[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6959-6961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 299

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


                                 S. 386

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 386, a bill to limit 
the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for 
employment duties performed in other States.


                                 S. 857

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 979

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 979, a bill to 
amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the requirement for 
reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by 
veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1374

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Mr. Reid) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1374, a bill to amend the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish fair and consistent 
eligibility requirements for graduate medical schools operating outside 
the United States and Canada.


                                S. 1631

  At the request of Mrs. Boxer, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1631, a bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain provisions 
relating to multiemployer pensions, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1838

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1838, a bill to amend the 
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify the treatment of 
coordinated expenditures as contributions to candidates, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2151

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. 
Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2151, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide liability protections for 
volunteer practitioners at health centers under section 330 of such 
Act.


                                S. 2210

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2210, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to 
establish peer specialists in patient aligned care teams at medical 
centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2238

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2238, a bill to prohibit 
drilling in the outer Continental Shelf, to prohibit coal leases on 
Federal land, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2292

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2292, a bill to reform laws relating to small 
public housing agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2373

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
California

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(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2373, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage 
of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable 
medical equipment.


                                S. 2457

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2457, a bill to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for employer-provided 
education assistance to employer payments of student loans.


                                S. 2464

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2464, a bill to implement equal 
protection under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States for the right to life of each born and preborn human person.


                                S. 2531

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2531, a bill to authorize State 
and local governments to divest from entities that engage in commerce-
related or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions 
activities targeting Israel, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2540

  At the request of Mr. Reid, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2540, a bill to provide 
access to counsel for unaccompanied children and other vulnerable 
populations.


                                S. 2588

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2588, a bill to 
provide grants to eligible entities to reduce lead in drinking water.


                                S. 2595

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2595, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track 
maintenance credit.


                                S. 2779

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2779, a bill to reauthorize the 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2800

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2800, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Higher Education Act of 1965 
to provide an exclusion from income for student loan forgiveness for 
students who have died or become disabled.


                                S. 2815

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2815, a bill to establish the 
United States Semiquincentennial Commission, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2849

  At the request of Mr. Sasse, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. 
Ernst), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator 
from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were added as cosponsors of S. 2849, a bill 
to ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access to 
information.


                                S. 2873

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2873, a bill to require 
studies and reports examining the use of, and opportunities to use, 
technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models 
to improve programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2877

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2877, a bill to amend 
title 32, United States Code, to specify the availability of certain 
funds provided by the Department of Defense to States for drug 
interdiction and counter-drug activities.


                                S. 2904

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2904, a bill to amend 
title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five month waiting 
period for disability insurance benefits under such title for 
individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.


                                S. 2932

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2932, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
with respect to the provision of emergency medical services.


                                S. 2953

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2953, a bill to 
promote patient-centered care and accountability at the Indian Health 
Service, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2965

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2965, a bill to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 West Main 
Cross Street in Findlay, Ohio, as the ``Michael Garver Oxley Memorial 
Post Office Building''.


                                S. 2971

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2971, a bill to 
authorize the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System.


                              S.J. RES. 28

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken), the Senator 
from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Nelson), 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. 
Wyden), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were added 
as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 28, a joint resolution providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to 
inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes.


                            S. CON. RES. 36

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 36, a 
concurrent resolution expressing support of the goal of ensuring that 
all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their 
remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to reaffirm 
its commitment to that goal through a financial commitment to 
comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of 
vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically 
prescribed needs.


                            S. CON. RES. 39

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 39, a concurrent resolution honoring the 
members of the United States Air Force who were casualties of the June 
25, 1996, terrorist bombing of the United States Sector Khobar Towers 
military housing complex on Dhahran Air Base.


                              S. RES. 199

  At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 199, a resolution 
expressing the sense of the Senate regarding establishing a National 
Strategic Agenda.


                              S. RES. 459

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator

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from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 459, 
a resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research and the 
vital contributions of scientists, clinicians, cancer survivors, and 
other patient advocates across the United States who are dedicated to 
finding a cure for cancer, and designating May 2016, as ``National 
Cancer Research Month''.


                              S. RES. 465

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 465, a resolution 
supporting the United States solar energy industry in its effort to 
bring low-cost, clean, 21st-century solar technology into homes and 
businesses across the United States.


                              S. RES. 466

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from 
Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter), the 
Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) 
and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) were added as cosponsors 
of S. Res. 466, a resolution recognizing National Foster Care Month as 
an opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges of children in 
the foster-care system, and encouraging Congress to implement policy to 
improve the lives of children in the foster-care system.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4067

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4067 
intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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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