Submitted Resolutions (Cong. Rec., May 21, 2020)
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Senate pages of the Congressional Record for May 21, 2020, at page S2605, headed Submitted Resolutions. Mrs. Loeffler, for herself and Ms. Ernst, submits Senate Resolution 594, calling for payments to States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant program to be sufficient to cover losses experienced by child care providers due to the COVID–19 pandemic. Mr. Menendez, for himself and other senators, submits Senate Resolution 595 on widening threats to freedoms of the press and expression around the world. A further resolution on the centennial of the 19th Amendment requests that the Secretary of the Interior authorize an arrangement entitled "LOOK UP TO HER at Mount Rushmore".
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May 21, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2605
Whereas, on August 18, 1920, the 36th State costs of child care, and a lack of access to SENATE RESOLUTION 595—RECOG-
approved the 19th Amendment to the Con- child care, including a lack of access in child NIZING WIDENING THREATS TO
stitution of the United States, satisfying the care deserts; FREEDOMS OF THE PRESS AND
constitutional threshold of passage in 3/4 of Whereas in the months before the pan- EXPRESSION AROUND THE
the States; demic, the Child Care and Development
Whereas, on August 26, 1920, Secretary of WORLD, REAFFIRMING THE CEN-
Block Grant program provided access to af-
State Bainbridge Colby certified the 19th TRALITY OF A FREE AND INDE-
fordable child care each month to nearly
Amendment to the Constitution of the 850,000 families, and over 1,400,000 children;
PENDENT PRESS TO THE
United States; Whereas child care providers have lost sig- HEALTH OF FREE SOCIETIES
Whereas section 431(a)(3) of the Depart- AND DEMOCRACIES, AND RE-
nificant income from families who cannot
ment of the Interior, Environment, and Re- AFFIRMING FREEDOM OF THE
pay and from reduced State reimbursements;
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 PRESS AS A PRIORITY OF THE
Whereas in March 2020, in a nationwide
(Public Law 115–31; 131 Stat. 502), enacted
survey of child care providers, 30 percent of UNITED STATES IN PROMOTING
into law S. 847, 115th Congress (as introduced
on April 5, 2017), which established the Wom- the child care providers said they would not DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS,
en’s Suffrage Centennial Commission ‘‘to en- withstand a closure of more than 2 weeks AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN COM-
sure a suitable observance of the centennial without significant public investment and MEMORATION OF WORLD PRESS
of the passage and ratification of the 19th support, an additional 17 percent of the child FREEDOM DAY ON MAY 3, 2020
Amendment to the Constitution of the care providers said they would not withstand
United States providing for women’s suf- a closure of any amount of time without Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr.
frage’’; that investment and support, and only 11 RUBIO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr.
Whereas August 18, 2020, marks the centen- percent of the child care providers were con- KAINE, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. COONS, Mr.
nial of the ratification of the 19th Amend- fident they could withstand a closure of an CORNYN, Mr. MARKEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN,
ment to the Constitution of the United indeterminate length without that invest- Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. COLLINS, and Mr.
