December 19, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 206 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

[Pages S7208-S7211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 182

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 182, a bill to prohibit 
discrimination against the unborn on the basis of sex, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 460

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. McConnell) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added 
as cosponsors 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. 481

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, his name was added as a cosponsor 
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S. 481, a bill to encourage States to require the installation of 
residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) and 
the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of S. 
500, a bill to amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, 
and provide for the use of amounts in a National Park Service Legacy 
Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National 
Park Service, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 604

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. 
Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 604, a bill to limit the 
authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment 
duties performed in other States.


                                 S. 614

  At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 614, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing 
the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the 
Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife.


                                 S. 712

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 712, a bill to 
provide assistance for United States citizens and nationals taken 
hostage or unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 800

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from 
California (Ms. Harris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 800, a bill to 
establish a postsecondary student data system.


                                 S. 877

  At the request of Mr. Udall, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
877, a bill to prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 944

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 944, a bill to enhance the 
security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and 
the stability of the transportation security workforce by applying a 
unified personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to 
employees of the Transportation Security Administration who are 
responsible for screening passengers and property, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 1125

  At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Hawley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1125, a bill to amend the 
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.


                                S. 1267

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1267, a bill to 
establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of the 
American Latino, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1374

  At the request of Ms. McSally, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1374, a bill to amend title II of the 
Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability 
insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with 
metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1527

  At the request of Mr. King, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
1527, a bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct, and 
submit to Congress a report describing the results of, an assessment of 
the total amount of nonhighway recreational fuel taxes received by the 
Secretary of the Treasury and transferred to the Highway Trust Fund, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1590

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the 
Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1590, a bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to 
transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1757

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 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. 1762

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1762, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to provide the Attorney General 
with greater authority to promote enforcement and disclosure 
requirements for agents of foreign principals, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1766

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1766, a bill to implement policies to end 
preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.


                                S. 1781

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1781, a bill 
to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal 
years 2020 through 2022 to provide assistance to El Salvador, 
Guatemala, and Honduras through bilateral compacts to increase 
protection of women and children in their homes and communities and 
reduce female homicides, domestic violence, and sexual assault.


                                S. 1820

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 
and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added as cosponsors of S. 
1820, a bill to improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by 
requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program to be 
developed and enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and 
Medication Control Authority.


                                S. 1908

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Alabama (Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1908, a bill to 
amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the 
efficiency of summer meals.


                                S. 2322

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) 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. 2330

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2330, a bill 
to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide for 
congressional oversight of the board of directors of the United States 
Olympic and Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from 
emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2379

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2379, a bill to amend title XIX 
of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid 
fraud and abuse control units to investigate and prosecute cases of 
Medicaid patient abuse and neglect in any setting, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2381

  At the request of Ms. McSally, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2381, a bill 
to require review by the Government Accountability Office of screening 
protocols of the Transportation Security Administration relating to 
breast milk and formula, and for other purposes.

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                                S. 2469

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2469, a bill to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to require the use of advanced leak detection 
technology for pipelines, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2491

  At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2491, a bill 
to terminate certain rules issued by the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of Commerce relating to endangered and threatened 
species, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2549

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2549, a bill to allow 
nonprofit child care providers to participate in the loan programs of 
the Small Business Administration.


                                S. 2556

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2556, a bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide energy 
cybersecurity investment incentives, to establish a grant and technical 
assistance program for cybersecurity investments, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2570

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2590

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the names of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2590, a bill to protect the dignity of fetal 
remains, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2695

  At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2695, a bill to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to provide for the defense of United States agriculture and 
food through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2702

  At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2702, a bill to require the 
Secretary of Energy to establish an integrated energy systems research, 
development, and demonstration program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2741

  At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Arizona 
(Ms. Sinema) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) 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. 2743

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2743, a bill 
to establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2745

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2745, a bill to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit discrimination by abortion against 
an unborn child on the basis of Down syndrome.


                                S. 2748

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2748, a bill to repeal 
the section of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 
that requires the Federal Communications Commission to reallocate and 
auction the T-Band spectrum.


                                S. 2766

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2766, a bill 
to support and expand civic engagement and political leadership of 
adolescent girls around the world, and other purposes.


                                S. 2831

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2831, a bill to amend title 51, United States Code, 
to modify the national space grant college and fellowship program, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 2836

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2836, a bill to 
prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking any 
action to implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the final 
rule, entitled ``Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; 
Delegations of Authority''.


                                S. 2886

  At the request of Ms. McSally, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2886, a bill to prohibit 
the use of animal testing for cosmetics and the sale of cosmetics 
tested on animals.


                                S. 2943

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2943, a bill to 
amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to revise minimum 
nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities under the 
Medicare program and for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 2970

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2970, a bill 
to improve the fielding of newest generations of personal protective 
equipment to the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2974

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) 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. 3004

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 3016

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the names of the Senator from 
Nebraska (Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Inhofe) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3016, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act to ensure that consumers can make informed decisions 
in choosing between meat products such as beef and imitation meat 
products, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3020

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3020, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to enter into contracts with States or to award grants to 
States to promote health and wellness, prevent suicide, and improve 
outreach to veterans, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3055

  At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from 
Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3055, a bill to 
amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to permit a Federal student loan 
borrower to elect to terminate repayment pursuant to income-based 
repayment and repay such loan under any other repayment plan for which 
the borrower is otherwise eligible.


                                S. 3062

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Illinois 
(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) and the Senator 
from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added as cosponsors of S. 3062, a bill 
to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for 
hydraulic fracturing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3104

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Illinois 
(Ms.

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Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3104, a bill to make 
technical corrections relating to parental leave for Federal employees.


                              S.J. RES. 6

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. 
Hirono), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator 
from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), 
the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Sanders) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 6, a joint 
resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal 
rights amendment.


                               S. RES. 73

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 73, a resolution 
calling on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to immediately release Saudi 
Women's Rights activists and respect the fundamental rights of all 
Saudi citizens.


                              S. RES. 452

  At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 452, a 
resolution commemorating and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day.

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