December 11, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 198 — 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. 133

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from 
Florida (Mr. Scott) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 
were added as cosponsors 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. 177

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 177, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to 
expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S 
corporations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 178

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) 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. 215

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 215, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-
skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 430

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 430, a bill to extend the 
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.


                                 S. 634

  At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 634, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish tax credits to encourage 
individual and corporate taxpayers to contribute to scholarships for 
students through eligible scholarship-granting organizations and 
eligible workforce training organizations, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 696

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 696, a bill to designate the same individual 
serving as the Chief Nurse Officer of the Public Health Service as the 
National Nurse for Public Health.


                                 S. 815

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 815, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax credit against 
income tax for the

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purchase of qualified access technology for the blind.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1130

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Washington 
(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1130, a bill to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help 
better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death 
in early life.


                                S. 1657

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1657, a bill to provide 
assistance to combat the escalating burden of Lyme disease and other 
tick and vector-borne diseases and disorders.


                                S. 1660

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1660, a bill to provide 
greater support for grandfamilies and older caretaker relatives.


                                S. 1703

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1703, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to reform the low-income housing credit, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1710

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1710, a bill to prohibit 
funds made available under the airport improvement program from being 
provided to entities that have violated the intellectual property 
rights of United States entities and therefore pose a threat to 
national security, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1757

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1757, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Army 
Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their extraordinary 
service during World War II.


                                S. 1841

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1841, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the publicly traded partnership 
ownership structure to energy power generation projects and 
transportation fuels, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2054

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2054, a bill to 
posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen 
Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in 
recognition of their contributions to the Nation.


                                S. 2085

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2085, a bill to authorize 
the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to 
carry out educational programs about the Holocaust, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2108

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2108, a bill to amend 
section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional 
population tiers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2179

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Jones) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2179, a bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide 
services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in 
place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.


                                S. 2203

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the 
Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey), the Senator from Connecticut 
(Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the 
Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) were added as cosponsors of S. 2203, 
a bill to extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System 
fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for Travel 
Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2322

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2322, a bill 
to amend the Animal Welfare Act to allow for the retirement of certain 
animals used in Federal research.


                                S. 2570

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the names of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) and the 
Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) were added as cosponsors of S. 2570, 
a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Greg LeMond in 
recognition of his service to the United States as an athlete, 
activist, role model, and community leader.


                                S. 2638

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2638, a bill to 
amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to 
construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2680

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Arizona (Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2680, a bill to 
impose sanctions with respect to foreign support for Palestinian 
terrorism, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2683

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2683, a bill to establish a task force to assist 
States in implementing hiring requirements for child care staff members 
to improve child safety.


                                S. 2715

  At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2715, a bill to develop and 
implement policies to advance early childhood development, to provide 
assistance for orphans and other vulnerable children in developing 
countries, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2741

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2741, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2786

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Washington (Ms. Cantwell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2786, a bill 
to establish a Federal advisory committee to provide policy 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation on positioning the 
United States to take advantage of emerging opportunities for Arctic 
maritime transportation.


                                S. 2788

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2788, a bill to amend the 
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to transfer certain 
funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2797

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2797, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to parole into the United States certain relatives of current 
and former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2815

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut

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(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2815, a bill to require 
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
National Purple Heart Honor Mission.


                                S. 2833

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2833, a bill to amend the 
Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided 
to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, 
United States Code, to all consumers.


                                S. 2881

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 2881, a bill to require the Federal Communications 
Commission to make not less than 280 megahertz of spectrum available 
for terrestrial use, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2898

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2898, a bill to amend title 
5, United States Code, to provide for a full annuity supplement for 
certain air traffic controllers.


                                S. 2909

  At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2909, a bill to extend the 
authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to enter 
into leases of non-excess property of the Administration.


                                S. 2974

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2974, a bill to require 
the Postmaster General to establish a comprehensive organizational 
strategy to combat the use of the mail in the distribution of illicit 
drugs.


                                S. 2994

  At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the names of the 
Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) and the Senator from Arizona (Ms. 
Sinema) were added as cosponsors of S. 2994, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require information reporting with 
respect to the qualified opportunity zone tax incentives enacted by the 
2017 tax reform legislation, to require public reports related to such 
tax incentives, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3002

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3002, a bill to amend the 
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to increase 
amounts transferred to the Trade Enforcement Trust Fund and to require 
the use of certain amounts in the fund to implement labor obligations 
in a free trade agreement with Mexico, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3004

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3004, a bill to protect 
human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTI people around the 
world, and for other purposes.


                             S. CON. RES. 9

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 9, a concurrent 
resolution expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal 
benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide 
critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States.

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