March 2, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 41 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages S1256-S1258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 383

  At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 383, a bill to 
support carbon dioxide utilization and direct air capture research, to 
facilitate the permitting and development of carbon capture, 
utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines, 
and for other purposes.


                                 S. 460

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from West 
Virginia (Mr. Manchin) 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. 578

  At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) 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. 670

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 670, a bill to 
make daylight savings time permanent, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 701

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 701, a bill to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay 
Program, and for other purposes.


                                 S. 959

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors of S. 959, a bill to establish in 
the Smithsonian Institution a comprehensive women's history museum, and 
for other purposes.


                                S. 1071

  At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from 
Michigan (Mr. Peters) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1071, a bill to support empowerment, economic 
security, and educational opportunities for adolescent girls around the 
world, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1081

  At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) 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. 1082

  At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from New York 
(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1082, a bill to prevent 
discrimination and harassment in employment.


                                S. 1273

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. 
Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1273, a bill to amend title 17, 
United States Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution 
program for copyright small claims, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1280

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1280, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to establish a system to notify individuals approaching 
Medicare eligibility, to simplify and modernize the eligibility 
enrollment process, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1330

  At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1330, a bill to amend the 
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 to clarify whistleblower rights and 
protections, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1473

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 1473, a bill to amend the Safe Drinking 
Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to set maximum contaminant levels for certain chemicals, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 1490

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mrs. Loeffler) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1490, a bill to amend 
the General Education Provisions Act to allow

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the release of education records to facilitate the award of a 
recognized postsecondary credential.


                                S. 1531

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1531, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections for health 
insurance consumers from surprise billing.


                                S. 1657

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) 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. 1703

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2043

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2043, a bill to 
provide incentives for hate crime reporting, provide grants for State-
run hate crime hotlines, and establish alternative sentencing for 
individuals convicted under the Matthew Shephard and James Byrd, Jr. 
Hate Crimes Prevention Act.


                                S. 2054

  At the request of Mr. Markey, the names of the Senator from Montana 
(Mr. Daines) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) were added 
as cosponsors 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 names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) and the 
Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors 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. 2097

  At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2097, a bill to amend 
section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit immigration 
enforcement actions at sensitive locations, to clarify the powers of 
immigration officers at such locations, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2247

  At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2247, a bill to amend 
titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater 
transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers, to establish 
requirements relating to pharmacy-negotiated price concessions, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 2438

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2438, a bill to 
prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally.


                                S. 2590

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 2590, a bill to protect the dignity of fetal 
remains, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2621

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2621, a bill to 
provide for the restoration of legal rights for claimants under 
holocaust-era insurance policies.


                                S. 2669

  At the request of Mr. Coons, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
2669, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
clarify the obligation to report acts of foreign election influence and 
require implementation of compliance and reporting systems by Federal 
campaigns to detect and report such acts, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2687

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2687, a bill to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
establish pilot programs to assist low-income households in maintaining 
access to sanitation services and drinking water, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2794

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from South 
Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2794, a bill to 
provide for the creation of the Missing Armed Forces Personnel Records 
Collection at the National Archives, to require the expeditious public 
transmission to the Archivist and public disclosure of Missing Armed 
Forces Personnel records, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2842

  At the request of Mrs. Capito, the names of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2842, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 
Social Security Act and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to expand and 
expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary 
rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2949

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2949, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations 
to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-traumatic stress 
disorder, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2974

  At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) were added as 
cosponsors 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. 2975

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2975, a bill to prevent 
the spread of aquatic invasive species in western waters, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 2980

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 2980, a bill to require the promulgation 
of certain standards for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3020

  At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Sanders) 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. 3095

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
3095, a bill to develop voluntary guidelines for accessible 
postsecondary electronic instructional materials and related 
technologies, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3111

  At the request of Mr. Perdue, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mr. Sasse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3111, a bill to amend the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude affiliates and subsidiaries of 
insured depository institutions from the definition of deposit broker, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3129

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3129, a bill to provide for 
certain reforms with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII 
of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3146

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from 
Connecticut

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(Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3146, a bill to ensure a fair process for 
negotiations of collective bargaining agreements under chapter 71 of 
title 5, United States Code.


                                S. 3167

  At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3167, a bill to prohibit 
discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.


                                S. 3173

  At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3173, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that amounts paid for an 
abortion are not taken into account for purposes of the deduction for 
medical expenses.


                                S. 3190

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3190, a bill to 
authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of 
Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and 
require the Federal Government to take steps to prevent domestic 
terrorism.


                                S. 3194

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3194, a bill to establish a 
program ensuring access to accredited continuing medical education for 
primary care physicians and other health care providers at Federally-
qualified health centers and rural health clinics, to provide training 
and clinical support for primary care providers to practice at their 
full scope and improve access to care for patients in underserved 
areas.


                                S. 3242

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin 
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3242, a bill to amend the 
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to protect privacy 
rights, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3251

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from Florida 
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3251, a bill to require the 
Federal Communications Commission, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, to designate a simple, easy-to-remember dialing 
code for veterans and other eligible individuals to use to obtain 
information about the benefits and services provided by the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3252

  At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3252, a bill to prohibit 
chemical abortions performed without the presence of a healthcare 
provider, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3323

  At the request of Ms. Smith, the names of the Senator from Nevada 
(Ms. Cortez Masto) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3323, a bill to amend the Federal Credit 
Union Act to modernize certain processes regarding expulsion of credit 
union members for cause, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3339

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the 
Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S. 3339, a bill to restore 
military priorities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3341

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, her name was added as a cosponsor 
of S. 3341, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
restrict the tax benefits of executive deferred compensation and 
increase disclosure, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3350

  At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Risch) and the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3350, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
Security Act to deem certain State Veterans homes meeting certain 
health and safety standards as meeting conditions and requirements for 
skilled nursing facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.


                                S. 3366

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. 
Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3366, a bill to amend the 
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to make the National Parks and 
Federal Recreational Lands Pass available at no cost to members of Gold 
Star Families.


                              S. RES. 292

  At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 292, a resolution 
calling on the Government of Cameroon and armed separatist groups to 
respect the human rights of all Cameroonian citizens, to end all 
violence, and to pursue an inclusive dialogue to resolve the conflict 
in the Northwest and Southwest regions.

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