Congressional Record, Senate, May 11, 2020, Page S2343 — Resolutions and Amendments Submitted
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated May 11, 2020, at page S2343, listing introduced bills and resolutions. It includes S. 3684 by Mr. Wyden, a bill to make supplemental appropriations for several Departments for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and two joint resolutions by Mr. Boozman, S.J. Res. 72 and S.J. Res. 73, on citizen regents of the Smithsonian Institution. It prints S. Res. 568, submitted by Ms. Collins and others, whose preamble honors teachers and education staff and which was considered and agreed to, and a resolution honoring public servants. The page also lists cosponsor additions and amendment SA 1582 to the bill S. 249.
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May 11, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2343
outbreak of COVID–19, and for other pur- Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) and the Senator BUCHAR, Mr. REED, Mr. VAN HOLLEN,
poses; to the Committee on Finance. from Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) were Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. SHA-
By Mr. WYDEN: added as cosponsors of S. 2746, a bill to HEEN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. DUR-
S. 3684. A bill to make supplemental appro-
priations for the Departments of Agri- require the Director of the Federal Bu- BIN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. BALDWIN,
culture, the Interior, Homeland Security, reau of Investigation to provide infor- Mr. BRAUN, Mr. KING, Mr. BOOZMAN,
Labor, and Commerce for the fiscal year end- mation on suicide rates in law enforce- Mr. BOOKER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr.
ing September 30, 2020, and for other pur- ment, and for other purposes. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. MURPHY,
poses; to the Committee on Appropriations. S. 3434 Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. JONES, Mr. RUBIO, Mr.
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. HASSAN, Mr.
LEAHY, and Mr. PERDUE): At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO,
S.J. Res. 72. A joint resolution providing the name of the Senator from Vermont PETERS, Mr. CARPER, Mr. COONS, Ms.
for the reappointment of Michael M. Lynton (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor WARREN, Mr. KAINE, and Mrs. FEIN-
as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of of S. 3434, a bill to make Federal law STEIN) submitted the following resolu-
the Smithsonian Institution; to the Com- enforcement officer peer support com- tion; which was considered and agreed
mittee on Rules and Administration. munications confidential, and for other to:
By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. S. RES. 568
LEAHY, and Mr. PERDUE):
purposes.
S.J. Res. 73. A joint resolution providing S. 3612 Whereas education and knowledge are the
for the appointment of Franklin D. Raines as At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the foundation of the current and future
a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of strength of the United States;
names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
the Smithsonian Institution; to the Com- Whereas teachers and other education staff
ROSEN), the Senator from Idaho (Mr. have earned and deserve the respect of their
mittee on Rules and Administration.
CRAPO), the Senator from South Da- students and communities for the selfless
f kota (Mr. THUNE), the Senator from dedication of the teachers and staff to com-
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Alabama (Mr. JONES) and the Senator munity service and the futures of the chil-
SENATE RESOLUTIONS from Idaho (Mr. RISCH) were added as dren of the United States;
cosponsors of S. 3612, a bill to clarify Whereas, despite school closures due to the
The following concurrent resolutions COVID–19 pandemic, teachers and other edu-
and Senate resolutions were read, and for purposes of the Internal Revenue
cation staff have stepped up in new ways to
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus
support their students and communities, in-
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. assistance does not affect the tax cluding by—
BROWN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mrs. MURRAY, treatment of ordinary business ex- (1) coordinating remote learning;
Ms. ROSEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. penses. (2) supporting the mental health of stu-
KLOBUCHAR, Mr. REED, Mr. VAN HOL- S. 3624 dents;
LEN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. (3) providing meals to students in need;
At the request of Mr. COONS, the
SHAHEEN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. and
names of the Senator from Virginia (4) distributing technology to students;
DURBIN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. KING, Mr. BOOZ-
(Mr. KAINE), the Senator from New Jer- Whereas the purposes of National Teacher
MAN, Mr. BOOKER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. sey (Mr. BOOKER), the Senator from Appreciation Week, celebrated from May 4,
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. MUR- Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) and the 2020, through May 8, 2020, are—
PHY, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. JONES, Mr. Senator from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN) (1) to raise public awareness of the
RUBIO, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. were added as cosponsors of S. 3624, a unquantifiable contributions of teachers; and
HASSAN, Mr. PETERS, Mr. CARPER, (2) to promote greater respect and under-
bill to amend the national service laws
Mr. COONS, Ms. WARREN, Mr. KAINE, standing for the teaching profession; and
to prioritize national service programs Whereas students, schools, communities,
and Mrs. FEINSTEIN):
S. Res. 568. A resolution recognizing the
and projects that are directly related and a number of organizations representing
roles and contributions of the teachers of the to the response to and recovery from educators are recognizing the importance of
United States in building and enhancing the the COVID–19 public health emergency, teachers during National Teacher Apprecia-
civic, cultural, and economic well-being of and for other purposes. tion Week: Now, therefore, be it
the United States; considered and agreed to. S. RES. 542
Resolved, That the Senate—
By Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr. (1) thanks the teachers of the United
At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the States; and
LANKFORD, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. PETERS,
Mr. CARPER, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. HAR- name of the Senator from Maryland (2) promotes the profession of teaching and
RIS, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. HASSAN, and Mr. (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor the contributions of educators by encour-
CARDIN): of S. Res. 542, a resolution commemo- aging students, parents, school administra-
S. Res. 569. A resolution expressing the rating the 75th anniversary of the lib- tors, and public officials to recognize Na-
sense of the Senate that, during Public Serv- eration of the Dachau concentration tional Teacher Appreciation Week.
