“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” published by Congressional Record on Nov. 16, 2015

“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” published by Congressional Record on Nov. 16, 2015

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Volume 161, No. 168 covering the 1st 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 Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S7966-S7968 on Nov. 16, 2015.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 108

At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 108, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes.

S. 553

At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Florida

(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 553, a bill to marshal resources to undertake a concerted, transformative effort that seeks to bring an end to modern slavery, and for other purposes.

S. 627

At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Wyoming

(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 627, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.

S. 637

At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from California

(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 637, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.

S. 743

At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 743, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of the Armed Forces of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law, and for other purposes.

S. 746

At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Hawaii

(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 746, a bill to provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.

S. 849

At the request of Mr. Isakson, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) 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. 901

At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Minnesota

(Ms. Klobuchar) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of S. 901, a bill to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a national center for research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of the descendants of veterans exposed to toxic substances during service in the Armed Forces that are related to that exposure, to establish an advisory board on such health conditions, and for other purposes.

S. 1555

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

(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1555, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Filipino veterans of World War II, in recognition of the dedicated service of the veterans during World War II.

S. 1567

At the request of Mr. Peters, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) were added as cosponsors of S. 1567, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for a review of the characterization or terms of discharge from the Armed Forces of individuals with mental health disorders alleged to affect terms of discharge.

S. 1789

At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1789, a bill to improve defense cooperation between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

S. 1856

At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1856, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for suspension and removal of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance or misconduct that is a threat to public health or safety and to improve accountability of employees of the Department, and for other purposes.

S. 1874

At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from Arkansas

(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1874, a bill to provide protections for workers with respect to their right to select or refrain from selecting representation by a labor organization.

S. 1982

At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) 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. 1996

At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Delaware

(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1996, a bill to streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-

sharing subsidy.

S. 2042

At the request of Mrs. Murray, the names of the Senator from Hawaii

(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added as cosponsors of S. 2042, a bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to strengthen protections for employees wishing to advocate for improved wages, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment and to provide for stronger remedies for interference with these rights, and for other purposes.

S. 2045

At the request of Mr. Heller, the names of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Kirk) and the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton) were added as cosponsors of S. 2045, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

S. 2152

At the request of Mr. Corker, the names of the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) were added as cosponsors of S. 2152, a bill to establish a comprehensive United States Government policy to encourage the efforts of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power solutions, including renewable energy, for more broadly distributed electricity access in order to support poverty reduction, promote development outcomes, and drive economic growth, and for other purposes.

S. 2163

At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2163, a bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduits be installed as a part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes.

S. 2232

At the request of Mr. Paul, the names of the Senator from Georgia

(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Lankford) were added as cosponsors of S. 2232, a bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.

S. 2235

At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Michigan

(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2235, a bill to repeal debt collection amendments made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.

S. 2248

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

(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2248, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to coordinate Federal congenital heart disease research efforts and to improve public education and awareness of congenital heart disease, and for other purposes.

S. 2251

At the request of Ms. Warren, the name of the Senator from New Jersey

(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2251, a bill to provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, supplemental security income beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits, and for other purposes.

S. 2252

At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Oregon

(Mr. Merkley) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 2252, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to issue prospective guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments with respect to such clarifications.

S. 2266

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

(Mr. Sessions) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2266, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform and reduce fraud and abuse in certain visa programs for aliens working temporarily in the United States, and for other purposes.

S. RES. 282

At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 282, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 161, No. 168

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