Senate Bills, Resolutions and Cosponsors, July 21, 2020 — Congressional Record
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated July 21, 2020, beginning at page S4347, with newly introduced bills, added cosponsors and statements. The bills include S. 4252 by Mr. Wyden and others to provide funding for States to improve their unemployment compensation programs, S. 4253 by Mrs. Murray and Mr. Cornyn on the listing of patents in the Orange Book and S. 4254 by Mr. Bennet and others to encourage voting by students. Cosponsors are added to bills such as S. 208 on disability compensation for retired members of the uniformed services and S. 358 on notice to Congress before changing decennial questions, and the page ends with a statement supporting a bill backed by the American Logging Council.
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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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use proceeds from spectrum auctions to as cosponsors of S. 3427, a bill to re- United States-Israel Operations-Tech-
support supply chain innovation and quire the Secretary of the Interior, the nology Working Group, and for other
multilateral security. Secretary of Agriculture, and the As- purposes.
S. 3196 sistant Secretary of the Army for Civil S. 3814
At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the Works to digitize and make publicly At the request of Mr. BENNET, the
name of the Senator from Delaware available geographic information sys- names of the Senator from California
(Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor tem mapping data relating to public (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator from
of S. 3196, a bill to conserve global bear access to Federal land and waters for Michigan (Mr. PETERS), the Senator
populations by prohibiting the impor- outdoor recreation, and for other pur- from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN), the
tation, exportation, and interstate poses. Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. CAP-
trade of bear viscera and items, prod- S. 3599 ITO), the Senator from Montana (Mr.
ucts, or substances containing, or la- At the request of Mr. PERDUE, the DAINES) and the Senator from Illinois
beled or advertised as containing, bear names of the Senator from Maryland (Ms. DUCKWORTH) were added as cospon-
viscera, and for other purposes. (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator sors of S. 3814, a bill to establish a loan
from South Carolina (Mr. SCOTT) were program for businesses affected by
S. 3221
added as cosponsors of S. 3599, a bill to COVID–19 and to extend the loan for-
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the giveness period for paycheck protec-
name of the Senator from Vermont enhance our Nation’s nurse and physi-
cian workforce during the COVID–19 tion program loans made to the hard-
(Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- est hit businesses, and for other pur-
sor of S. 3221, a bill to place a morato- crisis by recapturing unused immi-
grant visas. poses.
rium on large concentrated animal S. 3874
feeding operations, to strengthen the S. 3656
At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
require country of origin labeling on name of the Senator from New Hamp- CORTEZ MASTO), the Senator from New
beef, pork, and dairy products, and for shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- Mexico (Mr. UDALL) and the Senator
other purposes. sponsor of S. 3656, a bill to authorize a from Maine (Mr. KING) were added as
S. 3263 comprehensive, strategic approach for cosponsors of S. 3874, a bill making ad-
At the request of Mr. UDALL, the United States foreign assistance to de- ditional supplemental appropriations
name of the Senator from Massachu- veloping countries to strengthen global for disaster relief requirements for the
setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- health security, and for other purposes. fiscal year ending September 30, 2020,
sponsor of S. 3263, a bill to amend the S. 3703 and for other purposes.
Solid Waste Disposal Act to reduce the At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the S. 3876
production and use of certain single- name of the Senator from Wyoming At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South
use plastic products and packaging, to (Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cospon- Carolina, the name of the Senator from
improve the responsibility of producers sor of S. 3703, a bill to amend the Elder South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) was
in the design, collection, reuse, recy- Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act added as a cosponsor of S. 3876, a bill to
cling, and disposal of their consumer to improve the prevention of elder make a technical correction relating to
products and packaging, to prevent abuse and exploitation of individuals the treatment of refunds of merchan-
pollution from consumer products and with Alzheimer’s disease and related dise processing fees under the United
packaging from entering into animal dementias. States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Im-
and human food chains and waterways, S. 3725 plementation Act.
and for other purposes. At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the S. 3893
S. 3393 name of the Senator from Rhode Island At the request of Mr. THUNE, the
At the request of Mr. TESTER, the (Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of name of the Senator from South Da-
name of the Senator from West Vir- S. 3725, a bill to expand vote by mail kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co-
ginia (Mr. MANCHIN) was added as a co- and early voting, and to improve the sponsor of S. 3893, a bill to amend the
sponsor of S. 3393, a bill to amend title safety, accessibility, and efficiency of Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for
10, United States Code, to provide for in-person voting during elections for emergency use of certain land during a
concurrent receipt of veterans’ dis- Federal office. pandemic, and for other purposes.
ability compensation and retired pay S. 3742 S. 3979
for disability retirees with fewer than At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
20 years of service and a combat-re- name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. name of the Senator from Alabama
lated disability, and for other purposes. YOUNG) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mr. JONES) was added as a cosponsor
S. 3419 3742, a bill to establish a program in of S. 3979, a bill to amend title 10,
At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the the Department of the Treasury to al- United States Code, to authorize the
Secretary of Defense to temporarily
names of the Senator from Wyoming locate funds to States, units of general
waive cost-sharing amounts under the
(Mr. ENZI) and the Senator from Wyo- local government, and Indian Tribes to
TRICARE pharmacy benefits program
ming (Mr. BARRASSO) were added as co- provide assistance to certain small
during certain declared emergencies.
sponsors of S. 3419, a bill to amend the businesses, and for other purposes.
