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 Department of Interior was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S413-S415 on Jan. 31.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 41
At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 41, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans, and for other purposes.
S. 138
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 138, a bill to waive certain pay limitations for Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior employees engaged in emergency wildland fire suppression activities, and for other purposes.
S. 401
At the request of Mr. Lankford, the names of the Senator from Idaho
(Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors of S. 401, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental discrimination against health care providers that do not participate in abortion.
S. 680
At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 680, a bill to award grants to States to establish or improve, and carry out, Seal of Biliteracy programs to recognize high-level student proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing in both English and a second language.
S. 773
At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 773, a bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, and for other purposes.
S. 793
At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 793, a bill to require the Congressional Budget Office to make publicly available the fiscal and mathematical models, data, and other details of computations used in cost analysis and scoring.
S. 839
At the request of Ms. Warren, the names of the Senator from Arizona
(Ms. Sinema), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) were added as cosponsors of S. 839, a bill to establish a postsecondary student data system.
S. 904
At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 904, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available geographic information system mapping data relating to public access to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, and for other purposes.
S. 948
At the request of Mr. Scott of Florida, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 948, a bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold.
S. 1079
At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1079, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the troops from the United States and the Philippines who defended Bataan and Corregidor, in recognition of their personal sacrifice and service during World War II.
S. 1471
At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from Idaho
(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1471, a bill to enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes.
S. 1596
At the request of Mr. Rounds, the names of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Barrasso) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) were added as cosponsors of S. 1596, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, and for other purposes.
S. 1670
At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1670, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers.
S. 1848
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1848, a bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), and marital status in the administration and provision of child welfare services, to improve safety, well-being, and permanency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning foster youth, and for other purposes.
S. 2215
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2215, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.
S. 2342
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2342, a bill to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment.
S. 2391
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2391, a bill to provide for clarification and limitations with respect to the exercise of national security powers, and for other purposes.
S. 2483
At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2483, a bill to require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes.
S. 2508
At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2508, a bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers.
S. 2533
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2533, a bill to improve mammography services furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 2675
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2675, a bill to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to increase appropriations to Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and for other purposes.
S. 2688
At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Warnock) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2688, a bill to require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members in North Korea.
S. 2689
At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2689, a bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that children in foster care who are placed in a qualified residential treatment program are eligible for Medicaid.
S. 2810
At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2810, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure the solvency of the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund by extending the excise tax on coal.
S. 3017
At the request of Mr. Sanders, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3017, a bill to expand the provision and availability of dental care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 3018
At the request of Mr. Marshall, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) were added as cosponsors of S. 3018, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes.
S. 3423
At the request of Ms. Sinema, the name of the Senator from Delaware
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3423, a bill to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-based hiring.
S. 3487
At the request of Ms. Sinema, the name of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mr. Hagerty) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3487, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to increase death gratuities and funeral allowances for Federal employees, and for other purposes.
S. 3522
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) and the Senator from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) were added as cosponsors of S. 3522, a bill to provide enhanced authority for the President to enter into agreements with the Government of Ukraine to lend or lease defense articles to that Government to protect civilian populations in Ukraine from Russian military invasion, and for other purposes.
S. 3532
At the request of Mr. Lankford, his name and the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of S. 3532, a bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to Ansarallah and its officials, agents, or affiliates for acts of international terrorism.
S.J. RES. 1
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mr. Schumer), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Washington (Mrs. Murray), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Carper), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell), the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester), the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner), the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Blumenthal), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine), the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren), the Senator from Massachusetts
(Mr. Markey), the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. Duckworth), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Sinema), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen), the Senator from Arizona
(Mr. Kelly), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Lujan), the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Ossoff) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Warnock) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 1, a joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment.
S.J. RES. 32
At the request of Mr. Marshall, the name of the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 32, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination''.
S. RES. 377
At the request of Ms. Rosen, the names of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 377, a resolution urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization.
S. RES. 467
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 467, a resolution recognizing the contributions made by the 305-meter radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory.
S. RES. 493
At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 493, a resolution recognizing the necessity of school choice as a tool to empower all parents with the freedom to choose the best educational environment for their children and to combat destructive ideologies like Critical Race Theory promoted by many public schools.
____________________
