Volume 161, No. 137 covering the 1st 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 S6894-S6895 on Sept. 22, 2015.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 108
At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Wyoming
(Mr. Enzi) was added as a cosponsor of S. 108, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve access for students to Federal grants and loans to help pay for postsecondary, graduate, and professional educational opportunities, and for other purposes.
S. 238
At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. McConnell) was added as a cosponsor of S. 238, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to authorize the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to issue oleoresin capsicum spray to officers and employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
S. 314
At the request of Mr. Grassley, the names of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. 314, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.
S. 423
At the request of Ms. Heitkamp, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 423, a bill to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice requirement.
S. 553
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 553, a bill to marshal resources to undertake a concerted, transformative effort that seeks to bring an end to modern slavery, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. Corker, the name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 553, supra.
S. 569
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Connecticut
(Mr. Murphy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 569, a bill to reauthorize the farm to school program, and for other purposes.
S. 637
At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) was added as a cosponsor of S. 637, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the railroad track maintenance credit.
S. 697
At the request of Mr. Udall, the names of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mr. Alexander) and the Senator from Nebraska (Mrs. Fischer) were added as cosponsors of S. 697, a bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reauthorize and modernize that Act, and for other purposes.
S. 968
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Udall) was added as a cosponsor of S. 968, a bill to require the Commissioner of Social Security to revise the medical and evaluation criteria for determining disability in a person diagnosed with Huntington's Disease and to waive the 24-month waiting period for Medicare eligibility for individuals disabled by Huntington's Disease.
S. 1082
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1082, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes.
S. 1140
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1140, a bill to require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to propose a regulation revising the definition of the term ``waters of the United States'', and for other purposes.
S. 1170
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Ms. Heitkamp) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1170, a bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research, and for other purposes.
S. 1252
At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. 1252, a bill to authorize a comprehensive strategic approach for United States foreign assistance to developing countries to reduce global poverty and hunger, achieve food and nutrition security, promote inclusive, sustainable, agricultural-led economic growth, improve nutritional outcomes, especially for women and children, build resilience among vulnerable populations, and for other purposes.
S. 1261
At the request of Mr. Manchin, the name of the Senator from Nebraska
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1261, a bill to ensure that methods of collecting taxes and fees by private citizens on behalf of State and local governments are fair and effective and do not discriminate against interstate commerce for wireless telecommunications.
S. 1287
At the request of Ms. Hirono, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1287, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for viral hepatitis surveillance, education, and testing in order to prevent deaths from chronic liver disease and liver cancer, and for other purposes.
S. 1493
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1493, a bill to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2015, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. Vitter, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 1493, supra.
S. 1555
At the request of Ms. Hirono, the names of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin) were added as cosponsors of S. 1555, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Filipino veterans of World War II, in recognition of the dedicated service of the veterans during World War II.
S. 1559
At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) and the Senator from Maryland (Ms. Mikulski) were added as cosponsors of S. 1559, a bill to protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by acts of violence or threats of violence against their pets.
S. 1562
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. Tester) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1562, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.
S. 1667
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Minnesota (Mr. Franken) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1667, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the special rules for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities, and for other purposes.
S. 1682
At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1682, a bill to extend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to report on the use by Iran of funds made available through sanctions relief.
S. 1766
At the request of Mr. Schatz, the names of the Senator from Nevada
(Mr. Reid), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Kaine) were added as cosponsors of S. 1766, a bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to review the discharge characterization of former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged by reason of the sexual orientation of the member, and for other purposes.
S. 1798
At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
(Mr. Lankford) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1798, a bill to reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes.
S. 1830
At the request of Mr. Barrasso, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1830, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under part B of the Medicare program, and for other purposes.
S. 1831
At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1831, a bill to revise section 48 of title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes.
S. 1893
At the request of Mr. Alexander, the name of the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Blunt) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1893, a bill to reauthorize and improve programs related to mental health and substance use disorders.
S. 1911
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Rubio) and the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) were added as cosponsors of S. 1911, a bill to implement policies to end preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths globally.
S. 1982
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1982, a bill to authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund the Wall of Remembrance.
S. 2028
At the request of Mr. Paul, the name of the Senator from New Mexico
(Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2028, a bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, to advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, and for other purposes.
S. 2034
At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2034, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status of the victim.
S. 2061
At the request of Mr. Moran, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2061, a bill to designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas.
AMENDMENT NO. 2667
At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Donnelly) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2667 intended to be proposed to H.R. 36, a bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect pain-capable unborn children, and for other purposes.
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