[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5643-5646]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 139

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 139, a bill to 
permanently allow an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income 
program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to 
individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or 
conditions.


                                 S. 170

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 170, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children 
eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 171

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 171, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under the beneficiary 
travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain 
disabled veterans for travel in connection with certain special 
disabilities rehabilitation, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 183

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 183, a bill to repeal the 
annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                                 S. 299

  At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 299, a bill to allow travel 
between the United States and Cuba.


                                 S. 330

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly), the Senator from 
Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt)

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and the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 330, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified 
conservation contributions, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 335

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 335, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans.


                                 S. 356

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 356, a bill to improve the 
provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications.


                                 S. 398

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 398, a bill to amend the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 
2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of 
chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of 
Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and 
services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 441

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 441, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and 
Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and 
to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, 
manufacturing and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.


                                 S. 488

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 488, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, 
and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, 
and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.


                                 S. 491

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


                                 S. 497

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 497, a bill to allow 
Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own 
health needs and the health needs of their families.


                                 S. 512

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 512, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to safeguard data stored abroad from improper 
government access, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 525

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 525, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to reform the 
Food for Peace Program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 539

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 539, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient 
rehabilitation therapy caps.


                                 S. 564

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) and the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 564, a bill to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to include licensed hearing aid specialists as eligible for 
appointment in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 599

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 599, a bill to 
extend and expand the Medicaid emergency psychiatric demonstration 
project.


                                 S. 615

  At the request of Mr. Corker, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 615, a bill to provide for congressional review and 
oversight of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of S. 624, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under 
Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether 
therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.


                                 S. 682

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the names of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 682, a bill to amend the Truth in 
Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a 
high-cost mortgage.


                                 S. 694

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 694, a bill to exempt certain 16- 
and 17-year-old children employed in logging or mechanized operations 
from child labor laws.


                                 S. 746

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 746, a bill to 
provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of 
Breast Cancer.


                                 S. 776

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 776, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication 
therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.
  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 776, supra.


                                 S. 798

  At the request of Mr. Vitter, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 798, a bill to provide for 
notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring 
an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation places a lien against an 
insurance company's assets, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 838

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 838, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to establish a national usury rate for consumer 
credit transactions.


                                 S. 843

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 843, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of 
outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-
day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing 
facility services under Medicare.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator 
from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Donnelly) 
and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors 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. 859

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

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Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 859, a bill to protect the 
public, communities across America, and the environment by increasing 
the safety of crude oil transportation by railroad, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 865

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation 
evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans 
with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 877

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 877, a bill to establish a 
pilot grant program to assist State and local law enforcement agencies 
in purchasing body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers.


                                 S. 889

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 889, a bill to provide 
regulatory relief to alternative fuel producers and consumers, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 890

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. 
Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. 890, a bill to amend title 
54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority 
for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to 
maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 925

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 925, a bill to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to convene a panel of citizens to 
make a recommendation to the Secretary regarding the likeness of a 
woman on the twenty dollar bill, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 928

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 928, a bill to reauthorize the World Trade 
Center Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund 
of 2001, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 933

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from 
Georgia (Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 933, a bill to amend the National Labor 
Relations Act with respect to the timing of elections and pre-election 
hearings and the identification of pre-election issues, and to require 
that lists of employees eligible to vote in organizing elections be 
provided to the National Labor Relations Board.


                                 S. 970

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 970, a bill to allow more small 
insured depository institutions to qualify for the 18-month on-site 
examination cycle, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 982

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Utah 
(Mr. Lee) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 982, a bill to prohibit the conditioning of any 
permit, lease, or other use agreement on the transfer of any water 
right to the United States by the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture, and to require the Secretaries of the Interior and 
Agriculture to develop water planning instruments consistent with State 
law.


                                 S. 993

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Graham) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 993, a bill to increase public safety by 
facilitating collaboration among the criminal justice, juvenile 
justice, veterans treatment services, mental health treatment, and 
substance abuse systems.


                                S. 1013

  At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1013, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to provide for coverage and payment for complex 
rehabilitation technology items under the Medicare program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1019

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1019, a bill to amend the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 to repeal certain provisions relating to criminal 
penalties and violations of foreign laws, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1040, a bill to direct the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Academy of Sciences 
to study the vehicle handling requirements proposed by the Commission 
for recreational off-highway vehicles and to prohibit the adoption of 
any such requirements until the completion of the study, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1043

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1043, a bill to ensure 
that transportation and infrastructure projects carried out using 
Federal financial assistance are constructed with steel, iron, and 
manufactured goods that are produced in the United States, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1065

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1065, a bill to amend title IV of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for 
the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma 
inhalers and spacers for emergency use, as necessary.


                                S. 1071

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1071, a bill to amend the Victims 
of Crime Act of 1984 to expand the amount available for victims of 
child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, and other crimes, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1083

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1083, a bill to amend title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to provide 
drug rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the 
Medicare prescription drug benefit program.


                                S. 1085

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1085, a bill to expand 
eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family 
caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits 
available to participants under such program, to enhance special 
compensation for members of the uniformed services who require 
assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.


                            S. CON. RES. 10

  At the request of Mr. Donnelly, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 10, a concurrent resolution 
supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as the ``International 
Year of Soils'' and supporting locally led soil conservation.


                              S. RES. 143

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley)

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and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) were added as cosponsors 
of S. Res. 143, a resolution supporting efforts to ensure that students 
have access to debt-free higher education.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1141

  At the request of Mr. Risch, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1141 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.
  At the request of Mr. Cruz, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1141 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Roberts, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1141 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Lee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1141 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Johnson, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1141 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Gardner, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1141 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.
  At the request of Mr. Cotton, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1141 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1142

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1142 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.
  At the request of Mr. Gardner, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1142 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1143

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1143 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1144

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1144 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1145

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1145 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.
  At the request of Mr. Roberts, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1145 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1147

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1147 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into 
account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements 
contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1148

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1148 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency 
services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the 
shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection 
and Affordable Care Act.
  At the request of Mr. Lee, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1148 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1191, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1150

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1150 proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are 
not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility 
requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1151

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1151 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1191, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into 
account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements 
contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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