Congressional Record, Senate — Page S4346, July 21, 2020

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Page S4346 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for July 21, 2020. It lists executive communications, including a Department of Labor rule on affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations of Federal contractors and subcontractors and a Citizenship and Immigration Services rule on asylum applications. Introduced bills include one by Collins and Smith for a payment program for timber harvesting and hauling businesses hurt by COVID–19, one by Young and Sasse on State unemployment systems, and one by Lankford and Kaine on firewall circumvention tools for the people of Hong Kong. A resolution designating a National Day of the American Cowboy is considered and agreed to.

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S4346 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 21, 2020
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER respond to requests to appear and tes- moval and aging out of lawful status, and for
COMMUNICATIONS tify before any duly constituted com- other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju-
mittee of the Senate. diciary.
The following communications were By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr.
laid before the Senate, together with (Nominations without an asterisk
SASSE):
were reported with the recommenda- S. 4244. A bill to amend title III of the So-
accompanying papers, reports, and doc-
tion that they be confirmed.) cial Security Act to provide for improve-
uments, and were referred as indicated:
f ments to State unemployment systems and
EC–5068. A communication from the Direc- to strengthen program integrity; to the
tor, Office of Federal Contract Compliance INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Committee on Finance.
Programs, Department of Labor, transmit- JOINT RESOLUTIONS By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Mr. KAINE):
titled ‘‘Affirmative Action and Non- The following bills and joint resolu-
tions were introduced, read the first S. 4245. A bill to develop and deploy fire-
discrimination Obligations of Federal Con- wall circumvention tools for the people of
tractors and Subcontractors: TRICARE Pro- and second times by unanimous con- Hong Kong after the People’s Republic of
viders’’ (RIN1250–AA08) received in the Office sent, and referred as indicated: China violated its agreement under the Joint
of the President of the Senate on July 2, 2020; By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. Declaration, and for other purposes; to the
to the Committee on Health, Education, SMITH): Committee on Foreign Relations.
Labor, and Pensions. S. 4233. A bill to establish a payment pro- By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr.
EC–5069. A communication from the Chief gram for unexpected loss of markets and rev- CASEY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr.
of the Regulatory Coordination Division, enues to timber harvesting and timber haul- MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. HASSAN,
Citizenship and Immigration Services, De- ing businesses due to the COVID–19 pan- Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr.
partment of Homeland Security, transmit- demic, and for other purposes; to the Com- WYDEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. WAR-
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- REN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. WHITEHOUSE,
titled ‘‘Asylum Application, Interview, and estry. Mr. MARKEY, Ms. STABENOW, Ms.
Employment Authorization for Applicants’’ By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. COR- ROSEN, Mr. REED, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs.
(RIN1615–AC27) received in the Office of the NYN): FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. COR-
President of the Senate on July 2, 2020; to S. 4234. A bill to require the Secretary of TEZ MASTO, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. DURBIN,
the Committee on the Judiciary. Commerce to identify a certain amount of Mr. KING, Mr. KAINE, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.
EC–5070. A communication from the Man- Federal spectrum to be reallocated for mo- UDALL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BENNET, Ms.
agement and Program Analyst, Federal bile and fixed wireless broadband use, and for CANTWELL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr.
Aviation Administration, Department of other purposes; to the Committee on Com- PETERS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. VAN
Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to merce, Science, and Transportation. HOLLEN, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. HEINRICH,
law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- By Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Mr. Mr. COONS, Ms. SMITH, and Mr.
ment of VOR Federal Airways V–17, V–18, V– INHOFE): TESTER):