States by 3/4 of the States; ment and support; CASEY) submitted the following resolu-
Whereas August 26, 2020, marks the centen- Whereas child care providers that remain tion; which was referred to the Com-
nial of the 19th Amendment becoming a part open are supporting our Nation’s front line mittee on Foreign Relations:
of the Constitution of the United States; and of defense by providing child care for essen-
Whereas the centennial anniversary of the S. RES. 595
tial workers who are first responders, health
ratification of the 19th Amendment to the care, public transit, and grocery store work- Whereas Article 19 of the Universal Dec-
Constitution of the United States providing laration of Human Rights, adopted in Paris
ers, and workers in essential industries, and
for women’s suffrage should be honored and December 10, 1948, states, ‘‘Everyone has the
who have an estimated 6,000,000 children
celebrated: Now, therefore, be it right to freedom of opinion and expression;
Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- under the age of 13 in need of emergency
this right includes freedom to hold opinions
resentatives of the United States of America in care; without interference and to seek, receive and
Congress assembled, That Congress— Whereas those providers are facing chal- impart information and ideas through any
(1) requests the Secretary of the Interior to lenges of increased costs for cleaning their media and regardless of frontiers.’’;
authorize a unique and 1-time arrangement facilities and providing a safe environment Whereas, in 1993, the United Nations Gen-
to commemorate the centennial of the pas- for children; eral Assembly proclaimed May 3rd of each
sage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitu- Whereas the CARES Act provided year as ‘‘World Press Freedom Day’’—
tion of the United States entitled ‘‘LOOK UP $3,500,000,000 for the Child Care and Develop- (1) to celebrate the fundamental principles
TO HER at Mount Rushmore’’ with a display ment Block Grant program and much-needed of freedom of the press;
of historical artifacts, digital content, film relief for families and businesses; (2) to evaluate freedom of the press around
footage, and associated historical audio and Whereas an estimated additional the world;
imagery in and around the vicinity of the $25,000,000,000 is still needed for the Child (3) to defend the media against attacks on
Mount Rushmore National Memorial, includ- Care and Development Block Grant program its independence; and
ing projected onto the surface of the Mount to provide minimum sufficient funds to (4) to pay tribute to journalists who have
Rushmore National Memorial to the left and States, ensuring that many child care pro- lost their lives while working in their profes-
right of the sculpture for 14 nights of public viders remain open and many others are able sion;
display during the period beginning on Au- to reopen their facilities; and Whereas, on December 18, 2013, the United
gust 18, 2020, and ending on September 30, Nations General Assembly adopted Resolu-
Whereas the United States is beginning to
2020; and tion 68/163, regarding the safety of journal-
recover and accessible child care is crucial
(2) respectfully requests that the Secretary ists and the issue of impunity for crimes
for working parents to return to work: Now,
of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of against journalists, which unequivocally
this resolution to— therefore, be it
condemns all attacks on, and violence
(A) the Secretary of the Interior; and Resolved, That the Senate calls for— against, journalists and media workers, in-
(B) the Lincoln Borglum Museum at the (1) significant funds, in addition to the cluding torture, extrajudicial killing, en-
Mount Rushmore National Memorial. amount provided under the CARES Act (Pub- forced disappearance, arbitrary detention,
f lic Law 116–136), to be made available and intimidation and harassment in conflict
through payments to States for the Child and nonconflict situations;
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Care and Development Block Grant program; Whereas Thomas Jefferson, who recognized
and the importance of the press in a constitu-
(2) those funds to be used for the purposes tional republic, wisely declared, ‘‘were it left
SENATE RESOLUTION 594—CALL- to me to decide whether we should have a
of making maintenance grants for eligible
ING FOR THE PAYMENTS TO child care providers under the Child Care and government without newspapers, or news-
STATES FOR THE CHILD CARE Development Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9858 papers without a government, I should not
AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK et seq.)— hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.’’;
GRANT PROGRAM TO BE SUFFI- (A) to support the providers in paying Whereas the First Amendment to the
CIENT TO COVER LOSSES EXPE- costs associated with closures, or decreased United States Constitution and various
RIENCED BY CHILD CARE PRO- State constitutions protect freedom of the
attendance or enrollment, related to
press in the United States;
VIDERS DUE TO THE COVID–19 coronavirus; and
Whereas the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the
PANDEMIC (B) to assure the providers are able to re-
Press Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–166; 22
main open or reopen as appropriate. U.S.C. 2151 note), which was passed by unani-
Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself and Ms.
ERNST) submitted the following resolu- mous consent in the Senate and signed into
tion; which was referred to the Com- law by President Barack Obama in 2010, ex-
panded the examination of the freedom of
mittee on Health, Education, Labor,
the press around the world in the annual
and Pensions: Country Reports on Human Rights Practices of
S. RES. 594 the Department of State;
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Whereas the COVID–19 pandemic has dis- Whereas a vigilant commitment to free-
rupted the child care market and has re- dom of the press is especially necessary in
sulted in decreased demand for child care, the wake of the COVID–19 pandemic—
closures of child care providers, and unem- (1) as governments around the world are
ployment for parents; using emergency laws to restrict access to
Whereas before the pandemic, many work- information, impose press restrictions, and
ing families faced challenges of increasing suppress free speech; and
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