Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., May 21, 2020)
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated May 21, 2020, at page S2586, listing introduced bills, submitted resolutions and Additional Cosponsors. The bills include S. 3829 on global health security, S. 3830 by Mr. Sullivan on United States Pandemic Bonds, S. 3831 on an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, S. 3839 on a post office in Kokomo, S. 3840 on the continuity of the food supply chain, and S. 3841 on protecting 2020 recovery rebates. S. Res. 596 expresses the sense of the Senate that the Hong Kong national security law would violate the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The page ends with remarks on California water and a heritage month resolution.
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S2586 CORRECTION CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2020
S. 3829. A bill to advance the global health to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Day on May 3, 2020; to the Committee on
security and diplomacy objectives of the and Transportation. Foreign Relations.
United States, improve coordination among By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. LEE,
the relevant Federal departments and agen- BRAUN): Mr. COTTON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms.
cies implementing United States foreign as- S. 3839. A bill to designate the facility of MCSALLY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. WICKER,
sistance for global health security, and more the United States Postal Service located at Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr.
effectively enable partner countries to 2719 South Webster Street in Kokomo, Indi- RUBIO, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. DAINES):
strengthen and sustain resilient health sys- ana, as the ‘‘Opha May Johnson Post Office’’; S. Res. 596. A resolution expressing the
tems and supply chains with the resources, to the Committee on Homeland Security and sense of the Senate that the Hong Kong na-
capacity, and personnel required to prevent, Governmental Affairs. tional security law proposed by the Govern-
detect, mitigate, and respond to infectious By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. ment of the People’s Republic of China would
disease threats before they become LEAHY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, violate the obligations of that government
pandemics, and for other purposes; to the Mr. BENNET, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declara-
Committee on Foreign Relations. CASEY, Ms. SMITH, Mr. DURBIN, and tion and the Hong Kong Basic Law and call-
By Mr. SULLIVAN: Mr. SCHUMER): ing upon all free nations of the world to
S. 3830. A bill to amend title 31, United S. 3840. A bill to protect the continuity of stand with the people of Hong Kong; to the
States Code, to authorize the issuance of the food supply chain of the United States in Committee on Foreign Relations.
United States Pandemic Bonds to aid in the response to COVID–19, and for other pur- By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr.
funding of relief efforts related to poses; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- JONES, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina,
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19); to the trition, and Forestry. Mr. CASEY, Mr. BURR, Mrs. GILLI-
Committee on Finance. By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. BRAND, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr.
By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. BROWN, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. SCOTT of BLUMENTHAL, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. WAR-
SCHATZ, and Mr. KING): South Carolina): REN, Mr. HAWLEY, Ms. SINEMA, Mr.
S. 3831. A bill to authorize the position of S. 3841. A bill to protect 2020 recovery re- BRAUN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. SCOTT of Flor-
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel bates for individuals from assignment or gar- ida, and Mr. GRASSLEY):
and Tourism, to statutorily establish the nishment, and for other purposes; to the S. Res. 597. A resolution designating May
United States Travel and Tourism Advisory Committee on Finance. 2020 as ‘‘Older Americans Month’’; considered
Board, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. WICKER: and agreed to.
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- S. 3842. A bill to require the Secretary of By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms.
tation. Transportation to establish a pilot program STABENOW, Mr. JONES, Mr. LANKFORD,
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. to provide assistance to certain entities in Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. VAN HOL-
YOUNG): rural communities, and for other purposes; LEN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
S. 3832. A bill to establish a new Direc- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr.
torate for Technology in the redesignated and Transportation. BLUNT, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr.
