[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 7729-7731]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 171

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) 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. 197

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 197, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to award grants to 
States to improve delivery of high-quality assessments, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 241

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 241, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of temporary 
compensation to a surviving spouse of a veteran upon the death of the 
veteran, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 280

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 280, a bill to improve 
the efficiency, management, and interagency coordination of the Federal 
permitting process through reforms overseen by the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 293

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 293, a bill to amend the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of 
certain settlements.


                                 S. 352

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 352, a bill to amend 
section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage 
mandate, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 423

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 423, a bill to amend the 
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual written 
privacy notice requirement.


                                 S. 441

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) 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. 453

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Cochran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 453, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States to 
streamline State requirements and procedures for veterans with military 
emergency medical training to become civilian emergency medical 
technicians.


                                 S. 607

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 607, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a five-year 
extension of the rural community hospital demonstration program, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 626, a bill to amend title 
XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by 
podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to 
appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such 
Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under 
Medicare, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 632

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 632, a bill to strengthen 
the position of the United States as the world's leading innovator by 
amending title 35, United States Code, to protect the property rights 
of the inventors that grow the country's economy.


                                 S. 681

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 681, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the 
exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic 
of Vietnam, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 713

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 713, a bill to prevent 
international violence against women, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) 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. 884

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 884, a bill to improve 
access to emergency medical services, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 923

  At the request of Mr. Graham, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 923, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to 
award grants on a competitive basis to public and private entities to 
provide qualified sexual risk avoidance education to youth and their 
parents.


                                S. 1040

  At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) 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

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prohibit the adoption of any such requirements until the completion of 
the study, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1085

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) 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. 1110

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1110, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy 
to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in 
National Forest System trail maintenance, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1121

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator 
from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as cosponsors of S. 1121, a bill to 
amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts 
under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve 
Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1126

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1126, a bill to modify and extend the National Guard 
State Partnership Program.


                                S. 1140

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1140, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to propose a regulation revising the definition of 
the term ``waters of the United States'', and for other purposes.


                                S. 1183

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1183, a bill 
to increase the participation of women, girls, and underrepresented 
minorities in STEM fields, to encourage and support students from all 
economic backgrounds to pursue STEM career opportunities, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1188

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1188, a bill to provide for a 
temporary, emergency authorization of defense articles, defense 
services, and related training directly to the Kurdistan Regional 
Government, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1214

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1214, a bill to prevent human health threats 
posed by the consumption of equines raised in the United States.


                                S. 1252

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1252, a bill to authorize a 
comprehensive strategic approach for United States foreign assistance 
to developing countries to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve 
food and nutrition security, promote inclusive, sustainable, 
agricultural-led economic growth, improve nutritional outcomes, 
especially for women and children, build resilience among vulnerable 
populations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1381

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1381, a bill to require the President to make the text of trade 
agreements available to the public in order for those agreements to 
receive expedited consideration from Congress.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1382, a bill to 
prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on 
the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any 
prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or 
gender identity of the child involved.


                                S. 1389

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1389, a bill to authorize exportation of consumer 
communications devices to Cuba and the provision of telecommunications 
services to Cuba, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1393

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Hatch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1393, a bill to require the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to include in each 
regulatory impact analysis for a proposed or final rule an analysis 
that does not include any other proposed or unimplemented rule.


                                S. 1400

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1400, a bill to amend the 
Small Business Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans 
Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution 
of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses.


                            S. CON. RES. 17

  At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 17, a 
concurrent resolution establishing a joint select committee to address 
regulatory reform.


                              S. RES. 143

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) 
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 143, a resolution supporting 
efforts to ensure that students have access to debt-free higher 
education.


                              S. RES. 176

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 176, a 
resolution designating September 2015 as ``National Brain Aneurysm 
Awareness Month''.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1246

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1246 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1314, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal 
relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain 
organizations.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1273

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1273 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1314, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an administrative appeal 
relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt status of certain 
organizations.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1299

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1299 proposed to 
H.R. 1314, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse 
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1343

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the names of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the 
Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. 
Peters) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1343 intended to be 
proposed to H.R. 1314, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to provide for

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a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations 
of tax-exempt status of certain organizations.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1371

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1371 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1314, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a right to an 
administrative appeal relating to adverse determinations of tax-exempt 
status of certain organizations.
  At the request of Ms. Warren, her name was added as a cosponsor of 
amendment No. 1371 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1314, supra.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1387

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1387 intended to be proposed 
to H.R. 1314, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
provide for a right to an administrative appeal relating to adverse 
determinations of tax-exempt status of certain organizations.

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