Volume 165, No. 199 covering the 1st Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) 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 Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S7027-S7029 on Dec. 12, 2019.
More than half of the Agency's employees are engineers, scientists and protection specialists. The Climate Reality Project, a global climate activist organization, accused Agency leadership in the last five years of undermining its main mission.
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ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 133
At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Michigan (Mr. Peters), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 133, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States merchant mariners of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated and vital service during World War II.
S. 299
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 299, a bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize programs that support interprofessional geriatric education and training to develop a geriatric-capable workforce, improving health outcomes for a growing and diverse aging American population and their families, and for other purposes.
S. 668
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 668, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive coinsurance under Medicare for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening.
S. 685
At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Louisiana
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 685, a bill to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General.
S. 803
At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 803, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property.
S. 877
At the request of Mr. Bennet, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 877, a bill to prohibit the sale of shark fins, and for other purposes.
At the request of Ms. Hassan, her name was added as a cosponsor of S. 877, supra.
S. 903
At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 903, a bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish advanced nuclear goals, provide for a versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source, make available high-assay, low-enriched uranium for research, development, and demonstration of advanced nuclear reactor concepts, and for other purposes.
S. 1032
At the request of Mr. Portman, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Lankford) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. 1032, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain corporations.
S. 1151
At the request of Mr. Scott of Florida, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1151, a bill to prohibit contracting with persons that have business operations with the Maduro regime, and for other purposes.
S. 1380
At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Texas
(Mr. Cornyn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1380, a bill to amend the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to remind prosecutors of their obligations under Supreme Court case law.
S. 1381
At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1381, a bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.
S. 1421
At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters Special Troops and the 3133d Signal Service Company in recognition of their unique and distinguished service as a ``Ghost Army'' that conducted deception operations in Europe during World War II.
S. 1583
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1583, a bill to amend the Lead-
Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to provide for additional procedures for families with children under the age of 6, and for other purposes.
S. 1602
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1602, a bill to amend the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to establish a research, development, and demonstration program for grid-scale energy storage systems, and for other purposes.
S. 1657
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Michigan
(Mr. Peters) and the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) were added as cosponsors of S. 1657, a bill to provide assistance to combat the escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases and disorders.
S. 1757
At the request of Ms. Ernst, the names of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Casey) were added as cosponsors of S. 1757, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their extraordinary service during World War II.
S. 1820
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) and the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. Baldwin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1820, a bill to improve the integrity and safety of horseracing by requiring a uniform anti-doping and medication control program to be developed and enforced by an independent Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority.
S. 1908
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1908, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the efficiency of summer meals.
S. 2024
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2024, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the American History for Freedom grant program.
S. 2085
At the request of Ms. Rosen, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2085, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Education to award grants to eligible entities to carry out educational programs about the Holocaust, and for other purposes.
S. 2160
At the request of Mr. Scott of South Carolina, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2160, a bill to require carbon monoxide alarms in certain federally assisted housing, and for other purposes.
S. 2321
At the request of Mr. Blunt, the names of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Jones) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added as cosponsors of S. 2321, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Negro Leagues baseball.
S. 2449
At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2449, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require licenses to acquire or receive firearms, and for other purposes.
S. 2547
At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2547, a bill to state the policy of the United States with respect to the expansion of cooperation with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and Europe regarding the People's Republic of China.
S. 2590
At the request of Mr. Braun, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Cotton) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2590, a bill to protect the dignity of fetal remains, and for other purposes.
S. 2615
At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2615, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the historic rehabilitation tax credit, and for other purposes.
S. 2627
At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2627, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-
line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards.
S. 2661
At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Bennet) 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. 2695
At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) were added as cosponsors of S. 2695, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for the defense of United States agriculture and food through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, and for other purposes.
S. 2741
At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) were added as cosponsors of S. 2741, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes.
S. 2754
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the names of the Senator from Georgia
(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones) were added as cosponsors of S. 2754, a bill to create jobs and drive innovation and economic growth in the United States by supporting and promoting the manufacture of next-generation technologies, including refrigerants, solvents, fire suppressants, foam blowing agents, aerosols, and propellants.
S. 2765
At the request of Mr. Enzi, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2765, a bill to improve Federal fiscal controls and the congressional budget process.
S. 2774
At the request of Ms. McSally, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2774, a bill to direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program.
S. 2815
At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) and the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons) were added as cosponsors of S. 2815, a bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.
S. 2831
At the request of Mrs. Capito, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were added as cosponsors of S. 2831, a bill to amend title 51, United States Code, to modify the national space grant college and fellowship program, and for other purposes.
S. 2898
At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. McSally), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 2898, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a full annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.
S. 2941
At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2941, a bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a consumer recycling education and outreach grant program, and for other purposes.
S. 2942
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were added as cosponsors of S. 2942, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain contributions by government entities are treated as contributions to capital.
S. 2949
At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2949, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to eligible organizations to provide service dogs to veterans with severe post-
traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
S. 2976
At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Arizona
(Ms. McSally) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2976, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election to advance future child tax credits in the year of birth or adoption.
S. 2989
At the request of Mr. Cassidy, the name of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2989, a bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements.
S. 3001
At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3001, a bill to provide for certain extensions with respect to the Medicare and Medicaid programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.
S. 3004
At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from California
(Ms. Harris) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3004, a bill to protect human rights and enhance opportunities for LGBTI people around the world, and for other purposes.
S. 3016
At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Cortez Masto) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3016, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that consumers can make informed decisions in choosing between meat products such as beef and imitation meat products, and for other purposes.
S.J. RES. 4
At the request of Mr. Menendez, his name and the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) and the Senator from Massachusetts
(Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S.J. Res. 4, a joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 98
At the request of Mrs. Blackburn, the name of the Senator from Alaska
(Ms. Murkowski) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 98, a resolution establishing the Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship Program for the placement in offices of Senators of children, spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who are hostile casualties or who have died from a training-related injury.
S. RES. 371
At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from Mississippi
(Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 371, a resolution reaffirming the support of the United States for the people of the Republic of South Sudan and calling on all parties to uphold their commitments to peace and dialogue as outlined in the 2018 revitalized peace agreement.
S. RES. 385
At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 385, a resolution celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of both Germany and Europe, and the spread of democracy around the world.
S. RES. 447
At the request of Mr. Risch, the name of the Senator from Colorado
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 447, a resolution expressing serious concern about widespread irregularities in Bolivia's October 20, 2019, general elections and supporting the convening of new elections in Bolivia at the earliest possible date.
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