62, V–94, V–163, and V–568 in the Vicinity of S. 4235. A bill to amend the Defense Pro- S. 4246. A bill to provide that the rules en-
Glen Rose, Texas’’ ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket duction Act of 1950 to include the Secretary titled ‘‘Religious Exemptions and Accom-
No. FAA–2020–0006)) received in the Office of of Agriculture as a member of the Com- modations for Coverage of Certain Preven-
the President of the Senate on July 2, 2020; mittee on Foreign Investment in the United tive Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, States, and for other purposes; to the Com- and ‘‘Moral Exemptions and Accommoda-
and Transportation. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- tions for Coverage of Certain Preventive
EC–5071. A communication from the Presi- fairs. Services Under the Affordable Care Act’’
dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- By Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Ms. shall have no force or effect, and for other
suant to law, a report relative to the BALDWIN): purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu-
issuance of an Executive Order with respect S. 4236. A bill to establish a grant program cation, Labor, and Pensions.
to the recent actions taken by the People’s to encourage the creation and expansion of By Mr. ALEXANDER:
Republic of China to fundamentally under- employee stock ownership plans; to the Com- S. 4247. A bill to simplify loan repayment
mine Hong Kong’s autonomy; to the Com- mittee on Finance. for Federal student loans under title IV of
mittee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. MUR- the Higher Education Act of 1965, to make it
KOWSKI, Mr. JONES, and Mr. TILLIS): easier to apply for Federal aid and making
f S. 4237. A bill to extend zero interest rate that aid predictable, and for other purposes;
benefits and payment suspension to all Fed- to the Committee on Health, Education,
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES eral student loan borrowers, and for other Labor, and Pensions.
The following reports of committees purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu- By Ms. HARRIS (for herself, Mr.
were submitted: cation, Labor, and Pensions. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BOOK-
By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself, Mrs. ER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr.
By Mr. WICKER, from the Committee on BLACKBURN, and Mr. COTTON): BROWN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, S. 4238. A bill to amend title 18, United BENNET, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. COONS,
without amendment: States Code, relating to criminal street Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SANDERS, and
S. 2693. A bill to improve oversight by the gangs, and for other purposes; to the Com- Mr. VAN HOLLEN):
Federal Communications Commission of the mittee on the Judiciary. S. 4248. A bill to establish a grant program
wireless and broadcast emergency alert sys- By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mr. to provide funds for health care entities to
tems (Rept. No. 116–240). ALEXANDER): establish or improve bias and anti-racism
f S. 4239. A bill to promote workforce recov- training to help reduce racial and ethnic dis-
ery through the provision of additional parities in COVID–19 testing, treatment,
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF training services and workforce investment health outcomes, and vaccine access; to the
COMMITTEES activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
The following executive reports of Pensions. By Mr. TILLIS:
nominations were submitted: By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. S. 4249. A bill to ensure the protection of
By Mr. CRAPO for the Committee on LEAHY): human genetic information collected as a re-
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. S. 4240. A bill to prohibit the use of funds sult of diagnostic testing for COVID–19; to
*Judy Shelton, of California, to be a Mem- to withdraw the United States from the the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
ber of the Board of Governors of the Federal World Health Organization; to the Com- and Pensions.
Reserve System for the unexpired term of mittee on Foreign Relations. By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms.
fourteen years from February 1, 2010. By Mr. HAWLEY: HASSAN):
*Christopher Waller, of Minnesota, to be a S. 4241. A bill to require certain businesses S. 4250. A bill to amend title 38, United
Member of the Board of Governors of the to disclose the use of forced labor in their di- States Code, to ensure that grants provided
Federal Reserve System for a term of four- rect supply chain, and for other purposes; to by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
teen years from February 1, 2016. the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, State veterans’ cemeteries do not restrict

