ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 51
(Senate - March 25, 2019)

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                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 22

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 22, a bill 
to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
of dental services under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 91

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor 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. 172

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 172, a bill to delay 
the reimposition of the annual fee on health insurance providers until 
after 2021.


                                 S. 178

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins) 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. 191

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 191, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of Defense to include in periodic health 
assessments, separation history and physical examinations, and other 
assessments an evaluation of whether a member of the Armed Forces has 
been exposed to open burn pits or toxic airborne chemicals, and for 
other purposes.


                                 S. 203

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor 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. 211

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 211, a bill to amend the 
Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to secure urgent resources vital to Indian 
victims of crime, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 215

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Alabama 
(Mr. Shelby) 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.

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                                 S. 237

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Kentucky 
(Mr. Paul) was added as a cosponsor of S. 237, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and 
physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the 
Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
diabetes.


                                 S. 253

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 253, a bill to 
coordinate the provision of energy retrofitting assistance to schools.


                                 S. 258

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 258, a bill to 
prohibit oil and gas leasing on the National Forest System land in the 
Ruby Mountains Ranger District located in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National 
Forest, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 266

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 266, a bill to provide for 
the long-term improvement of public school facilities, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 295

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 295, a bill to establish the Rural Export 
Center, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 296

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Iowa 
(Ms. Ernst) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 296, a bill to amend XVIII of the Social Security Act 
to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare 
beneficiaries under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 319

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 319, a bill to improve the 
reproductive assistance provided by the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, ill, or injured 
members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their spouses or partners, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 349

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 349, a bill 
to require the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for, 
and make determinations regarding, roads to be designated under the 
national scenic byways program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 380

  At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 380, a bill to increase access to agency guidance 
documents.


                                 S. 386

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from North Dakota 
(Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 386, a bill to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-country numerical 
limitation for employment-based immigrants, to increase the per-country 
numerical limitation for family-sponsored immigrants, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 433

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 433, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health 
payment reforms under the Medicare program.


                                 S. 454

  At the request of Mr. Cramer, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 454, a bill to direct the 
Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural 
Broadband, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 456

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 456, a bill to provide for 
the adjustment of status of certain nationals of Liberia to that of 
lawful permanent residents, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 465

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 465, a bill to 
amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make 
reforms to the benefits for Public Service Officers, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 500

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) 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. 504

  At the request of Ms. Sinema, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) 
and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added as cosponsors of 
S. 504, a bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize The 
American Legion to determine the requirements for membership in The 
American Legion, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 506, a bill to support State, Tribal, and local 
efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger 
to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for this purpose.


                                 S. 546

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) 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. 576

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from New Jersey 
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 576, a bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide 
exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, and for other 
purposes.


                                 S. 578

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) 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. 582

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 582, a bill 
to ensure that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network works with 
Tribal law enforcement agencies, protects against all forms of 
terrorism, and focuses on virtual currencies.


                                 S. 598

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 598, a bill to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to increase certain funeral benefits for veterans, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 631

  At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New Mexico 
(Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 631, a bill to provide for 
the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.


                                 S. 677

  At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 677, a bill to amend the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the participation of 
Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and 
for other purposes.


                                 S. 684

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr.

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Roberts) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 684, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to repeal the excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health 
coverage.


                                 S. 692

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of S. 692, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on 
medical devices.


                                 S. 696

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the 
Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 703

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from 
Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 703, a bill to amend title 10, United 
States Code, to address health, safety, and environmental hazards at 
private military housing units, to prohibit the payment by members of 
the Armed Forces of deposits or other fees relating to such housing 
units, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 726

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 726, a bill to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of 
cosmetics.


                                 S. 741

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 741, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health 
plans to provide for cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs on terms no 
less favorable than the cost sharing provided for anticancer 
medications administered by a health care provider.


                                 S. 758

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the names of the Senator from Oregon 
(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 758, a bill to ensure affordable abortion coverage and 
care for every woman, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 791

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from New York 
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 791, a bill to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to provide for clarification regarding the children to whom 
entitlement to educational assistance may be transferred under the 
Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 817

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. 
Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 817, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition 
of firearms, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 820

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 820, a bill to strengthen 
programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.


                                 S. 850

  At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 850, a bill to extend 
the authorization of appropriations to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs for purposes of awarding grants to veterans service 
organizations for the transportation of highly rural veterans.


                              S.J. RES. 11

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 11, a joint 
resolution to prohibit the unauthorized use of United States Armed 
Forces in hostilities with respect to Venezuela.


                             S. CON. RES. 5

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 5, a concurrent 
resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act.


                               S. RES. 59

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 59, a resolution 
recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New 
Deal.


                               S. RES. 74

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 74, a 
resolution marking the fifth anniversary of Ukraine's Revolution of 
Dignity by honoring the bravery, determination, and sacrifice of the 
people of Ukraine during and since the Revolution, and condemning 
continued Russian aggression against Ukraine.


                              S. RES. 111

  At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 111, a 
resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of 
Latinas in the United States.


                              S. RES. 112

  At the request of Mr. Boozman, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 112, a resolution expressing the sense of the 
Senate that the United States condemns all forms of violence against 
children globally and recognizes the harmful impacts of violence 
against children.

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