[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12488-12490]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 539

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) 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. 602

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 602, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to consider certain time spent 
by members of reserve components of the Armed Forces while receiving 
medical care from the Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes 
of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 624

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) 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. 689

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. 
Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 689, a bill to provide 
protections for certain sports medicine professionals

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who provide certain medical services in a secondary State.


                                 S. 743

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 743, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with 
status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1013

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1588

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1588, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to revise and extend projects relating to 
children and violence to provide access to school-based comprehensive 
mental health programs.


                                S. 2373

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) 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. 2424

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2424, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program for early detection, 
diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, 
infants, and young children.


                                S. 2645

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2645, a bill to 
impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross 
violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, 
gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2680

  At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2680, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide comprehensive mental health reform, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2782

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2782, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of pediatric 
subspecialists in the National Health Service Corps program, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2791

  At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2791, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for the treatment of veterans who 
participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll as radiation exposed 
veterans for purposes of the presumption of service-connection of 
certain disabilities by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.


                                S. 2849

  At the request of Mr. Sasse, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) was added as a cosponsor 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 Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) 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. 2927

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the 
Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) and the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) were added as cosponsors of S. 2927, a bill to prevent 
governmental discrimination against providers of health services who 
decline involvement in abortion, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3056

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 3056, a bill to provide for certain 
causes of action relating to delays of generic drugs and biosimilar 
biological products.


                                S. 3179

  At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3179, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to improve and extend the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration.


                                S. 3183

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3183, a bill to prohibit 
the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket sellers 
to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for any given event, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 3195

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Vitter) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3195, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve Medicare beneficiary 
access to ventilators, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3198

  At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3198, a bill to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult 
day health care services for veterans.


                                S. 3285

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. 
Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3285, a bill to prohibit the 
President from using funds appropriated under section 1304 of title 31, 
United States Code, to make payments to Iran, to impose sanctions with 
respect to Iranian persons that hold or detain United States citizens, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3296

  At the request of Mr. McCain, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3296, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption to the 
individual mandate to maintain health coverage for individuals residing 
in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans 
on an Exchange.


                                S. 3297

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3297, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption to the individual 
mandate to maintain health coverage for certain individuals whose 
premium has increased by more than 10 percent, and for other purposes.


                              S.J. RES. 16

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 16, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to equal rights for men and women.


                              S.J. RES. 39

  At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 39, a joint 
resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military 
sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of M1A1/A2 Abrams 
Tank structures and other major defense equipment.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 4992

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) was added as a cosponsor of

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amendment No. 4992 intended to be proposed to S. 2848, a bill to 
provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various 
projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, 
and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5004

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5004 
intended to be proposed to S. 2848, a bill to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 5038

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 5038 intended 
to be proposed to S. 2848, a bill to provide for the conservation and 
development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers 
and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

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