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By Mr. ENZI for the Committee on the and Pensions. States from authorizing the interment of
Budget. By Mr. DURBIN: certain deceased members of the reserve
*Derek Kan, of California, to be Deputy Di- S. 4242. A bill to establish programs related components of the Armed Forces in such
rector of the Office of Management and to prevention of prescription opioid misuse, cemeteries, and for other purposes; to the
Budget. and for other purposes; to the Committee on Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Finance. By Mr. WARNER:
*Nomination was reported with rec- By Mr. DURBIN: S. 4251. A bill to amend the Homeland Se-
ommendation that it be confirmed sub- S. 4243. A bill to protect children of certain curity Act of 2002 to establish a mentor-pro-
ject to the nominee’s commitment to immigrant workers from detention and re- tege program, and for other purposes; to the

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July 21, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4347
Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of PORTMAN) and the Senator from New
ernmental Affairs. S. 208, a bill to amend title 10, United Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) were added
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. VAN States Code, to permit certain retired as cosponsors of S. 1727, a bill to estab-
HOLLEN, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. CORTEZ
MASTO, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr.
members of the uniformed services who lish the Partnership Fund for Peace to
BLUMENTHAL, and Ms. WARREN): have a service-connected disability to promote joint economic development
S. 4252. A bill to provide funding for States receive both disability compensation and finance ventures between Pales-
to improve their unemployment compensa- from the Department of Veterans Af- tinian entrepreneurs and companies
tion programs, and for other purposes; to the fairs for their disability and either re- and those in the United States and
Committee on Finance. tired pay by reason of their years of Israel to improve economic coopera-
By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. military service or Combat-Related tion and people-to-people peacebuilding
CORNYN):
S. 4253. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Special Compensation, and for other programs, and to further shared com-
Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the purposes. munity building, peaceful coexistence,
listing of patents in the Orange Book; to the S. 358 dialogue, and reconciliation between
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the Israelis and Palestinians.
Pensions. name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. S. 2043
By Mr. BENNET (for himself, Ms. KLO- MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
BUCHAR, Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. BOOK-
At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
ER):
S. 358, a bill to amend title 13, United the name of the Senator from Massa-
S. 4254. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- States Code, to require the Secretary chusetts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a
cation Act of 1965 to encourage voting by of Commerce to provide advance notice cosponsor of S. 2043, a bill to provide
students and to establish emergency proce- to Congress before changing any ques- incentives for hate crime reporting,
dures for institutions of higher education to tions on the decennial census, and for provide grants for State-run hate crime
assist students in exercising their right to other purposes. hotlines, and establish alternative sen-
vote; to the Committee on Health, Edu-
S. 362 tencing for individuals convicted under
cation, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the the Matthew Shephard and James
BOOKER, Ms. HARRIS, and Mr. SCHU- name of the Senator from Georgia Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
MER): (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- S. 2587
S. 4255. A bill to amend the CARES Act to sor of S. 362, a bill to amend the Inter- At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the
establish community investment programs, nal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform tax-
and for other purposes; to the Committee on name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
ation of alcoholic beverages. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S. 393 2587, a bill to amend subpart 2 of part
By Ms. MCSALLY:
S. 4256. A bill to prohibit the use of funds At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the B of title IV of the Social Security Act
to purchase goods or services from Com- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. to extend State court funding for child
munist Chinese military companies; to the MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of welfare, and for other purposes.
Committee on Foreign Relations. S. 393, a bill to amend title 28, United S. 2886
By Ms. MCSALLY: States Code, to provide for a code of
S. 4257. A bill to repeal the temporary ex- At the request of Ms. MCSALLY, the
emption to the certification requirement conduct for justices and judges of the
name of the Senator from Connecticut
under section 5323 of title 49, United States courts of the United States.
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co-
Code, for contracts between public transpor- S. 568
sponsor of S. 2886, a bill to prohibit the
tation agencies and rolling stock manufac- At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the use of animal testing for cosmetics and
turers; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- name of the Senator from New Mexico
ing, and Urban Affairs. the sale of cosmetics tested on ani-
(Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- mals.
f sor of S. 568, a bill to amend the Child
S. 2898
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Care and Development Block Grant Act
of 1990 and the Head Start Act to pro- At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the
SENATE RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.
mote child care and early learning, and
The following concurrent resolutions ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S.
for other purposes.
and Senate resolutions were read, and 2898, a bill to amend title 5, United
S. 785
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: States Code, to provide for a full annu-
At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. ity supplement for certain air traffic
LEAHY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, name of the Senator from New Mexico
controllers.
Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. COONS, Mr. (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon-
S. 3067
CARPER, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CASEY, Mrs. sor of S. 785, a bill to improve mental
MURRAY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. KAINE, health care provided by the Depart- At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the
Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. BEN- ment of Veterans Affairs, and for other names of the Senator from Michigan
NET, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. STABENOW, purposes. (Mr. PETERS), the Senator from Arkan-
Mr. REED, Mr. UDALL, Ms. KLO- S. 1374 sas (Mr. BOOZMAN), the Senator from
BUCHAR, Ms. WARREN, Mr. MURPHY, North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) and the
Ms. SMITH, Mr. KING, Mr. WHITE-
At the request of Ms. MCSALLY, the
names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. Senator from Montana (Mr. TESTER)
HOUSE, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. HIRONO, Ms.
COLLINS), the Senator from California were added as cosponsors of S. 3067, a
ROSEN, and Mr. MERKLEY):
S. Res. 653. A resolution expressing the (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from bill to amend title XVIII of the Social
sense of the Senate that a United States Montana (Mr. TESTER) were added as Security Act to combat the opioid cri-
withdrawal from the World Health Organiza- cosponsors of S. 1374, a bill to amend sis by promoting access to non-opioid
tion undermines United States global health title II of the Social Security Act to treatments in the hospital outpatient
leadership and the international COVID–19 setting.
eliminate the waiting periods for dis-
response; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- S. 3152
tions. ability insurance benefits and Medicare
By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. BAR- coverage for individuals with meta- At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the
RASSO, Mr. TESTER, Ms. CORTEZ static breast cancer, and for other pur- name of the Senator from Michigan
MASTO, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. INHOFE, poses. (Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor
Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. CRAPO, S. 1669 of S. 3152, a bill to require the Federal
Mr. BENNET, and Mr. UDALL): At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the Communications Commission to incor-
S. Res. 654. A resolution designating July porate data on maternal health out-
name of the Senator from Minnesota

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25, 2020, as ‘‘National Day of the American
Cowboy’’; considered and agreed to. (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor comes into its broadband health maps.
of S. 1669, a bill to amend the Federal S. 3189
f
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define At the request of Mr. WARNER, the
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS the term natural cheese. names of the Senator from Arkansas
S. 208 S. 1727 (Mr. COTTON) and the Senator from
At the request of Mr. TESTER, the At the request of Mr. COONS, the New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. added as cosponsors of S. 3189, a bill to

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