[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 18953-18954]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 85

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 85, a bill to amend the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 to establish a simplified income-driven repayment 
plan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 247

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 247, a bill to amend section 349 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem specified activities in 
support of terrorism as renunciation of United States nationality, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 373

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
373, a bill to provide for the establishment of nationally uniform and 
environmentally sound standards governing discharges incidental to the 
normal operation of a vessel.


                                 S. 429

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 429, a bill to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a standard 
definition of therapeutic foster care services in Medicaid.


                                 S. 491

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 491, a bill to lift the 
trade embargo on Cuba.


                                 S. 551

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 551, a bill to increase public safety by 
permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the 
issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected 
dangerous terrorists.


                                 S. 569

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to reauthorize 
the farm to school program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 571

  At the request of Mr. Sasse, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
571, a bill to amend the Pilot's Bill of Rights to facilitate appeals 
and to apply to other certificates issued by the Federal Aviation 
Administration, to require the revision of the third class medical 
certification regulations issued by the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 578, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely 
access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the 
Medicare program.


                                 S. 849

  At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 849, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide for systematic data collection 
and analysis and epidemiological research regarding Multiple Sclerosis 
(MS), Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 857, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
under the Medicare program of an initial comprehensive care plan for 
Medicare beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and 
related dementias, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 946

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 946, a bill 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the transportation 
of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 
or more levels stacked on top of one another.


                                S. 1133

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1133, a bill to 
amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration.


                                S. 1212

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1212, 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. 1495

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Mrs. Ernst) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1495, a bill to curtail the use of changes in 
mandatory programs affecting the Crime Victims Fund to inflate 
spending.


                                S. 1559

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1559, a bill to protect 
victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating 
violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts of 
violence or threats of violence against their pets.


                                S. 1830

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1830, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of 
marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor 
services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1856

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1856, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for suspension and 
removal of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety 
and to improve accountability of employees of the Department, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1915

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1915, a bill to direct the 
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of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines and antimicrobials 
available to emergency response providers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2045

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2045, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost 
employer-sponsored health coverage.


                                S. 2196

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2196, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-
application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex 
rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories.


                                S. 2283

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2283, a bill to ensure 
that small business providers of broadband Internet access service can 
devote resources to broadband deployment rather than compliance with 
cumbersome regulatory requirements.


                                S. 2308

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2308, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of church 
pension plans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2323

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 2323, a bill to 
clarify the definition of nonimmigrant for purposes of chapter 44 of 
title 18, United States Code.


                                S. 2327

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Washington 
(Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2327, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 
to strengthen the earned income tax credit and expand eligibility for 
childless individuals and youth formerly in foster care.


                            S. CON. RES. 25

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 25, a concurrent resolution expressing the 
sense of Congress that the President should submit the Paris climate 
change agreement to the Senate for its advice and consent.


                              S. RES. 148

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 148, a 
resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored 
persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the 
International Covenants on Human Rights.


                              S. RES. 322

  At the request of Mr. Sessions, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 322, a 
resolution recognizing the 60th anniversary of the refusal of Rosa 
Louise Parks to give up her seat on a bus on December 1, 1955.

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