Congressional Record — Senate, S4505 (July 27, 2020)

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Page S4505 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for July 27, 2020, in interleaved columns. A tribute describes a man called Rusty who had several roles at Luke Air Force Base involving the F-16, retired from the Air Force in 1998 after 22 years, and flew as a United Airlines captain for 21 years. Introduced bills include S. 4324, from Mr. Graham with Mr. Burr and Mr. Daines, on domestic resources for personal protective equipment and semiconductor manufacturing. The page also lists a measure discharged from a committee and cosponsor additions to S. 3814, a loan program bill.

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July 27, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4505
having several different roles at Luke and services covered under the Ability One By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr.
Air Force Base involving the F–16 program, and for other purposes. BURR, and Mr. DAINES):
The enrolled bills were subsequently S. 4324. A bill to facilitate the availability,
fighter jet. He retired from the Air
development, and production of domestic re-
Force in 1998 after 22 years of service to signed by the President pro tempore sources to meet national personal protective
his country. (Mr. GRASSLEY). equipment and material needs, and ensure
Rusty still had a desire to fly, so f American leadership in advanced research
after his retirement from the Air and development and semiconductor manu-
MEASURES DISCHARGED
Force, he became a captain for United facturing; to the Committee on Finance.
Airlines, a career that he enjoyed and The following bill was discharged By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for
continued for 21 years before retiring from the Committee on Environment himself and Mr. MANCHIN):
and Public Works, and referred to the S. 4325. A bill to amend the Consumer Fi-
from that role last year. nancial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the
But despite becoming a pilot for Committee on Commerce, Science, and
authority of the Bureau of Consumer Finan-
United, it became clear that Rusty Transportation: cial Protection with respect to persons regu-
wasn’t ready to end his service to the S. 4187. A bill to establish the Intercity lated by a State insurance regulator, and for
Air Force. In 2003, Rusty became the Passenger Rail Trust Fund to ensure a safe, other purposes; to the Committee on Bank-
director of the Community Initiatives sustainable, convenient transportation op- ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
tion for the people of the United States, and By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. COR-
Team at Luke Air Force Base. In this
for other purposes. TEZ MASTO):
role he served as a liaison between the S. 4326. A bill to require the Secretary of
U.S. Air Force, Luke Air Force Base, f
the Treasury to honor the 100th anniversary
the State of Arizona and 11 of the local REPORTS OF COMMITTEES of completion of coinage of the ‘‘Morgan Dol-
cities and municipalities surrounding The following reports of committees lar’’ and the 100th anniversary of commence-
the base. He played a vital role in help- were submitted: ment of coinage of the ‘‘Peace Dollar’’, and
ing Luke Air Force Base secure the F– for other purposes; to the Committee on
By Mr. MORAN, from the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
35 training mission, bring critical jobs Veterans’ Affairs, with an amendment in the
to the State and boosting the local By Mr. RUBIO (for Mr. MARKEY (for
nature of a substitute: himself and Mr. RUBIO)):
economy. Furthermore, Rusty has been S. 785. A bill to improve mental health care S. 4327. A bill to establish the Taiwan Fel-
personally helpful to me and my staff provided by the Department of Veterans Af- lowship Program, and for other purposes; to
in our official visits to Luke Air Force fairs, and for other purposes. the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Base, numerous inquiries and countless f By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs.
requests for information. MURRAY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. BALDWIN,
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND
Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Mitchell Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CASEY, Ms. ROSEN,
JOINT RESOLUTIONS Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. REED,
has served this country, the Air Force,
The following bills and joint resolu- Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Ms. SMITH, Mrs.
and Luke Air Force Base as an airman
tions were introduced, read the first FEINSTEIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms.
and civilian for almost 40 years, and he KLOBUCHAR, Mr. KAINE, Ms. WARREN,
will be missed. On behalf of the U.S. and second times by unanimous con-
Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HARRIS, Mr.
Congress and the State of Arizona, I sent, and referred as indicated:
UDALL, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MERKLEY,
want to thank Rusty for his service By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. WHITEHOUSE,
and congratulate him on a well-de- MCCONNELL): Mr. CARDIN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr.