National Science and Technology Founda- By Mr. MENENDEZ: SULLIVAN, Mr. SCOTT of South Caro-
tion, to establish a regional technology hub S. 3843. A bill to establish a positive agen- lina, Mr. WICKER, Ms. HARRIS, Mr.
program, to require a strategy and report on da and framework for the future of arms con- CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. WYDEN, Ms.
economic security, science, research, and in- trol with the Russian Federation and the SINEMA, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. INHOFE, Mrs.
novation, and for other purposes; to the People’s Republic of China; to the Com- FEINSTEIN, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. ERNST,
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and mittee on Foreign Relations. and Mr. ENZI):
Pensions. By Mr. MENENDEZ: S. Res. 598. A resolution recognizing Na-
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. S. 3844. A bill to require a study conducted tional Foster Care Month as an opportunity
CARDIN, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, by the Secretary of State on the future of to raise awareness about the challenges of
Mr. DURBIN, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. arms control with the People’s Republic of children in the foster care system, and en-
DAINES, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. BRAUN, and China; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- couraging Congress to implement policies to
Mrs. BLACKBURN): tions. improve the lives of children in the foster
S. 3833. A bill to extend the loan forgive- By Mr. THUNE: care system; considered and agreed to.
ness period for the paycheck protection pro- S.J. Res. 74. A joint resolution requesting By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and
gram, and for other purposes; read the first the Secretary of the Interior to authorize a Mr. INHOFE):
time. unique and 1-time arrangement for certain S. Res. 599. A resolution honoring the life
By Mr. BRAUN: displays on Mount Rushmore National Me-
S. 3834. A bill to require the Secretary of and legacy of Judge Lee Roy West; consid-
morial relating to the centennial of the rati- ered and agreed to.
the Treasury to provide estimates of the use fication of the 19th Amendment to the Con-
of taxpayer funds by the United States Gov- By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr.
stitution of the United States during the pe- RUBIO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr.
ernment, and for other purposes; to the Com- riod beginning August 18, 2020, and ending on
mittee on Finance. KAINE, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. COONS, Mr.
September 30, 2020; to the Committee on En- CORNYN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. BLACK-
By Mr. CRUZ: ergy and Natural Resources.
S. 3835. A bill to prohibit the use of funds BURN, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. COLLINS, and
for the production of films by United States f Mr. CASEY):
companies that alter content for screening S. Res. 600. A resolution recognizing wid-
in the People’s Republic of China, and for SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND ening threats to freedom of the press and ex-
other purposes; to the Committee on Home- SENATE RESOLUTIONS pression around the world, reaffirming the
land Security and Governmental Affairs. centrality of a free and independent press to
The following concurrent resolutions the health of free societies and democracies,
By Ms. MCSALLY: and Senate resolutions were read, and
S. 3836. A bill to prohibit the use of funds and reaffirming freedom of the press as a pri-
to purchase drones manufactured in the Peo- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: ority of the United States in promoting de-
ple’s Republic of China or by Chinese state- By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself and mocracy, human rights, and good governance
controlled entities; to the Committee on Ms. ERNST): in commemoration of World Press Freedom
Foreign Relations. S. Res. 594. A resolution calling for the Day on May 3, 2020; to the Committee on
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, payments to States for the Child Care and Foreign Relations
Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. Development Block Grant program to be suf-
ERNST, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. COTTON, ficient to cover losses experienced by child f
and Mr. CRUZ): care providers due to the COVID–19 pan-
S. 3837. A bill to require a thorough na- demic; to the Committee on Health, Edu-
tional security evaluation and clearance by cation, Labor, and Pensions. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
the Department of Homeland Security, the By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. S. 636
Department of State, and the Federal Bu- RUBIO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
reau of Investigation of all Chinese student KAINE, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. COONS, Mr.
name of the Senator from Connecticut
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visa holders currently in the United States CORNYN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. BLACK-
before issuing any new student visas to na- BURN, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. COLLINS, and
(Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor
tionals of the People’s Republic of China; to Mr. CASEY): of S. 636, a bill to designate Venezuela
the Committee on the Judiciary. S. Res. 595. A resolution recognizing wid- under section 244 of the Immigration
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. MUR- ening threats to freedoms of the press and and Nationality Act to permit nation-
KOWSKI, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. PETERS, expression around the world, reaffirming the als of Venezuela to be eligible for tem-
Mr. KING, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. CRAMER, centrality of a free and independent press to porary protected status under such sec-
and Mr. MARKEY): the health of free societies and democracies, tion.
S. 3838. A bill to provide for the expansion and reaffirming freedom of the press as a pri-
S. 685
of the Rural Health Care Program of the ority of the United States in promoting de-
Federal Communications Commission in re- mocracy, human rights, and good governance At the request of Mr. LEE, the name
sponse to COVID–19, and for other purposes; in commemoration of World Press Freedom of the Senator from California (Mrs.
