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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Senate section on pages S6329-S6331 on Oct. 19, 2020.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 362
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.
S. 511
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 511, a bill to promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.
S. 997
At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 997, a bill to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.
S. 1374
At the request of Ms. McSally, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor 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. 1418
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1418, a bill to establish the Strength in Diversity Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1687
At the request of Mrs. Hyde-Smith, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1687, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber.
S. 1700
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1700, a bill to provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be distributed.
S. 2246
At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2246, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide equal coverage of in vitro specific IgE tests and percutaneous tests for allergies under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.
S. 2477
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2477, a bill to establish a National Commission on Fibrotic Diseases.
S. 2561
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2561, a bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.
S. 2842
At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor 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. 3072
At the request of Mrs. Hyde-Smith, the name of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3072, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the approval of new abortion drugs, to prohibit investigational use exemptions for abortion drugs, and to impose additional regulatory requirements with respect to previously approved abortion drugs, and for other purposes.
S. 3182
At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3182, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Women's Health Transition Training pilot program through at least fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.
S. 3353
At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Smith) 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. 3471
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from Nebraska (Mr. Sasse), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) were added as cosponsors of S. 3471, a bill to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes.
S. 3684
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3684, a bill to make supplemental appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland Security, Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
S. 3686
At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mrs. Loeffler) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3686, a bill to provide for parental notification and intervention in the case of an unemancipated minor seeking an abortion.
S. 3722
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mr. Sasse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3722, a bill to authorize funding for a bilateral cooperative program with Israel for the development of health technologies with a focus on combating COVID-19.
S. 3812
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3812, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II.
S. 3967
At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3967, a bill to reform Federal Aviation Administration safety requirements for commercial air tour operators, and for other purposes.
S. 4012
At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) were added as cosponsors of S. 4012, a bill to establish a $120,000,000,000 Restaurant Revitalization Fund to provide structured relief to food service or drinking establishments through December 31, 2020, and for other purposes.
S. 4212
At the request of Ms. McSally, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mrs. Loeffler) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4212, a bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United States.
S. 4216
At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the names of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were added as cosponsors of S. 4216, a bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency.
S. 4225
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4225, a bill to establish authority to destroy counterfeit devices offered for import, and for other purposes.
S. 4255
At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4255, a bill to amend the CARES Act to establish community investment programs, and for other purposes.
S. 4258
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) were added as cosponsors of S. 4258, a bill to establish a grant program for small live venue operators and talent representatives.
S. 4349
At the request of Mr. Kaine, the names of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Jones), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as cosponsors of S. 4349, a bill to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals.
S. 4380
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Hawley), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 4380, a bill to provide redress to the employees of Air America.
At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4380, supra.
S. 4395
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4395, a bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize maritime transportation emergency relief, and for other purposes.
S. 4426
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as cosponsors of S. 4426, a bill to establish an Office of Subnational Diplomacy within the Department of State, and for other purposes.
S. 4555
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4555, a bill to reauthorize funding for programs to prevent, investigate, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and for other purposes.
S. 4564
At the request of Ms. Ernst, the names of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 4564, a bill to authorize the location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
S. 4657
At the request of Mr. Jones, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4657, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate one week each year as
``Buddy Check Week'' for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 4701
At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Texas
(Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4701, a bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to future interstate designations, and for other purposes.
S. 4764
At the request of Mr. Tillis, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4764, a bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program for public-
private partnerships for disaster mitigation projects, and for other purposes.
S. 4799
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Scott), the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley) and the Senator from Georgia (Mrs. Loeffler) were added as cosponsors of S. 4799, a bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced abortions by the Government of the People's Republic of China.
S. 4805
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) were added as cosponsors of S. 4805, a bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
S.J. RES. 14
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 14, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of not more than 9 justices.
S.J. RES. 76
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 76, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.
S. CON. RES. 49
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from Massachusetts
(Ms. Warren), the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 49, a concurrent resolution mandating procedures to ensure adequate precautions against COVID-19 in Senate buildings.
S. RES. 679
At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 679, a resolution expressing appreciation and support for essential employees with disabilities or who are blind during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
S. RES. 680
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 680, a resolution condemning the People's Republic of China's use of military aggression to change the status quo at the Line of Actual Control between India and China.
S. RES. 689
At the request of Mr. Risch, the names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Texas
(Mr. Cornyn) and the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Braun) 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 Louisiana
(Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) 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.
S. RES. 716
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the names of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 716, a resolution designating the week of October 5 through October 9, 2020, as ``Malnutrition Awareness Week''.
S. RES. 745
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Young) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 745, a resolution honoring the life, legacy, and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 25th anniversary of his death
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