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Congressional Record publishes “ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” on June 9, 2016

Volume 162, No. 91 covering the 2nd 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 Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S3720-S3723 on June 9, 2016.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS

S. 217

At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 217, a bill to protect a woman's right to determine whether and when to bear a child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of abortion services.

S. 461

At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the name of the Senator from Arizona

(Mr. Flake) was added as a cosponsor of S. 461, a bill to provide for alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry, and for other purposes.

S. 1301

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

(Mrs. Murray) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1301, a bill to amend title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to restore Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association between the Government of the United States and the Governments of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.

S. 1421

At the request of Mr. Hatch, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1421, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize a 6-month extension of certain exclusivity periods in the case of approved drugs that are subsequently approved for a new indication to prevent, diagnose, or treat a rare disease or condition, and for other purposes.

S. 1661

At the request of Mr. Coons, the name of the Senator from New Mexico

(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1661, a bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers.

S. 1911

At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Alaska

(Mr. Sullivan) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 1911, a bill to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.

S. 2212

At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2212, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require all political committees to notify the Federal Election Commission within 48 hours of receiving cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more from any contributor during a calendar year, and for other purposes.

S. 2551

At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Minnesota

(Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2551, a bill to help prevent acts of genocide and mass atrocities, which threaten national and international security, by enhancing United States civilian capacities to prevent and mitigate such crises.

S. 2595

At the request of Mr. Crapo, the names of the Senator from Montana

(Mr. Daines) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of S. 2595, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the railroad track maintenance credit.

S. 2694

At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2694, a bill to ensure America's law enforcement officers have access to lifesaving equipment needed to defend themselves and civilians from attacks by terrorists and violent criminals.

S. 2759

At the request of Mrs. Ernst, the name of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2759, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers.

S. 2854

At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Minnesota

(Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2854, a bill to reauthorize the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007.

S. 2882

At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2882, a bill to facilitate efficient State implementation of ground-level ozone standards, and for other purposes.

S. 2892

At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Oregon

(Mr. Wyden) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were added as cosponsors of S. 2892, a bill to accelerate the use of wood in buildings, especially tall wood buildings, and for other purposes.

S. 2904

At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2904, a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

S. 2912

At the request of Mr. Johnson, the names of the Senator from Indiana

(Mr. Coats) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Barrasso) were added as cosponsors of S. 2912, a bill to authorize the use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law, and for other purposes.

S. 2918

At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin

(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2918, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of employees of a land management agency in a time-limited appointment to compete for a permanent appointment at any Federal agency, and for other purposes.

S. 2924

At the request of Mr. Reid, the names of the Senator from New Jersey

(Mr. Menendez), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) and the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) were added as cosponsors of S. 2924, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to former United States Senator Max Cleland.

S. 2946

At the request of Mr. Booker, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2946, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include certain Federal positions within the definition of law enforcement officer for retirement purposes, and for other purposes.

S. 2984

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

(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2984, a bill to impose sanctions in relation to violations by Iran of the Geneva Convention

(III) or the right under international law to conduct innocent passage, and for other purposes.

S. 2993

At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the name of the Senator from Idaho

(Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2993, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms.

S. 3009

At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Delaware

(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3009, a bill to support entrepreneurs serving in the National Guard and Reserve, and for other purposes.

S. 3022

At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the name of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3022, a bill to designate certain National Forest System land and certain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.

S. 3024

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

(Mr. Coons) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3024, a bill to improve cyber security for small businesses.

S. RES. 349

At the request of Mr. Roberts, the names of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 349, a resolution congratulating the Farm Credit System on the celebration of its 100th anniversary.

S. RES. 479

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

(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 479, a resolution urging the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to comply with constitutional limits on presidential terms and fulfill its constitutional mandate for a democratic transition of power in 2016.

S. RES. 482

At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the names of the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator from Utah (Mr. Hatch) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 482, a resolution urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and to increase pressure on the organization and its members to the fullest extent possible.

S. RES. 483

At the request of Mr. Alexander, the names of the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Perdue) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 483, a resolution designating June 20, 2016, as ``American Eagle Day'' and celebrating the recovery and restoration of the bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States.

AMENDMENT NO. 4118

At the request of Mr. Perdue, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma

(Mr. Inhofe) and the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4118 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4178

At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4178 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4222

At the request of Ms. Murkowski, the names of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4222 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4229

At the request of Mr. Inhofe, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4229 proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4250

At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rounds) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4250 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4267

At the request of Mr. Cochran, the names of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4267 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4310

At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4310 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4320

At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Kirk) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4320 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4327

At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4327 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4336

At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4336 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4364

At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Durbin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4364 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4390

At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Kansas

(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4390 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4410

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

(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4410 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4426

At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Illinois

(Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) and the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Grassley) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4426 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4438

At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Oklahoma

(Mr. Lankford), the Senator from California (Mrs. Boxer), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Warner) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4438 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4441

At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from Iowa

(Mr. Grassley) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4441 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4448

At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Heller) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4448 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4475

At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Arizona

(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4475 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4483

At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Arizona

(Mr. McCain) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4483 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4498

At the request of Mr. Kirk, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4498 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4567

At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4567 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4574

At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4574 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4580

At the request of Mr. Kirk, his name was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4580 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4588

At the request of Mr. Boozman, the name of the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4588 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4597

At the request of Mrs. Boxer, the names of the Senator from Florida

(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4597 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4599

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

(Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from Montana (Mr. Daines) were added as cosponsors of amendment No. 4599 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4600

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

(Mr. Rubio) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4600 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

AMENDMENT NO. 4601

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

(Mr. Nelson) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 4601 intended to be proposed to S. 2943, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 91