ice Recognition Week, public servants should camp during World War II. f
be commended for their dedication and con-
tinued service to the United States; consid- S. RES. 560 SENATE RESOLUTION 569—EX-
ered and agreed to. At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE
f names of the Senator from Alabama SENATE THAT, DURING PUBLIC
(Mr. JONES) and the Senator from New SERVICE RECOGNITION WEEK,
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) were added PUBLIC SERVANTS SHOULD BE
S. 249 as cosponsors of S. Res. 560, a resolu- COMMENDED FOR THEIR DEDICA-
At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the tion recognizing and supporting the TION AND CONTINUED SERVICE
name of the Senator from Georgia goals and ideals of National Sexual As- TO THE UNITED STATES
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- sault Awareness and Prevention
sor of S. 249, a bill to direct the Sec- Ms. SINEMA (for herself, Mr.
Month. LANKFORD, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. PETERS,
retary of State to develop a strategy to f
regain observer status for Taiwan in Mr. CARPER, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. HARRIS,
the World Health Organization, and for SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Ms. ROSEN, Ms. HASSAN, and Mr.
other purposes. CARDIN) submitted the following reso-
S. 1554 lution; which was considered and
SENATE RESOLUTION 568—RECOG- agreed to:
At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the
name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. NIZING THE ROLES AND CON- S. RES. 569
MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor TRIBUTIONS OF THE TEACHERS Whereas the week of May 3 through May 9,
of S. 1554, a bill to provide for an auto- OF THE UNITED STATES IN 2020, has been designated as ‘‘Public Service
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matic acquisition of United States citi- BUILDING AND ENHANCING THE Recognition Week’’ to honor employees of
zenship for certain internationally CIVIC, CULTURAL, AND ECO- the Federal Government and State and local
NOMIC WELL-BEING OF THE governments and members of the uniformed
adopted individuals, and for other pur-
UNITED STATES services;
poses. Whereas millions of public servants have
S. 2746 Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. worked and continue to work to help the
At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, BROWN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mrs. MURRAY, United States overcome the challenges from
the names of the Senator from North Ms. ROSEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. KLO- the COVID–19 pandemic;
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S2344 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 11, 2020
Whereas Public Service Recognition Week (1) are committed to doing their jobs re- times potentially putting themselves
provides an opportunity to recognize and gardless of the circumstances; and at risk, to continue those daily oper-
promote the important contributions of pub- (2) contribute greatly to the security of the
United States and the world;
ations of our society and provide crit-
lic servants and to honor the diverse men
Whereas public servants have bravely ical rapid relief to this immense na-
and women who meet the needs of the United
States through work at all levels of govern- fought in armed conflicts in the defense of tional crisis. At the Federal level, they
ment and as members of the uniformed serv- the United States and its ideals and deserve have dutifully taken on the respon-
ices; the care and benefits they have earned sibilities charged upon them by Con-
Whereas millions of individuals work in through their honorable service; gress through the CARES Act. Thou-
government service and as members of the Whereas public servants— sands of workers at the Department of
uniformed services, in every State, county, (1) have much to offer, as demonstrated by
their expertise and innovative ideas; and Treasury and Small Business Adminis-
and city across the United States and in hun- tration, making due with insufficient
dreds of cities abroad; (2) serve as examples by passing on institu-
tional knowledge to train the next genera- staff and resources, are playing an in-
Whereas public service is a noble calling
tion of public servants; and strumental role in responding to the
involving a variety of challenging and re-
Whereas the week of May 3 through May 9, economic downturn by distributing bil-
warding professions;
2020, marks the 36th anniversary of Public lions of dollars in stimulus payments
Whereas the ability of the Federal Govern-
Service Recognition Week: Now, therefore,
ment and State and local governments to be to individuals and loans to small busi-
be it
responsive, innovative, and effective depends Resolved, That the Senate— nesses. At the state level, workers of
on the outstanding performance of dedicated (1) supports the designation of the week of State unemployment insurance agen-
public servants; May 3 through May 9, 2020, as ‘‘Public Serv- cies now face truly historic demands of
Whereas the United States has recently re- ice Recognition Week’’; their abilities as the unemployment
affirmed the critical importance of public (2) commends public servants for their out-
service employees in responding to public rate approaches levels not seen since
standing contributions to the United States the end of the Second World War. De-
health and economic challenges; during Public Service Recognition Week and
Whereas the United States is a great and spite the stress, despite the technical
throughout the year, especially in 2020 dur-
prosperous country, and public service em- ing the ongoing COVID–19 crisis; challenges, and indeed despite the sys-
ployees contribute significantly to that (3) salutes government employees and tem infrastructure that makes it ex-
greatness and prosperity; members of the uniformed services for their ceedingly difficult for applicants to re-
Whereas the United States benefits daily unyielding dedication to, and enthusiasm ceive benefits in the first place, these
from the knowledge and skills of the highly for, public service; workers are doing everything they can
trained individuals who work in public serv- (4) honors government employees and
ice; to make the system work for people.