S. 3997
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to S. 3745
provide for the establishment of a trust At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the name of the Senator from Oklahoma
for the benefit of all unpaid cash sell- names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. LANKFORD) was added as a cospon-
ers of livestock, and for other purposes. (Mr. MURPHY) and the Senator from sor of S. 3997, a bill to strengthen the
S. 3424 Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN) were added as security and integrity of the United
At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the cosponsors of S. 3745, a bill to direct States scientific and research enter-
name of the Senator from Michigan the Secretary of Education to provide prise.
(Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- relief to borrowers of student loans for S. 4012
sor of S. 3424, a bill to end preventable whom the Department of Education At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
maternal mortality and severe mater- found misrepresentation by the institu- names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
nal morbidity in the United States and tion of higher education or a State at-
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MERKLEY) and the Senator from Ne-
close disparities in maternal health torney general has asserted a right to vada (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) were added
outcomes, and for other purposes. borrower defense discharge. as cosponsors of S. 4012, a bill to estab-
S. 3427 S. 3775 lish a $120,000,000,000 Restaurant Revi-
At the request of Ms. MCSALLY, the At the request of Mr. PETERS, the talization Fund to provide structured
names of the Senator from West Vir- name of the Senator from California relief to food service or drinking estab-
ginia (Mr. MANCHIN) and the Senator (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- lishments through December 31, 2020,
from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added sponsor of S. 3775, a bill to establish a and for other purposes.
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S. 4048 MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of benefit redemption options under the
At the request of Ms. HARRIS, the S. 4143, a bill to extend the unemploy- supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
names of the Senator from New York ment insurance provisions of the gram, and for other purposes.
(Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from Cali- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic S. 4208
fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator Security (CARES) Act for the duration At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
from Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO), the of the economic recovery, and for other names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
Senator from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) and purposes. ROSEN) and the Senator from Maryland
the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. S. 4150 (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) were added as co-
HEINRICH) were added as cosponsors of At the request of Mr. REED, the sponsors of S. 4208, a bill to require the
S. 4048, a bill to modify the deadlines names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Minority Business Development Agen-
for completing the 2020 decennial cen- MURKOWSKI), the Senator from Maine cy of the Department of Commerce to
sus of population and related tabula- (Mr. KING), the Senator from New promote and administer programs in
tions, and for other purposes. Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN), the Senator the public and private sectors to assist
S. 4075 from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Sen- the development of minority business
At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the ator from New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ), enterprises, to ensure that such Agen-
name of the Senator from Montana the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. cy has the necessary supporting re-
(Mr. DAINES) was added as a cosponsor BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from Mary- sources, particularly during economic
of S. 4075, a bill to amend the Public land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Senator downturns, and for other purposes.
Works and Economic Development Act from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER), the S. 4220
of 1965 to provide for the release of cer- Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN- At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the
tain Federal interests in connection STEIN), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. names of the Senator from Pennsyl-
with certain grants under that Act, and CARPER), the Senator from Pennsyl- vania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator from
for other purposes. vania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. UDALL), the Senator
S. 4089 New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN),
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. KLO- the Senator from Virginia (Mr. KAINE),
name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. BUCHAR) were added as cosponsors of S. the Senator from Minnesota (Ms.
HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4150, a bill to require the Secretary of SMITH), the Senator from New York
4089, a bill to amend title 11, United the Treasury to provide assistance to (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from Cali-
States Code, to improve protections for certain providers of transportation fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator
employees and retirees in business services affected by the novel from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN), the Sen-
bankruptcies. coronavirus. ator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE-
S. 4112 S. 4152 HOUSE), the Senator from Vermont (Mr.
At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the At the request of Mr. HOEVEN, the LEAHY), the Senator from Montana
names of the Senator from California names of the Senator from North Caro- (Mr. TESTER), the Senator from Hawaii
(Ms. HARRIS), the Senator from Illinois lina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from (Mr. SCHATZ), the Senator from Nevada
(Ms. DUCKWORTH) and the Senator from Georgia (Mr. PERDUE) and the Senator (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO), the Senator from
Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) were from Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO) were Virginia (Mr. WARNER), the Senator
added as cosponsors of S. 4112, a bill to added as cosponsors of S. 4152, a bill to from New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ), the
support education and child care dur- provide for the adjustment or modifica- Senator from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) and
ing the COVID–19 public health emer- tion by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms.
gency, and for other purposes. loans for critical rural utility service HASSAN) were added as cosponsors of S.
