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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Senate section on pages S24-S25 on Jan. 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.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 227
At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 227, a bill to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
S. 652
At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 652, a bill to require the United States Postal Service to continue selling the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp until all remaining stamps are sold, and for other purposes.
S. 851
At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 851, a bill to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes.
S. 1084
At the request of Mr. Warner, the names of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added as cosponsors of S. 1084, a bill to prohibit the usage of exploitative and deceptive practices by large online operators and to promote consumer welfare in the use of behavioral research by such providers.
S. 1153
At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1153, a bill to explicitly make unauthorized access to Department of Education information technology systems and the misuse of identification devices issued by the Department of Education a criminal act.
S. 1458
At the request of Ms. Harris, the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1458, a bill to codify the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
S. 1700
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. McConnell) 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. 1772
At the request of Mr. Young, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Perdue) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1772, a bill to establish the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis, and for other purposes.
S. 1989
At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1989, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information, and for other purposes.
S. 2185
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2185, a bill to provide labor standards for certain energy jobs, and for other purposes.
S. 2507
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Arizona
(Ms. Sinema) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2507, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize admission of Canadian retirees as long-term visitors for pleasure described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of such Act, and for other purposes.
S. 2561
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr) 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. 2599
At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added as cosponsors 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. 2661
At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2661, a bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to designate 9-8-8 as the universal telephone number for the purpose of the national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system operating through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and through the Veterans Crisis Line, and for other purposes.
S. 2733
At the request of Mr. Romney, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2733, a bill to save and strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal Government.
S. 2999
At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2999, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible individuals for purposes of health savings accounts.
S. 3011
At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. 3011, a bill to authorize demonstration projects to improve educational and housing outcomes for children.
S. RES. 462
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Iowa
(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 462, a resolution designating January 2020 as ``National One Health Awareness Month'' to promote awareness of organizations focused on public health, animal health, and environmental health collaboration throughout the United States and to recognize the critical contributions of those organizations to the future of the United States.
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