Congressional Record — Senate, June 25, 2020, Page S3311, Introduction of Bills

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Page S3311 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for June 25, 2020, in interleaved columns. A resolution preamble says people of color suffer higher rates of diabetes and asthma, and that 4 Boston neighborhoods with the largest populations of people of color also have the highest number of documented COVID-19 cases. S. 4076, a bill from Mr. Blumenthal and others, would remove Confederate names, symbols and monuments from Department of Defense assets. Cosponsor notices add Ms. Baldwin to S. 3276, on asset limits, and Senators to S. 3851 at the request of Ms. Warren.

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June 25, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3311
Whereas, people of color suffer from higher INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Mr. MURPHY, Ms. SMITH, Mr.
rates of diabetes and asthma and, according JOINT RESOLUTIONS MERKLEY, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. CANT-
to the Boston Public Health Commission, the WELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. COONS, Ms.
4 neighborhoods in the city of Boston with The following bills and joint resolu- CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. ROSEN, and Ms.
the largest populations of people of color tions were introduced, read the first DUCKWORTH):
also have the highest number of documented and second times by unanimous con- S. 4076. A bill to remove Confederate
COVID–19 cases; and sent, and referred as indicated: names, symbols, displays, monuments, and
Whereas, social distancing reduces the paraphernalia from assets of the Department
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself,
likelihood of contracting COVID–19 and of Defense; to the Committee on Armed
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr.
avoiding unnecessary travel to grocery Services.
WHITEHOUSE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms.
stores and other public locations can help By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mrs.
HARRIS, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program FISCHER, and Mr. LANKFORD):
Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. S. 4077. A bill to amend the Unfunded Man-
participants reduce exposure to the virus; SANDERS, Ms. WARREN, Mr. REED, Mr.
and dates Reform Act of 1995 to provide for regu-
CASEY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs. MUR- latory impact analyses for certain rules, and
Whereas, the United States Department of
RAY, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr.
Agriculture’s Pilot Program allowing the use for other purposes; to the Committee on
KAINE, Mr. COONS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-
Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. fairs.
gram electronic benefits transfer cards for
CARDIN): By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. CANT-
online purchases was created on April 18,
S. 4068. A bill prohibit firearms dealers WELL, Mr. BENNET, and Mr. CARDIN):
2019 and is currently in place in a number of
from selling a firearm prior to the comple- S. 4078. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
other states; therefore be it
tion of a background check; to the Com- enue Code of 1986 to improve the low-income
Resolved, That the Massachusetts General
mittee on the Judiciary. housing credit and provide relief relating to
Court hereby calls upon the Trump Adminis-
By Mr. DAINES: the coronavirus emergency, and for other
tration and the United States Secretary of
S. 4069. A bill to amend the Small Business purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
Agriculture to Authorize The use of Supple-
Act to provide that Major League Baseball By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr.
mental Nutrition Assistance Program elec-
franchises will be prohibited from receiving SCOTT of Florida):
tronic benefits transfer cards for the online
loans under the Paycheck Protection Pro- S. 4079. A bill to authorize the Seminole
purchase of groceries and other essentials in
gram under certain circumstances, and for Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain
the commonwealth; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions other purposes; to the Committee on Com- land, and for other purposes; to the Com-
be forwarded by the clerk of the Senate to merce, Science, and Transportation. mittee on Indian Affairs.
United States President Donald J. Trump, By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. By Mr. MENENDEZ:
STABENOW): S. 4080. A bill to counter white identity
United States Secretary of Agriculture
S. 4070. A bill to designate the medical cen- terrorism globally, and for other purposes; to
Sonny Perdue and the Massachusetts Con-
ter of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Committee on Foreign Relations.
gressional Delegation.