S. 4117 providers, and for other purposes. 4220, a bill to limit the use of Federal
At the request of Mr. CRAMER, the S. 4156 law enforcement officers for crowd con-
names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the trol, and for other purposes.
CRAPO), the Senator from Texas (Mr. name of the Senator from Alabama S. 4224
CORNYN), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. (Mr. JONES) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. SINEMA, the
MORAN), the Senator from Georgia (Mr. of S. 4156, a bill to require the Sec- name of the Senator from Oklahoma
PERDUE), the Senator from Georgia retary of Agriculture to provide relief (Mr. LANKFORD) was added as a cospon-
(Mrs. LOEFFLER), the Senator from from hardship due to the COVID–19 sor of S. 4224, a bill to require the Sec-
Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI), the Senator pandemic to agricultural producers, retary of Homeland Security to assess
from Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO), the and for other purposes. technology needs along the Southern
Senator from South Dakota (Mr. S. 4167 border and develop a strategy for bridg-
ROUNDS), the Senator from Montana At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the ing such gaps.
(Mr. DAINES), the Senator from West names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. AMENDMENT NO. 1689
Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN), the Senator WYDEN), the Senator from New York At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT) and the (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) and the Senator the name of the Senator from New
Senator from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) from Maine (Mr. KING) were added as Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as
were added as cosponsors of S. 4117, a cosponsors of S. 4167, a bill to set the a cosponsor of amendment No. 1689 in-
bill to provide automatic forgiveness interest rate applicable to certain eco- tended to be proposed to S. 4049, an
for paycheck protection program loans nomic injury disaster loans, and for original bill to authorize appropria-
under $150,000, and for other purposes. other purposes. tions for fiscal year 2021 for military
S. 4133 S. 4193 activities of the Department of De-
At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the At the request of Mr. PETERS, the fense, for military construction, and
name of the Senator from Mississippi names of the Senator from New Hamp- for defense activities of the Depart-
(Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor shire (Ms. HASSAN) and the Senator ment of Energy, to prescribe military
of S. 4133, a bill to modernize the REAL from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added personnel strengths for such fiscal
ID Act of 2005, and for other purposes. as cosponsors of S. 4193, a bill to de- year, and for other purposes.
S. 4140 velop and nationally disseminate accu- AMENDMENT NO. 1701
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the rate, relevant, and accessible resources At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. to promote understanding about Afri- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
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MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of can-American history. MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
S. 4140, a bill to provide additional S. 4202 amendment No. 1701 intended to be pro-
emergency funding for certain nutri- At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au-
tion programs. name of the Senator from New Jersey thorize appropriations for fiscal year
S. 4143 (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor 2021 for military activities of the De-
At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the of S. 4202, a bill to amend the Food and partment of Defense, for military con-
name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand online struction, and for defense activities of
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the Department of Energy, to prescribe (Mr. MARKEY), the Senator from Massa- S. 4233. A bill to establish a payment
military personnel strengths for such chusetts (Ms. WARREN) and the Senator program for unexpected loss of markets
fiscal year, and for other purposes. from Delaware (Mr. CARPER) were and revenues to timber harvesting and
AMENDMENT NO. 1702 added as cosponsors of amendment No. timber hauling businesses due to the
At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the 2252 proposed to S. 4049, an original bill COVID–19 pandemic, and for other pur-
name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. to authorize appropriations for fiscal poses; to the Committee on Agri-
MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of year 2021 for military activities of the culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
amendment No. 1702 intended to be pro- Department of Defense, for military Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise
posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au- construction, and for defense activities to introduce a bill with my colleague,
thorize appropriations for fiscal year of the Department of Energy, to pre- Senator SMITH that will help the hard-
2021 for military activities of the De- scribe military personnel strengths for working loggers across this Nation
partment of Defense, for military con- such fiscal year, and for other pur- whose operations have suffered serious
struction, and for defense activities of poses. losses directly due to the pandemic. In
the Department of Energy, to prescribe AMENDMENT NO. 2455 Maine alone, logging has a roughly $650
military personnel strengths for such At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, million annual economic impact, and is
fiscal year, and for other purposes. the name of the Senator from Maine the backbone of the forest products
AMENDMENT NO. 1729 (Mr. KING) was added as a cosponsor of economy. The industry is made up of
At the request of Mr. GARDNER, his amendment No. 2455 intended to be pro- countless multi-generational family
name was added as a cosponsor of posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au- businesses, whose survival is being se-
amendment No. 1729 proposed to S. thorize appropriations for fiscal year riously threatened.
