Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., June 8, 2020)
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Congressional Record, Senate, June 8, 2020, at S2763 and S2764, with the heading Additional Cosponsors. It lists requests to add cosponsors to bills, including S. 1552, a bill to decriminalize marijuana, and S. 3829, a bill on global health security. It records the submission of S. Res. 609, 610 and 611 by Mr. Gardner, for himself and Ms. Hirono, recognizing the relationship of the United States with Papua New Guinea, the Republic of Fiji and the Kingdom of Tonga, each referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Ms. Collins introduces S. 3907, a bill to provide that all critical access hospitals are eligible for loans under the paycheck protection program.
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June 8, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2763
MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MUR- S. 1552 ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
RAY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the 3624, a bill to amend the national serv-
SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. VAN HOL- name of the Senator from New Mexico ice laws to prioritize national service
LEN, Mr. UDALL, Mr. WARNER, Ms.
(Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- programs and projects that are directly
WARREN, and Mr. WYDEN):
S. 3912. A bill to hold law enforcement ac- sor of S. 1552, a bill to decriminalize related to the response to and recovery
countable for misconduct in court, improve marijuana, and for other purposes. from the COVID–19 public health emer-
transparency through data collection, and S. 1938 gency, and for other purposes.
reform police training and policies; to the At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, S. 3634
Committee on the Judiciary. the names of the Senator from Nevada At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself,
(Ms. ROSEN) and the Senator from name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
Mr. BROWN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr.
VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. MARKEY): Michigan (Mr. PETERS) were added as ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 3913. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- cosponsors of S. 1938, a bill to provide 3634, a bill to address health workforce
enue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line for grants for States that require fair shortages and disparities highlighted
deduction for attorney fees and costs in con- and impartial police training for law by the COVID–19 pandemic through ad-
nection with consumer claim awards; to the enforcement officers of that State and ditional funding for the National
Committee on Finance. to incentivize States to enact laws re- Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps.
By Ms. MCSALLY: quiring the independent investigation S. 3718
S. 3914. A bill to amend title XVIII of the
Social Security Act to ensure prompt cov-
and prosecution of the use of deadly At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the
erage of breakthrough devices under the force by law enforcement officers, and name of the Senator from Wisconsin
Medicare program, and for other purposes; to for other purposes. (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon-
the Committee on Finance. S. 2163 sor of S. 3718, a bill to expand the waiv-
By Mrs. LOEFFLER: At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the er of affiliation rules for certain busi-
S. 3915. A bill to exempt certain businesses name of the Senator from Georgia ness concerns with more than 1 phys-
from liability arising from claims relating to
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- ical location, and for other purposes.
an individual contracting COVID–19 as a re-
sult of patronizing a business or healthcare sor of S. 2163, a bill to establish the S. 3793
entity; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Commission on the Social Status of At the request of Mr. WARNER, the
By Mrs. LOEFFLER: Black Men and Boys, to study and names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr.
S. 3916. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- make recommendations to address so- DURBIN) and the Senator from Cali-
enue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion cial problems affecting Black men and
for educational assistance programs; to the
fornia (Ms. HARRIS) were added as co-
boys, and for other purposes. sponsors of S. 3793, a bill to amend the
Committee on Finance.
S. 2286 CARES Act to modify the employee re-
f At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the tention tax credit to secure the pay-
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND names of the Senator from Minnesota checks and benefits of workers, to pro-
SENATE RESOLUTIONS (Ms. SMITH) and the Senator from vide a refundable credit against payroll
The following concurrent resolutions Michigan (Mr. PETERS) were added as taxes for the operating costs of em-
and Senate resolutions were read, and cosponsors of S. 2286, a bill to establish ployers, to amend the Internal Revenue
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: a Science Advisory Board at the De- Code of 1986 to provide a small business
By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms.
partment of Justice, and for other pur- rebate, and for other purposes.
