May 23, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 87 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 91

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Young) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 91, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to authorize per diem payments under comprehensive service programs for 
homeless veterans to furnish care to dependents of homeless veterans, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 133

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 133, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States merchant 
mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital 
service during World War II.


                                 S. 178

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 178, a bill to 
condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in 
Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and 
harassment of these communities inside and outside China.


                                 S. 203

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Maine (Mr. 
King) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 203, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 239

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Wyoming 
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 239, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of Christa 
McAuliffe.


                                 S. 362

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator 
from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. 
Hyde-Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 362, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic 
beverages.


                                 S. 457

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Lankford), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney) and the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 457, a bill to 
require that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President George H.W. 
Bush and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bullion coins 
during 2019 in honor of Barbara Bush.


                                 S. 460

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 460, 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. 479

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 479, a bill to revise 
section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 546, a bill to extend 
authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 
through fiscal year 2090, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 551

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 551, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to require manufacturers of certain 
single-dose vial drugs payable under part B of the Medicare program to 
provide rebates with respect to amounts of such drugs discarded, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 559

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 559, a bill to amend the 
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide leave because of the 
death of a son or daughter.


                                 S. 569

  At the request of Mr. Young, the name of the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to 
commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 578, 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. 622

  At the request of Mr. Jones, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) and the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) were added as cosponsors of S. 622, 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. 633

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 633, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women's Army Corps who 
were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known 
as the ``Six Triple Eight''.


                                 S. 640

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 640, a bill to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require pharmacy-negotiated 
price concessions to be included in negotiated prices at the point-of-
sale under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 689

  At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 689, a bill to amend the 
Animal Health Protection Act to support State and Tribal efforts to 
develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting 
disease among deer, elk, and moose populations, to support research 
regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control 
the further spread of the disease, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 726

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 726, a bill to 
amend the

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Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics.


                                 S. 727

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as cosponsors of S. 727, a bill to 
combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and 
violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 762

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 762, a bill to provide for funding from the 
Airport and Airway Trust Fund for all Federal Aviation Administration 
activities in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 778

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 778, a bill 
to direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator 
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to conduct 
coastal community vulnerability assessments related to ocean 
acidification, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 846

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 846, a bill to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to limit certain rolling stock procurements, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 851

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 851, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and 
health standard that requires covered employers within the health care 
and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive 
workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 864

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 864, a bill to provide for 
further comprehensive research at the National Institute of 
Neurological Disorders and Stroke on unruptured intracranial aneurysms.


                                 S. 867

  At the request of Ms. Hassan, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 867, a bill to 
protect students of institutions of higher education and the taxpayer 
investment in institutions of higher education by improving oversight 
and accountability of institutions of higher education, particularly 
for-profit colleges, improving protections for students and borrowers, 
and ensuring the integrity of postsecondary education programs, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 872

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 872, a bill to require the Secretary of the 
Treasury to redesign $20 Federal reserve notes so as to include a 
likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1032

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1032, a bill to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of income 
for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain 
corporations.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the names of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1081, a bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to 
provide permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water 
Conservation Fund, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1083

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1083, a bill to address 
the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of 
slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 
and 1865 and to establish a commission to study and consider a national 
apology and proposal for reparations for the institution of slavery, 
its subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic discrimination 
against African-Americans, and the impact of these forces on living 
African-Americans, to make recommendations to the Congress on 
appropriate remedies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1126

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1126, a bill to provide better care for 
Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and 
their caregivers, while accelerating progress toward prevention 
strategies, disease modifying treatments, and, ultimately, a cure.


                                S. 1201

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1201, a bill to amend the 
fossil energy research and development provisions of the Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 to enhance fossil fuel technology, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1218

  At the request of Mr. Van Hollen, the name of the Senator from 
Virginia (Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1218, a bill to 
require the review of the service of certain members of the Armed 
Forces during World War I to determine if such members should be 
awarded the Medal of Honor, to authorize the award of the Medal of 
Honor based on the results of the review, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1235

  At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the names of the Senator from Ohio 
(Mr. Brown), the Senator from Utah (Mr. Romney), the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1235, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States, giving women in the United States the right to 
vote.


                                S. 1263

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Kansas (Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1263, a bill to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an interagency 
task force on the use of public lands to provide medical treatment and 
therapy to veterans through outdoor recreation.


                                S. 1350

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma 
(Mr. Inhofe), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) and the Senator 
from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 1350, 
a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of 
health care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services 
in response to a disaster.


                                S. 1370

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1370, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat 
certain military survivor benefits as earned income for purposes of the 
kiddie tax.
  At the request of Mr. Jones, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1370, supra.


                                S. 1394

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1394, a bill to 
provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers 
employed by States or their political subdivisions.


                                S. 1409

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1409, a bill to enhance the 
ability of the Office of the National Ombudsman to assist small 
businesses in meeting regulatory requirements and develop outreach 
initiatives to promote awareness of the services the Office of the 
National Ombudsman provides, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 1441

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1441, a bill to impose 
sanctions with respect to the provision of certain vessels for the 
construction of Russian energy export pipelines, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1449

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1449, a 
bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require warning labels 
for prescription opioids, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1518

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Iowa 
(Ms. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1518, a bill to improve the 
process by which environmental documents are prepared and permits and 
applications are processed and regulated by Federal departments and 
agencies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1520

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1520, a bill to 
reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.


                                S. 1531

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from 
South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mrs. Hyde-Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 1531, a bill to amend 
the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health 
insurance consumers from surprise billing.


                                S. 1533

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1533, a bill to 
reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.


                                S. 1539

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1539, a bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 to provide funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist 
attacks, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1547

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1547, a bill to amend 
title 18, United States Code, relating to sentencing of armed career 
criminals.


                                S. 1623

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1623, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for distributions from 529 
accounts for expenses associated with registered apprenticeship 
programs.


                              S.J. RES. 1

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 1, a joint 
resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of 
Congress may serve.


                               S. RES. 99

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 99, a resolution expressing the sense of 
the Senate that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure 
that the United States Postal Service remains an independent 
establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to 
privatization.


                              S. RES. 135

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 135, a 
resolution expressing the gratitude and appreciation of the Senate for 
the acts of heroism and valor by the members of the United States Armed 
Forces who participated in the June 6, 1944, amphibious landing at 
Normandy, France, and commending those individuals for leadership and 
bravery in an operation that helped bring an end to World War II.


                              S. RES. 212

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Scott), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the 
Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Jones), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from 
Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were 
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 212, a resolution celebrating the 100th 
anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, 
providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution of the United 
States.


                              S. RES. 214

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 214, a resolution 
recognizing the history and contributions of Muslims of the United 
States.


                              S. RES. 218

  At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 218, a resolution 
recognizing the significance of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month 
as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of 
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United 
States.

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