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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S7048-S7050 on Dec. 16, 2019.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 296
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) 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. 340
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Peters), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. 340, a bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products.
S. 518
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 518, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment.
S. 633
At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor 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. 684
At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Paul) was added as a cosponsor 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. 701
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Carper) 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. 785
At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 785, a bill to improve mental health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 846
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen) were added as cosponsors of S. 846, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to limit certain rolling stock procurements, and for other purposes.
S. 892
At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Scott) were added as cosponsors of S. 892, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the women in the United States who joined the workforce during World War II, providing the aircraft, vehicles, weaponry, ammunition, and other materials to win the war, that were referred to as ``Rosie the Riveter'', in recognition of their contributions to the United States and the inspiration they have provided to ensuing generations.
S. 1263
At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1263, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish an interagency task force on the use of public lands to provide medical treatment and therapy to veterans through outdoor recreation.
S. 1590
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Jones) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 1590, a bill to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards for thwarting wildlife trafficking linked to transnational organized crime, and for other purposes.
S. 1820
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1820, a bill to improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program to be developed and enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority.
S. 1908
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1908, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.
S. 1918
At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1918, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require alternative options for summer food service program delivery.
S. 1954
At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1954, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the integration of baseball.
S. 2085
At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) 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.
S. 2160
At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the names of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 2160, a bill to require carbon monoxide alarms in certain federally assisted housing, and for other purposes.
S. 2238
At the request of Mr. King, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2238, a bill to protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.
S. 2259
At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as cosponsors of S. 2259, a bill to amend the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act to make improvements.
S. 2282
At the request of Ms. Smith, the names of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) were added as cosponsors of S. 2282, a bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to enable Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities to apply for, receive, and administer grants and subgrants under the Continuum of Care Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
S. 2599
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mrs. Fischer) 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. 2627
At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2627, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards.
S. 2652
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2652, a bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that only citizens or nationals of the United States may operate trains within the United States that originate in Mexico.
S. 2726
At the request of Mr. King, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2726, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for the treatment of payments for child care and other personal use services as an authorized campaign expenditure, and for other purposes.
S. 2733
At the request of Mr. Romney, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2733, a bill to save and strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal Government.
S. 2815
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor 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. 2920
At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2920, a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and for other purposes.
S. 2958
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2958, a bill to provide the Food and Drug Administration with authority to conduct microbial sampling on concentrated animal feeding operations as necessary to facilitate a foodborne illness outbreak investigation, determine the root cause of an outbreak of foodborne illness, or address other public health needs.
S. 3031
At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3031, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to add membership in a significant transnational criminal organization to the list of grounds of inadmissibility and to prohibit the provision of material support or resources to such organizations.
S. 3047
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3047, a bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a carbon technologies program, and for other purposes.
S. 3049
At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were added as cosponsors of S. 3049, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain amendments relating to reporting requirements with respect to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, and for other purposes.
S. 3051
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the names of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Van Hollen) were added as cosponsors of S. 3051, a bill to improve protections for wildlife, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 450
At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 450, a resolution recognizing the 71st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of ``Human Rights Day''.
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