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FEINSTEIN) was added as a cosponsor of (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 685, a bill to amend the Inspector of S. 3103, a bill to amend title XVIII of 3622, a bill to waive the cost share re-
General Act of 1978 relative to the pow- the Social Security Act to restore quirement for Indian Tribes receiving
ers of the Department of Justice In- State authority to waive for certain fa- disaster assistance relating to COVID–
spector General. cilities the 35-mile rule for designating 19, and for other purposes.
S. 944 critical access hospitals under the S. 3650
At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the Medicare program. At the request of Ms. SMITH, the
name of the Senator from New Mexico S. 3287 name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.
(Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. ENZI, the names SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S.
sor of S. 944, a bill to enhance the secu- of the Senator from New Hampshire 3650, a bill to amend the Indian Health
rity operations of the Transportation (Ms. HASSAN) and the Senator from Care Improvement Act to deem em-
Security Administration and the sta- Georgia (Mrs. LOEFFLER) were added as ployees of urban Indian organizations
bility of the transportation security cosponsors of S. 3287, a bill to modify as part of the Public Health Service for
workforce by applying a unified per- the governmentwide financial manage- certain purposes, and for other pur-
sonnel system under title 5, United ment plan, and for other purposes. poses.
States Code, to employees of the S. 3308 S. 3652
Transportation Security Administra- At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the At the request of Ms. SMITH, the
tion who are responsible for screening names of the Senator from California name of the Senator from Vermont
passengers and property, and for other (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator from (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor
purposes. Iowa (Ms. ERNST) and the Senator from of S. 3652, a bill to allow 2020 recovery
S. 1066 New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER) were added as rebates with respect to qualifying chil-
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the cosponsors of S. 3308, a bill to amend dren over the age of 16 and other de-
name of the Senator from Minnesota title 37, United States Code, to stand- pendents.
(Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- ardize payment of hazardous duty in- S. 3672
sponsor of S. 1066, a bill to provide an centive pay for members of the reserve At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the
increased allocation of funding under components of the Armed Forces, and name of the Senator from New Jersey
certain programs for assistance in per- for other purposes. (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor
sistent poverty counties, and for other S. 3360 of S. 3672, a bill to provide States and
purposes. At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the Indian Tribes with flexibility in admin-
S. 1620
name of the Senator from Mississippi istering the temporary assistance for
(Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- needy families program due to the pub-
At the request of Mr. KING, the name
sponsor of S. 3360, a bill to establish lic health emergency with respect to
of the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) was
the National Center for the Advance- the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), to
added as a cosponsor of S. 1620, a bill to
ment of Aviation. make emergency grants to States and
amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act
S. 3599 Indian Tribes to provide financial sup-
to exempt from inspection the slaugh-
At the request of Mr. PERDUE, the port for low-income individuals af-
ter of animals and the preparation of
names of the Senator from California fected by that public health emer-
carcasses conducted at a custom
(Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from gency, and for other purposes.
slaughter facility, and for other pur-
poses. New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) were added as S. 3685
cosponsors of S. 3599, a bill to enhance At the request of Mr. BROWN, the
S. 1781
our Nation’s nurse and physician work- name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr.
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the force during the COVID–19 crisis by re- KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S.
name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. capturing unused immigrant visas. 3685, a bill to provide emergency rental
PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3612 assistance under the Emergency Solu-
S. 1781, a bill to authorize appropria- tions Grants program of the Secretary
At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the
tions for the Department of State for of Housing and Urban Development in
names of the Senator from North Caro-
fiscal years 2020 through 2022 to provide response to the public health emer-
lina (Mr. BURR), the Senator from Kan-
assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, gency resulting from the coronavirus,
sas (Mr. MORAN) and the Senator from
and Honduras through bilateral com- and for other purposes.
