source of income, 
veteran status, or military status.


                                S. 1514

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 1705

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) 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. 1723

  At the request of Ms. Warren, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1723, a bill to establish the Truth and 
Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United 
States, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1885

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1885, a bill to 
eliminate employment-based visa caps on abused, abandoned, and 
neglected children eligible for humanitarian status, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1950

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1950, a bill to extend the temporary order for 
fentanyl-related substances.


                                S. 2003

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2188

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. 
Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2188, a bill to increase 
access to pre-exposure prophylaxis to reduce the transmission of HIV.


                                S. 2294

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2294, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to furnish hospital care and medical 
services to veterans and dependents who were stationed at military 
installations at which those veterans and dependents were exposed to 
perfluorooctanoic acid or other perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances, to provide for a presumption of service connection for 
certain veterans who were stationed at military installations at which 
those veterans were exposed to such substances, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2307

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2307, a bill to support and 
strengthen the fighter aircraft capabilities of the Air Force, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2757

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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. 2825

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Young) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 3119

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3119, a bill to 
prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying 
broadband internet access service as a telecommunications service and 
from imposing certain regulations on providers of such service.


                                S. 3305

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3305, a bill to amend the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with 
respect to minimum participation standards for pension plans and 
qualified trusts.


                                S. 3356

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3356, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States 
Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3409

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Ms. Butler) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3409, a bill to end the use 
of solitary confinement and other forms of restrictive housing in all 
Federal agencies and entities with which Federal agencies contract.


                                S. 3531

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. 
Ricketts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3531, a bill to prohibit 
actions to carry out the Department of Commerce's pause in the issuance 
of new export licenses for certain exports under the Commerce Control 
List.


                                S. 3765

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3765, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services 
for Children program.


                                S. 3775

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3775, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the BOLD Infrastructure for 
Alzheimer's Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3954

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3954, a bill to amend the 
Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration for 
geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4057

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4057, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to postpone tax deadlines and reimburse 
paid late fees for United States nationals who are unlawfully or 
wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4071

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4071, a bill to 
establish an Office of Colonias and Farmworker Initiatives within the 
Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4072

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Vance) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4072, a bill to prohibit the use 
of funds to implement, administer, or enforce certain rules of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.


                                S. 4084

  At the request of Mr. Welch, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from California (Mr. 
Padilla) were added as cosponsors of S. 4084, a bill to amend the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize the 
Secretary of Commerce to make grants to professional nonprofit theaters 
for the purposes of supporting operations, employment, and economic 
development.


                                S. 4093

  At the request of Mr. Budd, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4093, a bill to review and consider 
terminating the designation of the State of Qatar as a major non-NATO 
ally, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4120

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4120, a bill to 
support the direct care professional workforce, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4125

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Schmitt) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 4125, a bill to establish the Jackie Robinson Ballpark 
National Commemorative Site in the State of Florida, and for other 
purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 63

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Ms. Lummis) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 63, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
Labor relating to

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``Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair 
Labor Standards Act''.


                               S. RES. 74

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from California 
(Ms. Butler) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 74, a resolution 
condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of the 
Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International 
Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 385

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Ossoff) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Res. 385, a resolution calling for the immediate 
release of Evan Gershkovich, a United States citizen and journalist, 
who was wrongfully detained by the Government of the Russian Federation 
in March 2023.


                              S. RES. 589

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 589, a resolution 
honoring Wadee Alfayoumi, a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy, 
murdered as a victim of a hate crime for his Palestinian-Muslim 
identity, in the State of Illinois.


                              S. RES. 599

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 599, a resolution 
protecting the Iranian political refugees, including female former 
political prisoners, in Ashraf-3 in Albania.


                              S. RES. 616

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 616, a resolution 
condemning the treatment of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu by the Government of 
Azerbaijan and urging his immediate release, and for other purposes.

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