S. 4317. A bill to lessen the burdens on BOOKER, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. DUCKWORTH,
served retirement.∑ interstate commerce by discouraging insub- Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. BENNET):
f stantial lawsuits relating to COVID–19 while S. 4328. A bill to require the Comptroller
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE preserving the ability of individuals and General of the United States to conduct a
businesses that have suffered real injury to study and report on data quality, sharing,
At 4:03 p.m., a message from the obtain complete relief; to the Committee on transparency, access, and analysis; to the
House of Representatives, delivered by the Judiciary. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, By Mr. GRASSLEY: Pensions.
announced that the House has agreed S. 4318. A bill to provide assistance to By Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr.
to the following concurrent resolu- American workers, families, and employers DAINES, Mr. CORNYN, and Mr. SUL-
during the COVID–19 pandemic; to the Com- LIVAN):
tions, in which it requests the concur- mittee on Finance. S. 4329. A bill to provide premium assist-
rence of the Senate: By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina: ance for COBRA continuation coverage,
H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution per- S. 4319. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- church plan continuation coverage, and fur-
mitting the remains of the Honorable John enue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the loughed continuation coverage for individ-
Lewis, late a Representative from the State deduction for business meals provided at a uals and their families; to the Committee on
of Georgia, to lie in state in the rotunda of restaurant; to the Committee on Finance. Finance.
the Capitol. By Mr. SHELBY: By Mr. KENNEDY:
H. Con. Res. 106. Concurrent resolution di- S. 4320. A bill making emergency supple- S. 4330. A bill to provide for the collection
recting the Architect of the Capitol to trans- mental appropriations for the fiscal year of death information from States for pur-
fer the catafalque situated in the Exhibition ending September 30, 2020, and for other pur- poses of the Do Not Pay Initiative, and for
Hall of the Capitol Visitor Center to the ro- poses; to the Committee on Appropriations. other purposes; to the Committee on Fi-
tunda of the Capitol for use in connection By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Ms. nance.
with services conducted for the Honorable COLLINS): By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Ms.
John Lewis, late a Representative from the S. 4321. A bill to establish the Paycheck HIRONO):
State of Georgia. Protection Program Second Draw Loan and S. 4331. A bill to preserve Indian Tribes’
ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED amend 7(a) loan guaranty program for recov- and Native Hawaiian organizations’ auton-
ery sector business concerns, and for other omy of access to spectrum over Tribal lands
The messages also announced that
purposes; to the Committee on Small Busi- and expedite immediate deployment of tele-
the Speaker has signed the following ness and Entrepreneurship. communications services for critical govern-
enrolled bills: By Mr. ALEXANDER: ment services, including national emer-
H.R. 886. An act to direct the Attorney S. 4322. A bill to help Americans safely get gencies, natural disasters, public health and
General to establish and carry out a veteran back to school and back to work, and for biohazard threats, safety, education, oppor-
Treatment Court Program. other purposes; to the Committee on Health, tunity to participate in the broadband econ-
H.R. 3504. An act to amend title 38, United Education, Labor, and Pensions. omy, self-governance, access to Federal,
States Code, to provide for improvements to By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Mr. State, and Tribal voting and elections, and
the specially adapted housing program and MANCHIN, Mr. YOUNG, Ms. SINEMA, the Federal census count, for the protection
educational assistance programs of the De- Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. JONES, Mr. ALEX- of life and property in furtherance of the

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partment of Veterans Affairs, and for other ANDER, Mr. KING, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. Federal trust responsibility, and for other
purposes. WARNER, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. CORNYN, purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
H.R. 4920. An act to amend title 38, United Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mr. Science, and Transportation.
States Code, to provide for an exception to SULLIVAN): By Ms. MCSALLY:
certain small business contracting require- S. 4323. A bill to save and strengthen crit- S. 4332. A bill to provide for the use of addi-
ments applicable to the Department of Vet- ical social contract programs of the Federal tional funds for transportation projects that
erans Affairs procurement of certain goods Government; to the Committee on Finance. were affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019

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S4506 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 27, 2020
(COVID–19), and for other purposes; to the S. 3176 businesses affected by COVID–19 and to
Committee on Commerce, Science, and At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the extend the loan forgiveness period for
Transportation. name of the Senator from Delaware paycheck protection program loans
f (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor made to the hardest hit businesses, and
of S. 3176, a bill to amend the Foreign for other purposes.
