[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 31, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5682-S5684]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Ricketts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 500, a bill to reduce 
Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of 
Presidential election campaigns.


                                 S. 597

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) 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. 633

  At the request of Mr. Padilla, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 633, a bill to award 
a Congressional Gold Medal to Everett Alvarez, Jr., in recognition of 
his service to the United States.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) 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. 1266

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1302

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1302, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of 
additional residency positions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1468

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1468, a bill to ensure 
that Federal work-study funding is available for students enrolled in 
residency programs for teachers, principals, or school leaders, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1501

  At the request of Mr. Cramer, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1501, a bill to amend the 
Bank Service Company Act to provide improvements with respect to State 
banking agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1806

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1806, a bill to 
establish Ocean Innovation Clusters to strengthen the coastal 
communities and ocean economy of the United States through 
technological research and development, job training, and cross-sector 
partnerships, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2176

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2176, a bill to 
prohibit commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2382

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2382, a 
bill to amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 
1978 to remove the limitation on the amount of a civil penalty, and for 
other purposes.

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                                S. 3028

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Ricketts) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3028, a bill to continue in effect certain 
Executive orders imposing sanctions with respect to Iran, to prevent 
the waiver of certain sanctions imposed by the United States with 
respect to Iran until the Government of Iran ceases to attempt to 
assassinate United States officials, other United States citizens, and 
Iranian nationals residing in the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3109

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Alabama (Mrs. Britt) 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. 3124

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3124, a bill to expand and 
improve the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program to ensure legal 
assistance is provided for survivors in proceedings related to domestic 
violence and sexual assault, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3193

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3193, a bill to amend the 
Controlled Substances Act to allow for the use of telehealth in 
substance use disorder treatment, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3253

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3253, a bill to amend the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act to require research and development on frost 
or cold weather insurance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3297

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3297, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the availability of 
medical nutrition therapy services under the Medicare program.


                                S. 3305

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3399

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3399, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee investments that 
will open new markets for forest owners in rural areas of the United 
States, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3548

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Ricketts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3548, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price 
transparency.


                                S. 3696

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Welch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3696, a bill to improve 
rights to relief for individuals affected by non-consensual activities 
involving intimate digital forgeries, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3702

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator 
from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator 
from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. 
Manchin), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Smith) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3702, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working 
family caregivers.


                                S. 3832

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Warnock) were added as cosponsors of S. 3832, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate access to non-
opioid pain management drugs under part D of the Medicare program.


                                S. 3938

  At the request of Mrs. Britt, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3938, a bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in Lynchburg, Virginia, as the ``Private 
First Class Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic''.


                                S. 4075

  At the request of Mr. Hagerty, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4075, a bill to prohibit 
payment card networks and covered entities from requiring the use of or 
assigning merchant category codes that distinguish a firearms retailer 
from a general merchandise retailer or sporting goods retailer, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 4178

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4178, a bill to establish 
artificial intelligence standards, metrics, and evaluation tools, to 
support artificial intelligence research, development, and capacity 
building activities, to promote innovation in the artificial 
intelligence industry by ensuring companies of all sizes can succeed 
and thrive, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4272

  At the request of Mr. Warnock, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4272, a bill to direct the 
Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a statue of 
Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.


                                S. 4294

  At the request of Ms. Hassan, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Ossoff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4294, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to negotiate with the Government of 
Canada regarding an agreement for integrated cross border aerial law 
enforcement operations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4334

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4334, a bill to enhance the 
security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and 
stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the 
personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the 
Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4532

  At the request of Mr. Marshall, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Ricketts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4532, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with 
respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage 
plans.


                                S. 4650

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 4650, a bill to establish a rental assistance program 
for low-income veteran families, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4651

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Ossoff) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4651, a bill to require 
agencies to use information and communications technology products 
obtained from original equipment manufacturers or authorized resellers, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 4680

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin

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(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4680, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Jens Stoltenberg, in recognition of his 
contributions to the security, unity, and defense of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization.


                                S. 4706

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4706, a bill to modernize 
the business of selling firearms.


                                S. 4772

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4772, a 
bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.


                              S. RES. 569

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator from Alabama (Mrs. Britt) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 569, a resolution recognizing religious 
freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international 
religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and 
expressing concern over increased threats to and attacks on religious 
freedom around the world.


                              S. RES. 753

  At the request of Mr. Warnock, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 753, a 
resolution calling for the immediate release of George Glezmann, a 
United States citizen who was wrongfully detained by the Taliban on 
December 5, 2022, and condemning the wrongful detention of all 
Americans by the Taliban.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2290

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2290 intended to 
be proposed to S. 4638, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2720

  At the request of Mr. Kelly, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2720 intended to be 
proposed to S. 4638, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2816

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
2816 intended to be proposed to S. 4638, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2942

  At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2942 
intended to be proposed to S. 4638, a bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2962

  At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2962 
intended to be proposed to S. 4638, a bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3062

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator 
from Indiana (Mr. Young) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 3062 
intended to be proposed to S. 4638, a bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3181

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Cardin) was withdrawn as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3181 
intended to be proposed to S. 4638, a bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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