HIRONO): poses. S. 3829
S. Res. 609. A resolution recognizing that S. 2417 At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
for 45 years, Papua New Guinea and the At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
United States have shared a close friendship name of the Senator from North Da- PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of
based on shared goals of stability, pros- kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co-
perity, and peace in the region, and express- S. 3829, a bill to advance the global
sponsor of S. 2417, a bill to provide for health security and diplomacy objec-
ing the sense of the Senate that the United
States will continue to remain a strong, reli- payment of proceeds from savings tives of the United States, improve co-
able, and active partner in the Pacific; to the bonds to a State with title to such ordination among the relevant Federal
Committee on Foreign Relations. bonds pursuant to the judgment of a departments and agencies imple-
By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms. court. menting United States foreign assist-
HIRONO): S. 2815 ance for global health security, and
S. Res. 610. A resolution recognizing that
At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the more effectively enable partner coun-
for 50 years, the Republic of Fiji has worked
with the United States toward stability, name of the Senator from Montana tries to strengthen and sustain resil-
prosperity, and peace in the Pacific and be- (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor ient health systems and supply chains
yond, and expressing the sense of the Senate of S. 2815, a bill to require the Sec- with the resources, capacity, and per-
that the United States will continue to re- retary of the Treasury to mint coins in sonnel required to prevent, detect,
main a strong, reliable, and active partner in commemoration of the National Purple mitigate, and respond to infectious dis-
the Pacific; to the Committee on Foreign Heart Honor Mission. ease threats before they become
Relations. pandemics, and for other purposes.
S. 3422
By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms.
At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the S. 3866
HIRONO):
S. Res. 611. A resolution recognizing that name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
for 50 years, the Kingdom of Tonga has SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. names of the Senator from South Da-
worked with the United States toward sta- 3422, a bill to amend title 54, United kota (Mr. THUNE) and the Senator from
bility, prosperity, and peace in the Pacific States Code, to establish, fund, and Missouri (Mr. BLUNT) were added as co-
and beyond, and expressing the sense of the provide for the use of amounts in a Na- sponsors of S. 3866, a bill to amend title
Senate that the United States will continue
tional Parks and Public Land Legacy 49, United States Code, to improve the
to remain a strong, reliable, and active part-
ner in the Pacific; to the Committee on For- Restoration Fund to address the main- Federal Aviation Administration’s air-
eign Relations. tenance backlog of the National Park craft certification process, and for
f
Service, the United States Fish and other purposes.
Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land S. 3898
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS Management, the Forest Service, and At the request of Mr. SULLIVAN, the
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S. 631 the Bureau of Indian Education, and to name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
At the request of Mr. CARPER, the provide permanent, dedicated funding BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. for the Land and Water Conservation 3898, a bill to provide flexibility for the
ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Fund, and for other purposes. Secretary of Veterans Affairs in caring
631, a bill to provide for the admission S. 3624 for homeless veterans during a covered
of the State of Washington, D.C. into At the request of Mr. COONS, the public health emergency, and for other
the Union. name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. purposes.
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S2764 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 8, 2020
S. 3902 and many have experienced substantial pating in the International Military Edu-
At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, increases in expenses associated with cation and Training (IMET) program, which
the names of the Senator from Wis- preparing for and responding to the sends members of the Papua New Guinea
pandemic. They simultaneously faced Defence Force to professional military edu-
consin (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator
sharp declines in revenue associated cation courses in the United States;
from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the
with declining patient volumes due to Whereas the United States has partnered
Senator from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), with Papua New Guinea and Australia to
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. the cancellation of routine and elective
modernize Papua New Guinea Defence
MARKEY), the Senator from Oregon procedures, in order to protect public
Force’s Lombrum Naval Base on Manus Is-
(Mr. MERKLEY) and the Senator from health and conserve limited supplies of land to assist Papua New Guinea in defend-
Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) were Personal Protective Equipment, con- ing its sovereignty and maritime rights;
added as cosponsors of S. 3902, a bill to sistent with guidance from the Centers Whereas the United States Government
amend the Insurrection Act to curtail for Medicare and Medicaid Services. supports cooperative activities with Papua
violations against the civil liberties of While these entities are few in num- New Guinea, including sustainable fisheries
the people of the United States, and for ber, they are vitally important to the management, HIV/AIDS prevention, and
other purposes. communities they serve, both as front- care, and those authorized by the Asia Reas-
line health care providers during this surance Initiative Act;
S.J. RES. 49 public health emergency and as anchor Whereas section 1252 of the National De-
institutions that provide the pay- fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
At the request of Mr. DAINES, the (Public Law 116–92) expands the number of
checks and local economic stability
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. countries that receive assistance under the
that Congress intended the Paycheck
CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative,
Protection Program to preserve. These
S.J. Res. 49, a joint resolution pro- including Papua New Guinea;
institutions need temporary financial
posing an amendment to the Constitu- Whereas Papua New Guinea hosted the
assistance to weather sharp revenue
tion of the United States authorizing Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
decreases that have resulted from Fed-
the Congress to prohibit the physical Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Summit in No-
eral and State instructions to cancel vember 2018; and
desecration of the flag of the United
elective medical procedures as part of Whereas Palm Desert, California and Port
States.