members of the uniformed services who have And at the county and local levels,
Whereas public servants— given their lives and health in service to
(1) fight disease, including COVID–19, and public servants are striving to ensure
their communities, States, Tribes, and the
promote better health; compliance with special quarantine or-
(2) promote economic stability and growth; United States;
(5) calls upon a new generation to consider ders and offering testing and other
(3) defend the freedom of the people of the
United States and advance the interests of a career in public service as an honorable emergency services.
the United States around the world; profession; The United States will undoubtedly
(4) provide vital strategic support func- (6) encourages efforts to promote public overcome this pandemic. But we must
tions to the Armed Forces and serve in the service careers at every level of government; recognize that it would not happen
reserve components of the Armed Forces; and without our public servants. We have
(5) fight crime and fires; (7) supports efforts to promote an efficient the example of Nancy Sullivan, resi-
(6) ensure equal access to secure, efficient, and effective public service that serves the
and affordable mail service; people of the United States.
dent of Bethesda, Maryland and an em-
(7) deliver benefits under the Social Secu- ployee at the National Institutes of
Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, in honor
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), including ben- Health, honored this year as a finalist
of Public Service Recognition Week, I
efits under the Medicare program under title for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to
XVIII of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); rise to express my gratitude and appre-
America Medals for developing a high-
(8) protect the environment and parks in ciation for the millions of men and
ly effective medical treatment for the
the United States; women who serve as Federal, State,
(9) enforce laws guaranteeing equal em- county, and local government employ- deadly Ebola virus that ravaged Africa
ployment opportunity and healthy working ees across the United States of Amer- between 2014 and 2016. I have no doubt
conditions; ica. Since 1985, Public Service Recogni- that we today enjoy the service of
(10) defend and secure critical infrastruc- brave public servants who will con-
ture;
tion Week has brought communities
together to give tribute to our Nation’s tribute similarly in finding a break-
(11) help the people of the United States re-
public servants on the first week of through for COVID–19. Or for that mat-
spond to and recover from natural disasters,
pandemics, and terrorist attacks; May. I am proud to be a co-sponsor of ter, the innumerable public servants
(12) teach and work in schools and librar- the annual Senate resolution marking across our Nation, across countless
ies; this occasion each year, and I thank fields and areas of expertise, from sen-
(13) develop new technologies and explore ior executives to call center workers,
Senators SINEMA and LANKFORD for
the Earth, the Moon, and space to help im- each in their own way working for the
prove knowledge on how the world changes;
their leadership in introducing this
(14) improve and secure transportation sys- year’s edition, which the Senate will public interest of America.
tems; and pass momentarily. Public Service Recognition Week
(15) assist veterans of the Armed Forces; We must never take for granted that therefore bears a special significance in
Whereas members of the uniformed serv- public servants are committed to serv- 2020. It is my hope that amidst the pan-
ices and civilian employees at all levels of ing the public. In a time of unprece- demic, we are able to reflect on the ab-
government— dented crisis, with millions working solutely essential role our public serv-
(1) make significant contributions to the
from home and the real risk of falling ants play, and that this does not go for-
general welfare of the United States; and
(2) are on the front lines in the fight to de- victim to disease by going into the gotten once we emerge from this crisis.
feat terrorism and other threats to the secu- workplace, public servants work for us. The men and women who make up our
rity of the United States, and maintain In more ordinary times, with people public service are fighting for us every
homeland security; less concerned but still dependent on day, just as they were before the crisis,
Whereas public servants work in a profes- essential public goods such as clean and just as they will be afterward. Ei-
sional manner to build relationships with water, schools, and a safe community, ther we can take their work for grant-
other countries and cultures in order to bet- public servants work for us. The ed or, perhaps, we can remember to
ter represent the interests and promote the
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COVID–19 pandemic only makes more fight for them, too.
ideals of the United States;
apparent what has always been true: f
Whereas public servants alert Congress and
the public to government waste, fraud, and we owe so much, from the daily oper-
ations of our society to the rapid relief AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND
abuse, and dangers to public health;
Whereas the individuals serving in the uni- to emergencies, to the men and women PROPOSED
formed services, as well as the skilled trade who form our public service. SA 1582. Mr. MCCONNELL (for Mr. INHOFE)
and craft employees of the Federal Govern- Now more than ever, public servants proposed an amendment to the bill S. 249, to
ment who provide support to their efforts— are working on the front lines, often direct the Secretary of State to develop a
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