Congressional Record publishes “ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” on June 15, 2016

Congressional Record publishes “ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” on June 15, 2016

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Volume 162, No. 95 covering the 2nd Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S3984-S3985 on June 15, 2016.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 207

At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from New York

(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 207, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought by the veteran, and for other purposes.

S. 314

At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 314, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.

S. 425

At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from New York

(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 425, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a five-year extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs and to provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under such programs.

S. 551

At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 551, a bill to increase public safety by permitting the Attorney General to deny the transfer of firearms or the issuance of firearms and explosives licenses to known or suspected dangerous terrorists.

S. 865

At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from New York

(Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 865, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes.

S. 1566

At the request of Mr. Franken, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1566, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide for coverage of oral anticancer drugs on terms no less favorable than the coverage provided for anticancer medications administered by a health care provider.

S. 1686

At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Virginia

(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1686, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the proper tax treatment of personal service income earned in pass-thru entities.

S. 1737

At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Ohio

(Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1737, a bill to provide an incentive for businesses to bring jobs back to America.

S. 1982

At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1982, a bill to authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund the Wall of Remembrance.

S. 2390

At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2390, a bill to provide adequate protections for whistleblowers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

S. 2484

At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) were added as cosponsors of S. 2484, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XI of the Social Security Act to promote cost savings and quality care under the Medicare program through the use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services, and for other purposes.

S. 2736

At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2736, a bill to improve access to durable medical equipment for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

S. 3034

At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from Nebraska

(Mr. Sasse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3034, a bill to prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information Administration from allowing the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions contract to lapse unless specifically authorized to do so by an Act of Congress.

S. 3039

At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from New York

(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3039, a bill to support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-borne disease surveillance and control.

S. 3053

At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. 3053, a bill to prevent a person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor hate crime, or received an enhanced sentence for a misdemeanor because of hate or bias in its commission, from obtaining a firearm.

S.J. RES. 35

At the request of Mr. Flake, the name of the Senator from Georgia

(Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 35, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to ``Interpretation of the `Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act'' .

S. CON. RES. 35

At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 35, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should continue to exercise its veto in the United Nations Security Council on resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

S. RES. 373

At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Virginia

(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 373, a resolution recognizing the historical significance of Executive Order 9066 and expressing the sense of the Senate that policies that discriminate against any individual based on the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion of that individual would be a repetition of the mistakes of Executive Order 9066 and contrary to the values of the United States.

S. RES. 482

At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 482, a resolution urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and to increase pressure on the organization and its members to the fullest extent possible.

S. RES. 483

At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Alabama

(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 483, a resolution designating June 20, 2016, as ``American Eagle Day'' and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 95

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