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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the in the Senate section section on pages S398-S399 on Feb. 14.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 26
At the request of Mr. Hagerty, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Paul) was added as a cosponsor of S. 26, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments made to reporting of third party network transactions by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
S. 27
At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 27, a bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from requiring contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions.
S. 29
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 29, a bill to provide remedies to members of the Armed Forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
S. 31
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 31, a bill to provide for the development and issuance of a plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
S. 51
At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 51, a bill to provide for the admission of the State of Washington, D.C. into the Union.
S. 85
At the request of Mr. Hawley, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 85, a bill to impose sanctions with respect to TikTok, and for other purposes.
S. 107
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 107, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the Food and Drug Administration's jurisdiction over certain tobacco products, and to protect jobs and small businesses involved in the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of traditional and premium cigars.
S. 124
At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Ms. Hirono) was added as a cosponsor of S. 124, a bill to increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 8.7 percent, and for other purposes.
S. 168
At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from Kansas
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 168, a bill to amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes.
S. 170
At the request of Mr. Scott of Florida, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 170, a bill to establish a Joint Select Committee on Afghanistan to conduct a full investigation and compile a joint report on the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan.
S. 176
At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 176, a bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to extend and expand the Market Access Program and the Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program.
S. 178
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 178, a bill to establish protections for passengers in air transportation, and for other purposes.
S. 204
At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Braun), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were added as cosponsors of S. 204, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
S. 209
At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 209, a bill to prohibit air carriers from imposing fees that are not reasonable and proportional to the costs incurred by the air carriers, and for other purposes.
S. 247
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from Hawaii
(Mr. Schatz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 247, a bill to support State, Tribal, and local efforts to remove access to firearms from individuals who are a danger to themselves or others pursuant to court orders for this purpose.
S. 252
At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 252, a bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules prohibiting the marketing of firearms to minors, and for other purposes.
S. 259
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the names of the Senator from California
(Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from California (Mr. Padilla) were added as cosponsors of S. 259, a bill to ensure transparent and competitive transportation fuel markets in order to protect consumers from unwarranted price increases.
S. 319
At the request of Ms. Lummis, the names of the Senator from Alaska
(Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy) were added as cosponsors of S. 319, a bill to prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land.
S. 323
At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Hickenlooper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 323, a bill to ensure the privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information under the HIPAA privacy regulations and the HITECH Act.
S. 344
At the request of Mr. Tester, the names of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Welch), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz) were added as cosponsors of S. 344, a bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for concurrent receipt of veterans' disability compensation and retired pay for disability retirees with fewer than 20 years of service and a combat-related disability, and for other purposes.
S. 362
At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to require the Federal financial institutions regulatory agencies to take risk profiles and business models of institutions into account when taking regulatory actions, and for other purposes.
S. 369
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) was added as a cosponsor of S. 369, a bill to require the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to review any purchase or lease of real estate near a military installation or military airspace in the United States by a foreign person connected to or subsidized by the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.
S. 370
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the names of the Senator from Alabama
(Mrs. Britt) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Budd) were added as cosponsors of S. 370, a bill to amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure that efforts to engage in espionage or technology transfer are considered in visa issuance, and for other purposes.
S. 380
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 380, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder.
S.J. RES. 10
At the request of Mr. Tuberville, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 10, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to ``Reproductive Health Services''.
S.J. RES. 11
At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Ohio
(Mr. Vance) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. Res. 11, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards''.
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