POM–214. A resolution adopted by the Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the ‘‘Lieutenant By Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr.
Board of Supervisors of the City and County Colonel Charles S. Kettles Department of CASSIDY, and Mr. JONES):
Veterans Affairs Medical Center’’; to the S. 4081. A bill to provide a grant program
of San Francisco, California, urging the
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. for elementary schools, secondary schools,
United States Congress to mandate that all
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. and institutions of higher education to help
employers provide their employees an addi-
TILLIS): offset costs associated with complying with
tional fourteen days of paid leave during guidelines, recommendations, and other pub-
public health emergencies; to the Committee S. 4071. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 to adjust identification lic health communications issued by the
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
POM–215. A resolution adopted by the number requirements for taxpayers filing
joint returns to receive Economic Impact or a State, Indian Tribe, Tribal organization,
Township Council of the Township of
Payments; to the Committee on Finance. or locality related to mitigating the hazards
Mahwah, New Jersey, recognizing June 5, presented by COVID–19; to the Committee on
2020, as National Gun Violence Awareness By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr.
WYDEN): Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Day; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr.
POM–216. A resolution adopted by the S. 4072. A bill to designate the clinic of the
Department of Veterans Affairs in Bend, Or- PORTMAN):
Mayor and City Council of the City of S. 4082. A bill to require reports on certain
Gautier, Mississippi relative to assessments egon, as the ‘‘Robert D. Maxwell Department
of Veterans Affairs Clinic’’; to the Com- Department of Defense activities with re-
on tenants, owners, or occupiers of the Sing- spect to artificial intelligence, and for other
ing River Mall site; to the Committee on En- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. purposes; to the Committee on Armed Serv-
vironment and Public Works. ices.
PORTMAN, Mr. COONS, Mr. YOUNG, Mr.
f BROWN, and Mr. SCOTT of South Caro- By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr.
lina): MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, and Ms.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES BALDWIN):
S. 4073. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
The following reports of committees enue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against
S. 4083. A bill to amend the Relief for
were submitted: Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act to ex-
tax for neighborhood revitalization, and for
By Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on tend Federal Pandemic Unemployment Com-
other purposes; to the Committee on Fi-
Homeland Security and Governmental Af- pensation and improve short-time compensa-
nance.
fairs, without amendment: tion programs and agreements, and for other
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. KING,
H.R. 3675. An act to require a review of De- purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. CRAPO, and Mr. LEE):
partment of Homeland Security trusted trav- By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr.
S. 4074. A bill to restore the integrity of
eler programs, and for other purposes (Rept. MERKLEY):
the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of S. 4084. A bill to prohibit biometric surveil-
No. 116–237). the United States, and for other purposes; to lance by the Federal Government without
f the Committee on the Judiciary. explicit statutory authorization and to with-
By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. hold certain Federal public safety grants
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF CARDIN): from State and local governments that en-
COMMITTEE S. 4075. A bill to amend the Public Works gage in biometric surveillance; to the Com-
The following executive reports of and Economic Development Act of 1965 to mittee on the Judiciary.
nominations were submitted: provide for the release of certain Federal in- By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. COT-
terests in connection with certain grants TON, Mr. MCCONNELL, and Mrs.
By Mr. GRAHAM for the Committee on the under that Act, and for other purposes; to
Judiciary. BLACKBURN):
the Committee on Environment and Public S. 4085. A bill to make certain States and
Owen McCurdy Cypher, of Michigan, to be
Works. political subdivisions of States ineligible to
United States Marshal for the Eastern Dis-
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. receive Federal finance assistance, and for
trict of Michigan for the term of four years.
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BENNET, Mr. MAR- other purposes; to the Committee on Fi-
Thomas L. Foster, of Virginia, to be
KEY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms.

