Volume 165, No. 131 covering the 1st Session of the 116th Congress (2019 - 2020) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S5312-S5315 on Aug. 1, 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. 179
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 179, a bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a clinical trial of the effects of cannabis on certain health outcomes of adults with chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder, and for other purposes.
S. 362
At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 362, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform taxation of alcoholic beverages.
S. 373
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 373, a bill to provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces.
S. 430
At the request of Mr. Crapo, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 430, a bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
S. 433
At the request of Ms. Collins, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Cardin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 433, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program.
S. 457
At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 457, a bill to require that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President George H.W. Bush and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Bush.
S. 511
At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 511, a bill to promote and protect from discrimination living organ donors.
S. 518
At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 518, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment.
S. 586
At the request of Mr. Roberts, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 586, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.
S. 638
At the request of Mr. Carper, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Wyden) was added as a cosponsor of S. 638, a bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to designate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes.
S. 655
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Vermont
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 655, a bill to impose additional restrictions on tobacco flavors for use in e-cigarettes.
S. 684
At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Ms. Collins), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Kennedy), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. Schatz), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin), the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) and the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) were added as cosponsors of S. 684, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
S. 706
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 706, 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. 727
At the request of Mr. Coons, the names of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Klobuchar), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan) and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Reed) were added as cosponsors of S. 727, a bill to combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas, and for other purposes.
S. 752
At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 752, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for teacher and school leader quality enhancement and to enhance institutional aid.
S. 775
At the request of Mr. Schatz, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 775, a bill to amend the America COMPETES Act to require certain agencies to develop scientific integrity policies, and for other purposes.
S. 839
At the request of Mr. Kaine, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 839, a bill to extend Federal Pell Grant eligibility of certain short-term programs.
S. 880
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from California (Mrs. Feinstein) were added as cosponsors of S. 880, a bill to provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer's disease care planning services furnished under the Medicare program.
S. 901
At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley), the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. Paul) and the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn) were added as cosponsors of S. 901, a bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to support individuals with younger onset Alzheimer's disease.
S. 903
At the request of Mr. Braun, his name 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. 934
At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 934, a bill to prohibit mandatory or compulsory checkoff programs.
S. 938
At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Isakson) was added as a cosponsor of S. 938, a bill to amend the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of State to report on intercountry adoptions from countries which have significantly reduced adoption rates involving immigration to the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 952
At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of S. 952, a bill to provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes.
S. 962
At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 962, a bill to provide funding for federally qualified health centers and the National Health Service Corps.
S. 970
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 970, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.
S. 1015
At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1015, a bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and make certain revisions to the Standard Occupational Classification System, and for other purposes.
S. 1047
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1047, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to create a dependency and indemnity compensation allowance for surviving spouses receiving dependency and indemnity compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
S. 1088
At the request of Mr. Markey, the name of the Senator from Virginia
(Mr. Kaine) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1088, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes.
S. 1102
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1102, a bill to promote security and energy partnerships in the Eastern Mediterranean, and for other purposes.
S. 1126
At the request of Mrs. Capito, the name of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1126, a bill to provide better care for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their caregivers, while accelerating progress toward prevention strategies, disease modifying treatments, and, ultimately, a cure.
S. 1141
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Alabama
(Mr. Jones) and the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham) were added as cosponsors of S. 1141, a bill to provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and encourage investment.
S. 1157
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1157, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish a scholarship program for educators of rural students and provide for loan forgiveness for rural educators, to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide professional development grants for rural elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.
S. 1159
At the request of Mr. Bennet, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1159, a bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office, and for other purposes.
S. 1161
At the request of Mr. Tester, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1161, a bill to support the education of Indian children.
S. 1168
At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Thune) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1168, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure campus access at public institutions of higher education for religious groups.
S. 1253
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Iowa
(Mr. Grassley), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. Hirono) were added as cosponsors of S. 1253, a bill to apply requirements relating to delivery sales of cigarettes to delivery sales of electronic nicotine delivery systems, and for other purposes.
S. 1307
At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1307, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to improve nutrition in tribal areas, and for other purposes.
S. 1357
At the request of Mr. Brown, the name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1357, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.
S. 1391
At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the names of the Senator from Maine
(Mr. King) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were added as cosponsors of S. 1391, a bill to require reporting regarding certain drug price increases, and for other purposes.
S. 1403
At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1403, a bill to amend the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
S. 1475
At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Arkansas
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1475, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify certain charitable tax provisions.
S. 1563
At the request of Mr. Burr, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1563, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's review and publication of illness and conditions relating to veterans stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and their family members, and for other purposes.
S. 1564
At the request of Mr. Tillis, the names of the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Toomey) and the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-
Smith) were added as cosponsors of S. 1564, a bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission and certain Federal agencies to carry out a study relating to accounting standards, and for other purposes.
S. 1601
At the request of Mr. Blumenthal, the name of the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1601, a bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child safety alert system, and for other purposes.