COVID–19 response preparedness. Ex- Moresby, Papua New Guinea are sister cities,
panding the PPP to include these key a broad-based, long-term partnership to pro-
f employers will allow them to keep mote peace through mutual respect, under-
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED their doors open until they can resume standing, and cooperation centered on peo-
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS normal operations once pandemic-re- ple-to-people exchanges: Now, therefore, be
lated disruptions to their operations it
By Ms. COLLINS: have passed. Resolved, That the Senate—
Two institutions in Maine that would (1) commends Papua New Guinea on suc-
S. 3907. A bill to provide that all crit-
benefit from this bill are Penobscot cessfully maintaining a parliamentary de-
ical access hospitals are eligible for
Valley Hospital in Lincoln, and Calais mocracy since independence, and its ongoing
loans under the paycheck protection
Regional Hospital, in Calais. Both are efforts to deliver greater transparency in in-
program, and for other purposes; to the frastructure development and accountability
in the midst of Chapter 11 proceedings,
Committee on Small Business and En- in government;
and both have suffered serious revenue
trepreneurship. (2) supports and affirms the full implemen-
shortfalls due to the cancellation or
scaling back of elective procedures dur- tation of provisions of the Asia Reassurance
f ing the pandemic. Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–409)
with regard to deepening its cooperation
PPP FOR CRITICAL ACCESS The bill I am introducing today is
with Papua New Guinea in areas of mutual
HOSPITALS ACT carefully targeted to address a unique
interest, including fisheries and marine re-
financial situation that frontline crit- source conservation, environmental chal-
ical access hospitals face during this lenges and resilience, global health, develop-
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise
public health emergency. I urge my ment and trade, people-to-people ties, and
today to introduce legislation to allow
colleagues to support it. continuing United States assistance, as ap-
nonprofit critical access hospitals (as
defined by the Centers for Medicare & propriate, to support the rule of law, good
f governance, and economic development;
Medicaid Services) that are undergoing
(3) supports the Papua New Guinea Elec-
Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS trification Partnership in cooperation with
to apply for forgivable loans under the Australia, Japan, and New Zealand, a project
Paycheck Protection Program, if they to connect 70 percent of the population to
are otherwise eligible. The language of electricity by 2030, and the executive
SENATE RESOLUTION 609—RECOG-
my bill, the ‘‘PPP Critical Access Hos- branch’s commitment to principles-based,
NIZING THAT FOR 45 YEARS,
pitals Act,’’ mirrors language origi- sustainable infrastructure development that
PAPUA NEW GUINEA AND THE
nally introduced by Rep. GOLDEN that is transparent, non-discriminatory, environ-
UNITED STATES HAVE SHARED mentally responsible, promotes fair and open
was included in the House-passed ‘‘HE-
A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP BASED ON competition, upholds robust standards,
ROES Act.’’
SHARED GOALS OF STABILITY, meets the genuine needs of the people of
While hospitals are not prohibited PROSPERITY, AND PEACE IN THE Papua New Guinea, and avoids unsustainable
from participating in the PPP, those REGION, AND EXPRESSING THE debt burdens; and
that have previously or are currently SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT (4) recognizes Papua New Guinea’s partici-
under bankruptcy protection have been THE UNITED STATES WILL CON- pation in multilateral institutions, including
unable to access PPP funds, due to an TINUE TO REMAIN A STRONG, the United Nations, International Monetary
interpretation of underlying Small RELIABLE, AND ACTIVE PART- Fund, World Bank, Asian Development
Business Administration 7(a) program NER IN THE PACIFIC Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency,
rules. While I recognize the importance the World Trade Organization, the Secre-
of protecting taxpayer investments in Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Ms. tariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental
the SBA 7(a) program, the PPP pro- HIRONO) submitted the following reso- Programme, as well as the Pacific Islands
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gram, which I coauthored along with lution; which was referred to the Com- Forum; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
Senators RUBIO, CARDIN, and SHAHEEN, mittee on Foreign Relations: (APEC) forum, Association of Southeast
is by design largely forgivable when Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum
S. RES. 609 (ARF), the Pacific Community, and the
used for eligible expenditures. Whereas Papua New Guinea became inde- South Pacific Regional Environmental Pro-
The hospitals that would benefit pendent on September 16, 1975; gram.
from this bill are critical infrastruc- Whereas Papua New Guinea is a valued se-
ture in the COVID–19 response effort, curity partner of the United States, partici-
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