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United States Marshal for the Western Dis- nance.
KLOBUCHAR, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. CASEY, By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr.
trict of Virginia for the term of four years.
Tyreece L. Miller, of Tennessee, to be Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. TESTER):
United States Marshal for the Western Dis- HIRONO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. GILLI- S. 4086. A bill amend title 38, United States
BRAND, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. HARRIS, Code, to revise the definition of Vietnam era
trict of Tennessee for the term of four years.
Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. for purposes of the laws administered by the
(Nominations without an asterisk MURRAY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. SCHATZ, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other
were reported with the recommenda- Mr. BOOKER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
tion that they be confirmed.) UDALL, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. STABENOW, fairs.

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S3312 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE June 25, 2020
By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Ms. 835, a bill to amend title 38, United funded means-tested public assistance
CORTEZ MASTO): States Code, to improve the care pro- programs, and for other purposes.
S. 4087. A bill to provide for the convey- vided by the Secretary of Veterans Af- S. 3487
ance of certain Federal land in Carson City,
Nevada, and for other purposes; to the Com-
fairs to newborn children. At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. S. 1246 name of the Senator from Louisiana
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. MUR- At the request of Mr. KAINE, the (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon-
RAY, Mr. LEAHY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. name of the Senator from Massachu- sor of S. 3487, a bill to amend the Vic-
SCHATZ, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. MURPHY, setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- tims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide for
and Mr. MERKLEY): sponsor of S. 1246, a bill to extend the the compensation of elderly victims of
S. 4088. A bill to amend title XIX of the So- property damage, to provide increased
cial Security Act to extend the application
protections of the Fair Housing Act to
persons suffering discrimination on the funding for the crime victim compensa-
of the Medicare payment rate floor to pri- tion fund, and for other purposes.
mary care services furnished under Medicaid basis of sexual orientation or gender
identity, and for other purposes. S. 3569
and to apply the rate floor to additional pro-
viders of primary care services; to the Com- S. 1820
At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the
mittee on Finance. names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
At the request of Ms. SMITH, her
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. CRAPO) and the Senator from Virginia
name was added as a cosponsor of S.
WHITEHOUSE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. (Mr. KAINE) were added as cosponsors
HARRIS, Mr. BROWN, Mr. SCHATZ, and 1820, a bill to improve the integrity and
of S. 3569, a bill to help small business
Mr. MERKLEY): safety of horseracing by requiring a
broadband providers keep customers
S. 4089. A bill to amend title 11, United uniform anti-doping and medication connected.
States Code, to improve protections for em- control program to be developed and
S. 3644
ployees and retirees in business bank- enforced by an independent Horse-
ruptcies; to the Committee on the Judiciary. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the
racing Anti-Doping and Medication
By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. name of the Senator from New York
Control Authority.
UDALL, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. MUR- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co-
S. 1903
KOWSKI, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. TESTER, sponsor of S. 3644, a bill to amend titles
Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. SMITH, At the request of Ms. SMITH, the XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
and Mr. DAINES): name of the Senator from Colorado Act to improve the quality of care in
S. 4090. A bill to reauthorize the Native (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor skilled nursing facilities under the
American Housing Assistance and Self-De- of S. 1903, a bill to establish an inter-
termination Act of 1996, and for other pur-
Medicare program and nursing facili-
agency One Health Program, and for ties under the Medicare program dur-
poses; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
other purposes. ing the COVID–19 emergency period,
f
S. 2302 and for other purposes.
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the S. 3677
S. 348 name of the Senator from North Caro- At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- name of the Senator from New Hamp-
name of the Senator from Maryland sponsor of S. 2302, a bill to amend title shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co-
(Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- 23, United States Code, to authorize sponsor of S. 3677, a bill to require the
sponsor of S. 348, a bill to amend title funds for Federal-aid highways and Occupational Safety and Health Ad-
XVIII of the Social Security Act to highway safety construction programs, ministration to promulgate an emer-
provide for the distribution of addi- and for other purposes. gency temporary standard to protect
tional residency positions, and for S. 2689 employees from occupational exposure
other purposes. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the to SARS–CoV–2, and for other pur-
S. 360 name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. poses.
WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 3703
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
name of the Senator from Louisiana 2689, a bill to prohibit the use of bio- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
(Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon- metric recognition technology and bio- names of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
sor of S. 360, a bill to amend the Secu- metric analytics in certain federally RUBIO), the Senator from Mississippi
rities Exchange Act of 1934 to require assisted rental dwelling units, and for (Mr. WICKER), the Senator from Mon-
the submission by issuers of data relat- other purposes. tana (Mr. DAINES) and the Senator
ing to diversity, and for other pur- S. 3020
from Colorado (Mr. BENNET) were added
poses. as cosponsors of S. 3703, a bill to amend
At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
the Elder Abuse Prevention and Pros-
S. 450 names of the Senator from California
ecution Act to improve the prevention
At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from
of elder abuse and exploitation of indi-
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. Michigan (Mr. PETERS) were added as
viduals with Alzheimer’s disease and
SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. cosponsors of S. 3020, a bill to amend related dementias.
450, a bill to require the Secretary of title 38, United States Code, to author-
S. 3756
Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot ize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the
program to expedite the onboarding enter into contracts with States or to
name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms.
process for new medical providers of award grants to States to promote
DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor
the Department of Veterans Affairs, to health and wellness, prevent suicide,
of S. 3756, a bill to direct the Secretary
reduce the duration of the hiring proc- and improve outreach to veterans, and of Agriculture to establish a renewable
ess for such medical providers, and for for other purposes. fuel feedstock reimbursement program.
other purposes. S. 3067
S. 3798
S. 654 At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the
At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. names of the Senator from Arizona
name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of (Ms. MCSALLY), the Senator from Ar-
CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon- S. 3067, a bill to amend title XVIII of kansas (Mr. COTTON), the Senator from
sor of S. 654, a bill to require the Sec- the Social Security Act to combat the Texas (Mr. CRUZ) and the Senator from
retary of Transportation to carry out a opioid crisis by promoting access to Nebraska (Mr. SASSE) were added as co-
pilot program to develop and provide to non-opioid treatments in the hospital sponsors of S. 3798, a bill to impose

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States and transportation planning or- outpatient setting. sanctions with respect to foreign per-
ganizations accessibility data sets, and S. 3276 sons involved in the erosion of certain
for other purposes. At the request of Mr. COONS, the obligations of China with respect to
S. 835 name of the Senator from Wisconsin Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- S. 3851
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. sor of S. 3276, a bill to eliminate asset At the request of Ms. WARREN, the
SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. limits employed by certain federally names of the Senator from Connecticut

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