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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 331
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. 331, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.
S. 344
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 344, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retirement pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.
S. 599
At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from California
(Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. 599, a bill to establish the Department of State Student Internship Program as a paid internship program to provide students with the opportunity to learn about a career in diplomacy and foreign affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 692
At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto) were added as cosponsors of S. 692, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the female telephone operators of the Army Signal Corps, known as the ``Hello Girls''.
S. 744
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 744, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents, and for other purposes.
S. 888
At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 888, a bill to prohibit discrimination based on an individual's texture or style of hair.
S. 1079
At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) 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. 1170
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1170, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.
S. 1642
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1642, a bill to require the Secretary of State to submit a report on the status of women and girls in Afghanistan, and for other purposes.
S. 2108
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2108, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate work disincentives for childhood disability beneficiaries.
S. 2172
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2172, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve grants, payments, and technical assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
S. 2178
At the request of Mr. Hickenlooper, the name of the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2178, a bill to provide collective bargaining rights for fire fighters and emergency medical services personnel employed by States or their political subdivisions, and for other purposes.
S. 2215
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors 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. 2512
At the request of Mr. Murphy, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2512, a bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of conduct for justices and judges of the courts of the United States.
S. 2854
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2854, a bill to allow for the transfer and redemption of abandoned savings bonds.
S. 3262
At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3262, a bill to improve the efficient movement of freight at ports in the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 3663
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the names of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) were added as cosponsors of S. 3663, a bill to protect the safety of children on the internet.
S. 3742
At the request of Mrs. Capito, the names of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. 3742, a bill to establish a pilot grant program to improve recycling accessibility, and for other purposes.
S. 3761
At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Missouri
(Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3761, a bill to support the provision of treatment family care services, and for other purposes.
S. 3817
At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Peters) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3817, a bill to improve the forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes.
S. 3850
At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3850, a bill to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs and Border Protection officers and support staff and to require reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to enhance security at ports of entry.
S. 3931
At the request of Ms. Lummis, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3931, a bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to extend exemptions for securities offered as part of employee pay to other individuals providing goods for sale, labor, or services for remuneration, and for other purposes.
S. 3956
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 3956, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to improve the effectiveness of education and outreach on ``Do Not Flush'' labeling, and to require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Administrator, to issue regulations requiring certain products to have ``Do Not Flush'' labeling, and for other purposes.
S.J. RES. 25
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Hickenlooper), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 25, a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
S. CON. RES. 10
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. Con. Res. 10, a concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies have historically provided and continue to provide critical benefits to the people and communities of the United States.
S. RES. 568
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Hawley) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 568, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of ``Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month'' and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child abduction.
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