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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S2290-S2291 on May 6, 2020.
The Department is primarily focused on food nutrition, with assistance programs making up 80 percent of its budget. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the Department implements too many regulations and restrictions and impedes the economy.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 119
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Paul) was added as a cosponsor of S. 119, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
S. 249
At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Moran) were added as cosponsors of S. 249, a bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
S. 1781
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) 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. 2085
At the request of Mr. Braun, his name 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.
At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2085, supra.
S. 2539
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2539, a bill to modify and reauthorize the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, and for other purposes.
S. 2599
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mrs. Loeffler) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2599, a bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide assistance to manage farmer and rancher stress and for the mental health of individuals in rural areas, and for other purposes.
S. 2815
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors 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. 3485
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 3485, a bill to expand the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to expand revenue sharing for offshore wind, to reauthorize the National Oceans and Coastal Security Act, and for other purposes.
S. 3565
At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 3565, a bill to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide additional protections for consumers and small business owners from debt collection during a major disaster or emergency.
S. 3612
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Cortez Masto) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) were added as cosponsors of S. 3612, a bill to clarify for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business expenses.
S. RES. 303
At the request of Mr. Hawley, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 303, a resolution calling upon the leadership of the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to dismantle its kwan-li-so political prison labor camp system, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 511
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 511, a resolution supporting the role of the United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting the health of people in developing countries with vaccines and immunization through GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
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