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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S6296-S6297 on Aug. 4, 2015.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 258
At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 258, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.
S. 314
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Barrasso) 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. 356
At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Udall), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) and the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) were added as cosponsors of S. 356, a bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications.
S. 779
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Mr. Johnson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 779, a bill to provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency.
S. 849
At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 849, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for systematic data collection and analysis and epidemiological research regarding Multiple Sclerosis
(MS), Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases.
S. 1049
At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1049, a bill to allow the financing by United States persons of sales of agricultural commodities to Cuba.
S. 1065
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1065, a bill to amend title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for the development of asthma management plans and the purchase of asthma inhalers and spacers for emergency use, as necessary.
S. 1085
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Warner) and the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters) were added as cosponsors of S. 1085, a bill to expand eligibility for the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to expand benefits available to participants under such program, to enhance special compensation for members of the uniformed services who require assistance in everyday life, and for other purposes.
S. 1121
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1121, a bill to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1314
At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1314, a bill to establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes and their safe integration into the national airspace system.
S. 1360
At the request of Mr. Nelson, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1360, a bill to amend the limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents under section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes.
S. 1382
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 1382, a bill to prohibit discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved.
S. 1466
At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1466, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify payment under the Medicare program for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies, and for other purposes.
S. 1491
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1491, a bill to provide sensible relief to community financial institutions, to protect consumers, and for other purposes.
S. 1532
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the name of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1532, a bill to ensure timely access to affordable birth control for women.
S. 1617
At the request of Mr. Isakson, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1617, a bill to prevent Hizballah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions, and for other purposes.
S. 1632
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1632, a bill to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.
S. 1659
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. 1659, a bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1709
At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1709, a bill to reduce risks to the financial system by limiting banks' ability to engage in certain risky activities and limiting conflicts of interest, to reinstate certain Glass-Steagall Act protections that were repealed by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and for other purposes.
S. 1819
At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1819, a bill to improve security at Armed Forces recruitment centers.
S. 1844
At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1844, a bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for voluntary country of origin labeling for beef, pork, and chicken.
S. 1897
At the request of Mr. Scott, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1897, a bill to help keep law enforcement officers and communities safer by making grants to purchase body worn cameras for use by State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers.
S. 1911
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1911, a bill to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.
S. 1912
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1912, a bill to protect the rights of Indian and Native Alaskan voters.
S. 1918
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1918, a bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to extend the import- and export-related provision of that Act to species proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under that Act.
S. RES. 148
At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 148, a resolution condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
S. RES. 228
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 228, a resolution designating September 2015 as ``National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month''.
AMENDMENT NO. 2547
At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2547 intended to be proposed to S. 754, an original bill to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.
AMENDMENT NO. 2548
At the request of Mr. Heller, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2548 intended to be proposed to S. 754, an original bill to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.
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