West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) were added
pacts to increase protection of women
as cosponsors of S. 3612, a bill to clarify S. 3701
and children in their homes and com-
for purposes of the Internal Revenue At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the
munities and reduce female homicides,
Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus name of the Senator from Maryland
domestic violence, and sexual assault.
assistance does not affect the tax (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co-
S. 2085
treatment of ordinary business ex- sponsor of S. 3701, a bill to require the
At the request of Mr. CRAMER, the penses. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
name of the Senator from Mississippi S. 3616 Communications and Information, in
(Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the consultation with the Secretary of
sponsor of S. 2085, a bill to authorize name of the Senator from Mississippi Education, to promulgate regulations
the Secretary of Education to award (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor to provide support to institutions of
grants to eligible entities to carry out of S. 3616, a bill to amend title 38, higher education for the provision of
educational programs about the Holo- United States Code, to provide for the certain equipment and services to stu-
caust, and for other purposes. inclusion of certain emblems on dents of those institutions, and for
S. 3056 headstones and markers furnished for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the veterans by the Secretary of Veterans S. 3704
names of the Senator from Washington Affairs, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
(Mrs. MURRAY) and the Senator from S. 3620 name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as At the request of Mr. REED, the COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
cosponsors of S. 3056, a bill to designate names of the Senator from California 3704, a bill to amend the Scientific and
as wilderness certain Federal portions (Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Hawaii Advanced-Technology Act of 1992 to
of the red rock canyons of the Colorado (Ms. HIRONO) and the Senator from further support advanced technological
Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) were manufacturing, and for other purposes.
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the State of Utah for the benefit of added as cosponsors of S. 3620, a bill to S. 3713
present and future generations of peo- establish a Housing Assistance Fund at At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the
ple in the United States. the Department of the Treasury. name of the Senator from Delaware
S. 3103 S. 3622 (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the of S. 3713, a bill to require the Sec-
name of the Senator from Minnesota name of the Senator from Maine (Ms. retary of Defense to provide to certain
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members of the National Guard serving STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED acre-feet per year on average. While
on active service in response to the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS parts of the California Aqueduct are
coronavirus (COVID–19) the transi- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: State-owned, the majority of the re-
tional health benefits provided to S. 3811. A bill to provide financial as- pairs are on its federally owned por-
members of the reserve components sistance for projects to address certain tion.
separating from active duty. subsidence impacts in the State of The bill would also authorize $200
S. 3714 California, and for other purposes; to million in additional funding for the
At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the the Committee on Energy and Natural Environmental Restoration Goal of the
name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Resources. San Joaquin River settlement. This
ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I provision will ensure that the bill helps
3714, a bill to extend the covered period rise to speak in support of the Restora- to restore not only the San Joaquin
for loan forgiveness and the rehiring tion of Essential Conveyance Act, Valley’s water supply, but also its na-
period under the CARES Act, and for which I introduced today. Representa- tive salmon runs. I think it is appro-
other purposes. tives TJ COX and JIM COSTA, both priate that we consider legislation that
S. 3727 Democrats of California, have intro- would benefit both our water supply
At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, duced companion legislation in the and the environment.
his name was added as a cosponsor of House. Benefits of the bill: If the Federal
S. 3727, a bill to provide for cash re- This legislation would help Cali- Government covers a portion of the
funds for canceled airline flights and fornia water users and California’s na- cost of restoring these three essential
tickets during the COVID–19 emer- tion-leading agricultural industry com- Federal canals for conveying flood-
gency. ply with a recent State requirement to waters, it will give local farmers a
S. 3732 end the overpumping of groundwater. fighting chance to bring their ground-
At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the The stakes are huge: Bringing ground- water basins into balance without
name of the Senator from South Caro- water into balance will reduce the being forced to retire massive amounts
lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- water supply of the San Joaquin Valley of land.
sponsor of S. 3732, a bill to amend title by about 2 million acre-feet per year. Critically, the ability to deliver
18, United States Code, to further pro- Unless local water agencies and the floodwaters through restored Federal
tect officers and employees of the State and Federal governments take canals will allow the water districts to
United States, and for other purposes. action, a recent U.C. Berkeley study invest in their own turnouts, pumps,
S. 3749
has projected severe impacts from detention basins and other ground-
At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, these water supply losses: 798,000 acres water recharge projects. The South
the names of the Senator from Massa- of land would have to be retired from Valley Water Association, which covers
chusetts (Ms. WARREN), the Senator agricultural production, nearly one- just a small part of the Valley, pro-
from Illinois (Mr. DURBIN), the Senator sixth of the working farmland in an vided my office with a list of 36 such
from Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY), the area that produces half the fruit and projects for its area alone.
Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN), vegetables grown in the Nation; and
The Public Policy Institute of Cali-
the Senator from California (Ms. HAR- $5.9 billion would be lost in annual
fornia, or PPIC, has determined that
RIS), the Senator from Hawaii (Ms.
farm income.
How the bill would help: One of the groundwater recharge projects are the
HIRONO) and the Senator from Min- best option to help the San Joaquin
most cost-effective and efficient ways
nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) were added as Valley comply with the new state
to restore groundwater balance is to
cosponsors of S. 3749, a bill to protect groundwater pumping law. PPIC
convey floodwaters to farmlands where
the privacy of health information dur- projects that the Valley can make up
they can recharge the aquifer. Cali-
ing a national health emergency. 300,000 to 500,000 acre feet of its ground-
fornia has the most variable precipita-
S. 3752
tion of any State. When we get massive water deficit through recharge
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the storms from atmospheric rivers, there projects.
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. is plenty of runoff to recharge Job Losses if We Take No Action: A
SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. aquifers—but only if we can effectively forthcoming study commissioned by
3752, a bill to amend title VI of the So- convey the floodwaters throughout the the coalition group called the ‘‘Water
cial Security Act to establish a San Joaquin Valley to recharge areas. Blueprint for the San Joaquin Valley’’
Coronavirus Local Community Sta- Here is where the challenge arises. estimates that required reductions in
bilization Fund. For a variety of reasons, the ground be- groundwater could cause a loss of up to
S. RES. 579 neath the major canals has dropped by 42,000 farm and agricultural jobs in the
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the as much as 10 to 20 feet which has San Joaquin Valley. Another 40,000
name of the Senator from California caused canals designed to convey flood- jobs or more could be lost statewide
(Ms. HARRIS) was added as a cosponsor waters to buckle and drop in many each year due to reductions in valley
of S. Res. 579, a resolution encouraging places. Other parts of the canals have agricultural production, putting the
the international community to re- not subsided, so the water gets stuck in total at approximately 85,000 jobs
main committed to collaboration and the low points. statewide. Most of these impacts will
coordination to mitigate and prevent As a result, these essential canals for fall disproportionately on economi-
the further spread of COVID–19 and conveying floodwaters have lost as cally disadvantaged communities.
urging renewed United States leader- much as 60 percent of their conveyance These impacts will be significant un-
ship and participation in any global ef- capacity. The bill I am introducing less we address them through collabo-
forts on therapeutics and vaccine de- today would provide Federal assistance rative planning, policies, infrastruc-
velopment and delivery to address to help fix these Federal canals. ture, recharge, and necessary financial
COVID–19 and prevent further deaths, Specifically, the bill would authorize support.
and for other purposes. $600 million in Federal funding-cost Friant-Kern Canal: Let me now turn
S. RES. 589 share for three major projects to repair to the three critical canals that the
At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the Federal canals damaged by subsidence bill would authorize assistance to re-
name of the Senator from New Hamp- to achieve their lost capacity: $200 mil- store. The Friant-Kern Canal is a key
shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- lion for the Friant-Kern Canal, which feature of the Friant Division of the
sponsor of S. Res. 589, a resolution rec- would move an additional 100,000 acre- Federal Central Valley Project on the
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ognizing the significance of Asian/Pa- feet per year on average; $200 million Eastside of the San Joaquin Valley.
cific American Heritage Month as an for the Delta Mendota Canal, which For nearly 70 years, the Friant Divi-
important time to celebrate the sig- would move an additional 62,000 acre- sion successfully kept groundwater ta-
nificant contributions of Asian Ameri- feet per year on average; and $200 mil- bles stable on the Eastside. This pro-
cans and Pacific Islanders to the his- lion for California Aqueduct repairs, vided a sustainable source of water for
tory of the United States. which would move an additional 205,000 farms and for thousands of Californians
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