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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S6038 on Oct. 5, 2020.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 633
At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Georgia
(Mrs. Loeffler) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) were added as cosponsors 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. 861
At the request of Ms. Duckworth, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 861, a bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Peoples, and for other purposes.
S. 3004
At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name 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. 3353
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3353, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients, and for other purposes.
S. 3424
At the request of Ms. Smith, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 3424, a bill to end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
S. 3753
At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3753, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.
S. 4694
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of S. 4694, a bill to extend and expand limitations on the importation of uranium from the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
S. 4715
At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4715, a bill to grant Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.
S. 4757
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4757, a bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to establish additional requirements for dealers, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 689
At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Sasse) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 689, a resolution condemning the crackdown on peaceful protestors in Belarus and calling for the imposition of sanctions on responsible officials.
S. RES. 709
At the request of Mr. Graham, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) and the Senator from Massachusetts
(Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 709, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the August 13, 2020, and September 11, 2020, announcements of the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain are historic achievements
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