[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8719-8721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 202

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 202, a bill to provide for 
a technical change to the Medicare long-term care hospital moratorium 
exception.


                                 S. 203

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 203, a bill to restore 
Americans' individual liberty by striking the Federal mandate to 
purchase insurance.


                                 S. 299

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


                                 S. 311

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 311, a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to address and take action to prevent bullying 
and harassment of students.


                                 S. 352

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) 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. 626

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 637

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 637, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance 
credit.


                                 S. 682

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor 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. 751

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 751, a bill to improve 
the establishment of any lower ground-level ozone standards, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 799

  At the request of Mr. McConnell, the name of the Senator from 
Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 799, a bill to 
combat the rise of prenatal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence 
syndrome.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) and the Senator 
from Maine (Mr. King) 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. 911

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 911, a bill 
to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
issue an order with respect to secondary cockpit barriers, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 982

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1110

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Daines) 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. 1117

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1117, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove senior executives of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs for performance or misconduct to include 
removal of certain other employees of the Department, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1127

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1127, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the denial of deduction for 
certain excessive employee remuneration, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1140

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) was withdrawn 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. 1170

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1170, a bill to amend title 
39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States 
Postal Service to

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issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1188

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) 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. 1218

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1218, a bill to 
establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with 
the leadership of the Department of Energy and the Department of the 
Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, 
use, and efficiency, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1229

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Tennessee (Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1229, a bill 
to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan to implement 
recommendations to improve interactions between the Department of 
Energy and National Laboratories.


                                S. 1333

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Alexander) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1333, a bill to amend 
the Controlled Substances Act to exclude cannabidiol and cannabidiol-
rich plants from the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1363

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1363, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Energy to submit to Congress a report assessing the 
capability of the Department of Energy to authorize, host, and oversee 
privately funded fusion and fission reactor prototypes and related 
demonstration facilities at sites owned by the Department of Energy.


                                S. 1382

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Oregon (Mr. Merkley) 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 name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor 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. RES. 180

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 180, a resolution 
urging additional sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of 
Korea, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1468

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Ms. Mikulski) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1468 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1485

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1485 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 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. 1494

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), 
the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) and the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1494 
proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 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. 1498

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1498 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1522

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) were added 
as cosponsors of amendment No. 1522 proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1524

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1524 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1525

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1525 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 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. 1526

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1526 intended 
to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 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. 1538

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1538 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 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. 1540

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1540 proposed to 
H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel

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strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1549

  At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were 
added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1549 intended to be proposed to 
H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1550

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1550 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 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. 1551

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1551 proposed to 
H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1557

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1557 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 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. 1558

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1558 intended to 
be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2016 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. 1559

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 
were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 1559 proposed to H.R. 1735, a 
bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1578

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and 
the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1578 intended to be proposed to H. R. 1735, a bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1582

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1582 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1601

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the 
Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1601 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1602

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from 
Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 1602 
intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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. 1607

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Mr. McCain), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) and the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1607 intended to be proposed to H.R. 1735, a bill to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 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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