S. 1612
At the request of Ms. Duckworth, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1612, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to support community college and industry partnerships, and for other purposes.
S. 1615
At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Tennessee
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1615, a bill to amend titles 10 and 37, United States Code, to provide compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components, and for other purposes.
S. 1625
At the request of Mr. Wicker, the name of the Senator from Indiana
(Mr. Young) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1625, a bill to promote the deployment of commercial fifth-generation mobile networks and the sharing of information with communications providers in the United States regarding security risks to the networks of those providers, and for other purposes.
S. 1723
At the request of Mr. Gardner, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1723, a bill to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide for the establishment of a Ski Area Fee Retention Account.
S. 1782
At the request of Mr. Kennedy, the name of the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1782, a bill to add suicide prevention resources to school identification cards.
S. 1822
At the request of Mr. Wicker, the names of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. Van Hollen), the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), the Senator from Arizona (Ms. McSally), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Smith), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Hoeven) were added as cosponsors of S. 1822, a bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the availability of broadband services, and for other purposes.
S. 1886
At the request of Mr. Cruz, the name of the Senator from North Dakota
(Mr. Hoeven) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1886, a bill to restrict security assistance to Lebanon, and for other purposes.
S. 1974
At the request of Mr. Udall, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1974, a bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, and for other purposes.
S. 1982
At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1982, a bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
S. 2001
At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the names of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Cardin), the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) were added as cosponsors of S. 2001, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity.
S. 2026
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2026, a bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to reauthorize the farm to school program, and for other purposes.
S. 2038
At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2038, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and for other purposes.
S. 2039
At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2039, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the issuance of exempt facility bonds for zero-emission vehicle infrastructure.
S. 2040
At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2040, a bill to establish a working group on electric vehicles, and for other purposes.
S. 2041
At the request of Ms. Cortez Masto, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2041, a bill to establish the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System land, National Park System land, and certain related land, and for other purposes.
S. 2108
At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2108, a bill to amend section 6903 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for additional population tiers, and for other purposes.
S. 2112
At the request of Mr. Durbin, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 2112, a bill to enhance the rights of domestic workers, and for other purposes.
S. 2179
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Florida
(Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2179, a bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide social service agencies with the resources to provide services to meet the urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life.
S. 2203
At the request of Mr. Blunt, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2203, a bill to extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization System fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
S. 2238
At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of S. 2238, a bill to protect elections for public office by providing financial support and enhanced security for the infrastructure used to carry out such elections, and for other purposes.
S. 2250
At the request of Ms. Baldwin, the name of the Senator from Illinois
(Ms. Duckworth) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2250, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish State and Indian tribe grants for community colleges and grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions, and for other purposes.
S. 2260
At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2260, a bill to provide for the improvement of domestic infrastructure in order to prevent marine debris, and for other purposes.
S. 2303
At the request of Mr. Leahy, the name of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. Booker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2303, a bill to allow United States citizens and legal residents to travel between the United States and Cuba.
S. 2330
At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, her name and the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) were added as cosponsors of S. 2330, a bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide for congressional oversight of the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and for other purposes.
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On page S5314, August 1, 2019, in the third column, the following appears: At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2330, a bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide for congressional oversight of the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and for other purposes.
The online Record has been corrected to read: At the request of Mrs. Shaheen, her name and the name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) were added as cosponsors of S. 2330, a bill to amend the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act to provide for congressional oversight of the board of directors of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and to protect amateur athletes from emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and for other purposes.
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At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. Cortez Masto) and the Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) were added as cosponsors of S. 2330, supra.
S. 2353
At the request of Mr. Peters, the name of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2353, a bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes.
S. 2355
At the request of Mr. Cardin, the name of the Senator from Wisconsin
(Ms. Baldwin) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2355, a bill to eliminate racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling by law enforcement, and for other purposes.
S. 2364
At the request of Mr. Sullivan, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2364, a bill to enhance domestic marine debris response, and for other purposes.
S. 2372
At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Oregon
(Mr. Merkley) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2372, a bill to enhance global engagement to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
S. 2389
At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2389, a bill to provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations.
S. 2390
At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from New York
(Mrs. Gillibrand) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2390, a bill to prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes.
S. 2403
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of S. 2403, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to provide loans for the acquisition of electric buses and related infrastructure.
S. RES. 252
At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from Montana (Mr. Tester) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Ms. Warren) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 252, a resolution designating September 2019 as National Democracy Month as a time to reflect on the contributions of the system of government of the United States to a more free and stable world.
S. RES. 298
At the request of Mr. Lee, the names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. Ernst) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 298, a resolution concurring with the decision to withdraw the United States from the INF Treaty, and for other purposes.
S. RES. 299
At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from Washington (Ms. Cantwell) and the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Wyden) were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 299, a resolution designating the first week in August 2019 as ``World Breastfeeding Week'', and designating August 2019 as ``National Breastfeeding Month''.
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