[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4905-S4907]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 83

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Marshall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 83, a bill to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted 
murderers who kill or target America's public safety officers.


                                 S. 107

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Alsobrooks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 107, a bill to amend 
the Lumbee Act of 1956.


                                 S. 138

  At the request of Mr. Sheehy, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 138, a bill to 
require each enterprise to include on the Uniform Residential Loan 
Application a disclaimer to increase awareness of the direct and 
guaranteed home loan programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 199

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Banks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 199, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation 
of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the 
United States.


                                 S. 248

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 248, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permanently extend 
certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities 
established in response to COVID-19, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 525

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 525, a bill to 
transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, 
orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, 
contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges of the 
United States Agency for International Development relating to 
implementing and administering the Food for Peace Act to the Department 
of Agriculture.


                                 S. 561

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. 
Lummis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 561, a bill to amend the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Secretary to designate food 
and food products to be made available under the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 575

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Fetterman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 575, a bill 
to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to increase 
access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses 
under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 766

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mrs. Moody) was added as a cosponsor of S. 766, a bill to require an 
annual report of taxpayer-funded projects that are over budget and 
behind schedule.


                                 S. 872

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mrs. Moody) was added as a cosponsor of S. 872, a bill to amend the 
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure 
that other transaction agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 879

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 879, a bill to 
expand medical, employment, and other benefits for individuals serving 
as family caregivers for certain veterans, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 957

  At the request of Mr. Lujan, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 957, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to eliminate consideration of the income 
of organ recipients in providing reimbursement of expenses to donating 
individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1318

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1318, a bill to 
direct the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a program 
to identify

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American-Jewish servicemembers buried in United States military 
cemeteries overseas under markers that incorrectly represent their 
religion and heritage, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1383

  At the request of Mr. Scott of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1383, a bill 
to establish the Veterans Advisory Committee on Equal Access, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1441

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Alsobrooks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1441, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit entities 
to assist such entities in carrying out programs to provide service 
dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1449

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Gallego) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1449, a bill to 
reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance program.


                                S. 1498

  At the request of Mr. Hawley, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Ossoff) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1498, a bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United 
States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial 
instruments by Members of Congress.


                                S. 1532

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1532, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the railroad track maintenance 
credit.


                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Banks) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1591, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to reorganize the acquisition structure of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs and to establish the Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation in the Department, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1763

  At the request of Mr. Young, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1763, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 7-year recovery 
period for motorsports entertainment complexes.


                                S. 1779

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1779, a bill to amend 
the Clean Air Act to prohibit State standards relating to the control 
of emissions from existing locomotives and engines used in locomotives, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1916

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1916, a 
bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to account for the 
protection of genetic information in bankruptcy.


                                S. 1950

  At the request of Mr. Husted, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1950, a bill to increase the benefits guaranteed in 
connection with certain pension plans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2154

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Kim) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2154, a bill to direct the 
Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting the marketing 
of firearms to minors, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2155

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Kim) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2155, a bill to ensure greater 
accountability by licensed firearms dealers.


                                S. 2165

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Kim) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2165, a bill to amend chapter 44 of title 18, United 
States Code, to prohibit the distribution of 3D printer plans for the 
printing of firearms, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2225

  At the request of Mr. Lujan, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2225, 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. 2287

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Smith) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2287, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to increase the number of permanent faculty in palliative 
care at accredited allopathic and osteopathic medical schools, nursing 
schools, and other programs, including social work, physician 
assistant, and chaplaincy education programs, to promote education and 
research in palliative care and hospice, and to support the development 
of faculty careers in academic palliative and hospice care.


                                S. 2385

  At the request of Mr. Banks, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2385, a bill to codify Executive 
Order 14253 relating to restoring truth and sanity to American history, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2387

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2387, a bill to 
amend the Arms Export Control Act to address arms export controls for 
certain unmanned aircraft systems and items, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2392

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. 
Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2392, a bill to increase, 
effective as of December 1, 2025, the rates of compensation for 
veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
disabled veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2423

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. 
Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2423, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to enter into a memorandum of understanding relating to 
housing projects, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2426

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2426, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide pharmacy payment of 
certain services.


                                S. 2447

  At the request of Mr. Welch, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2447, a bill to repeal 
changes to Medicaid cost sharing requirements and the exclusion for 
orphan drugs under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program.


                                S. 2458

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Welch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2458, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Labor to establish the Office of Employee Ownership to 
carry out the Employee Ownership Initiative and establish and carry out 
the Employee Ownership Loan Program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2461

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Schmitt) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2461, 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. 2526

  At the request of Mr. Gallego, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. Kelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2526, a bill to amend title 
10, United States Code, to authorize the enlistment of certain aliens 
in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 34

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr.

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Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 34, a joint resolution 
providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign 
military sale to the Government of Israel of certain defense articles 
and services.


                              S.J. RES. 41

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 41, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed 
export of certain defense articles to Israel.


                             S. CON. RES. 8

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Banks) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 8, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                              S. RES. 337

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 337, a 
resolution recognizing the 250th anniversary of the postal service of 
the United States.


                              S. RES. 343

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Lujan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 343, a resolution 
recognizing the important work of the United States Preventive Services 
Task Force.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2958

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2958 
intended to be proposed to S. 2296, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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. 3004

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3004 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3944, a bill making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3008

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3008 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3944, a bill making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3041

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Idaho 
(Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3041 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 3944, a bill making appropriations for military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 3084

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 3084 intended to be 
proposed to S. 2296, an original bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2026 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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