4049, an original bill to authorize ap- 2021 for military activities of the De- In Maine and in many places across
propriations for fiscal year 2021 for partment of Defense, for military con- the Country, the logging industry first
military activities of the Department struction, and for defense activities of felt the effects of COVID–19 in January
of Defense, for military construction, the Department of Energy, to prescribe as exports to foreign markets were sig-
and for defense activities of the De- military personnel strengths for such nificantly limited if not eliminated en-
partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- fiscal year, and for other purposes. tirely. Declines in demand for paper
tary personnel strengths for such fiscal AMENDMENT NO. 2457 products and other wood fiber based
year, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the products caused by the COVID–19 pan-
AMENDMENT NO. 1972
names of the Senator from Michigan demic have prompted shutdowns, slow-
(Ms. STABENOW), the Senator from downs, and closures across the globe.
At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator As a result, Maine has seen declining
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.
from New Mexico (Mr. UDALL), the Sen- demand for wood from mills across the
SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of
ator from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHA- board, and low prices and quotas driven
amendment No. 1972 intended to be pro-
HEEN), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. by that lack of demand. And while tim-
posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au-
KAINE), the Senator from Minnesota ber prices have remained relatively
thorize appropriations for fiscal year
(Ms. SMITH), the Senator from New stable, mills have drastically reduced
2021 for military activities of the De-
York (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from their processing capacity—resulting in
partment of Defense, for military con-
California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Sen- a ripple effect that has hit loggers and
struction, and for defense activities of ator from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN), the
the Department of Energy, to prescribe timber hauling companies hard.
Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE- The Professional Logging Contrac-
military personnel strengths for such HOUSE), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. tors of Maine projects at least a 20 per-
fiscal year, and for other purposes. LEAHY), the Senator from Montana cent reduction in the annual harvest,
AMENDMENT NO. 2174
(Mr. TESTER), the Senator from Hawaii which would threaten more than 600
At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the (Mr. SCHATZ), the Senator from Nevada jobs and represent the potential loss of
name of the Senator from Connecticut (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO), the Senator from $86 million in economic activity in my
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- Virginia (Mr. WARNER), the Senator State. The explosion of a pulp digester
sponsor of amendment No. 2174 in- from New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ), the earlier this year at a mill in Jay, cou-
tended to be proposed to S. 4049, an Senator from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) and pled with the recent shutdown of a
original bill to authorize appropria- the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. paper machine at another mill in
tions for fiscal year 2021 for military HASSAN) were added as cosponsors of Westbrook, have compounded the harm
activities of the Department of De- amendment No. 2457 intended to be pro- imposed by the pandemic.
fense, for military construction, and posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au- Although the industry is certainly
for defense activities of the Depart- thorize appropriations for fiscal year not alone in its struggles during this
ment of Energy, to prescribe military 2021 for military activities of the De- time, it faces unique challenges, in-
personnel strengths for such fiscal partment of Defense, for military con- cluding high capital costs relative to
year, and for other purposes. struction, and for defense activities of payroll and the fact that payroll costs
AMENDMENT NO. 2244 the Department of Energy, to prescribe do not reflect the amounts paid to
At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the military personnel strengths for such independent contractors. And unlike
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. fiscal year, and for other purposes. some of our farmers who have been
CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of AMENDMENT NO. 2477 able to access direct payments from
amendment No. 2244 proposed to S. At the request of Mr. LEE, the name USDA and our fishermen who were al-
4049, an original bill to authorize ap- of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. located relief funding in the CARES
propriations for fiscal year 2021 for LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor of Act, our forestry professionals have
military activities of the Department amendment No. 2477 intended to be pro- not been provided targeted assistance.
of Defense, for military construction, posed to S. 4049, an original bill to au- The legislation we are introducing
and for defense activities of the De- thorize appropriations for fiscal year today would direct the Secretary of
partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- 2021 for military activities of the De- Agriculture to provide financial assist-
tary personnel strengths for such fiscal partment of Defense, for military con- ance to loggers and timber hauling
year, and for other purposes. struction, and for defense activities of businesses that have experienced at
AMENDMENT NO. 2252 the Department of Energy, to prescribe least a 10 percent loss in revenues from
At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the January 2020 through July 2020 as com-
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military personnel strengths for such
names of the Senator from Delaware fiscal year, and for other purposes. pared to the same timeframe last year.
(Mr. COONS), the Senator from Vermont f The amount would be equal to 10 per-
(Mr. LEAHY), the Senator from New cent of 2019 gross revenues and could
York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Senator STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED only be used for operating expenses, in-
from California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS cluding payroll. I am grateful for the
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. HEIN- By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and American Logging Council’s support of
RICH), the Senator from Massachusetts Ms. SMITH): our legislation, and urge my colleagues
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