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Assistance Act of 1961 and the United S. 3998
SENATE RESOLUTIONS States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH,
The following concurrent resolutions of 2014 to make improvements to cer- the name of the Senator from Alabama
and Senate resolutions were read, and tain defense and security assistance (Mr. JONES) was added as a cosponsor
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: provisions and to authorize the appro- of S. 3998, a bill to amend title XVIII of
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. priations of funds to Israel, and for the Social Security Act to simplify
CARDIN, Mr. RUBIO, and Mrs. SHA- other purposes. payments for telehealth services fur-
HEEN): S. 3419 nished by Federally qualified health
S. Res. 658. A resolution calling for a free, At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the
fair, and transparent presidential election in centers or rural health clinics under
Belarus taking place on August 9, 2020, in-
name of the Senator from Arkansas the Medicare program, and for other
cluding the unimpeded participation of all (Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor purposes.
presidential candidates; to the Committee on of S. 3419, a bill to amend the Packers S. 4077
Foreign Relations. and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the
f
for the establishment of a trust for the name of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S.
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS livestock, and for other purposes. 4077, a bill to amend the Unfunded
S. 53 S. 3487
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 to provide
At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the for regulatory impact analyses for cer-
name of the Senator from Georgia name of the Senator from South Caro- tain rules, and for other purposes.
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- S. 4085
sor of S. 53, a bill to appropriate sponsor of S. 3487, a bill to amend the
At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
$25,000,000,000 for the construction of a Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide
name of the Senator from Mississippi
border wall between the United States for the compensation of elderly victims
(Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co-
and Mexico, and for other purposes. of property damage, to provide in-
sponsor of S. 4085, a bill to make cer-
S. 997
creased funding for the crime victim
tain States and political subdivisions
compensation fund, and for other pur-
At the request of Ms. WARREN, the of States ineligible to receive Federal
poses.
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. finance assistance, and for other pur-
S. 3612
SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. poses.
997, a bill to recognize and honor the At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the
S. 4156
service of individuals who served in the name of the Senator from Georgia
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the
United States Cadet Nurse Corps dur- name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
ing World War II, and for other pur- sor of S. 3612, a bill to clarify for pur-
poses of the Internal Revenue Code of YOUNG) was added as a cosponsor of S.
poses. 4156, a bill to require the Secretary of
1986 that receipt of coronavirus assist-
S. 2059 Agriculture to provide relief from
ance does not affect the tax treatment
At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the of ordinary business expenses. hardship due to the COVID–19 pan-
name of the Senator from Georgia S. 3672
demic to agricultural producers, and
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the
sor of S. 2059, a bill to provide a civil S. 4158
name of the Senator from Maryland
remedy for individuals harmed by sanc- At the request of Mr. HAWLEY, the
(Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor
tuary jurisdiction policies, and for name of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
of S. 3672, a bill to provide States and
other purposes. SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S.
Indian Tribes with flexibility in admin-
S. 2165 4158, a bill to examine the extent of the
istering the temporary assistance for
At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the needy families program due to the pub- reliance of the United States on foreign
name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. lic health emergency with respect to producers for personal protective
CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon- the Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), to equipment during the COVID–19 pan-
sor of S. 2165, a bill to enhance protec- make emergency grants to States and demic and produce recommendations
tions of Native American tangible cul- Indian Tribes to provide financial sup- to secure the supply chain of personal
tural heritage, and for other purposes. port for low-income individuals af- protective equipment.
S. 2292 fected by that public health emer- S. 4172
At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the gency, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. BROWN, the
name of the Senator from Georgia S. 3703 names of the Senator from Connecticut
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the Senator
sor of S. 2292, a bill to require asylum names of the Senator from Nebraska from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN) were
officers to conduct credible fear (Mrs. FISCHER), the Senator from Ohio added as cosponsors of S. 4172, a bill to
screenings before admitting aliens (Mr. BROWN) and the Senator from provide emergency funding for child
seeking asylum into the United States, South Carolina (Mr. SCOTT) were added welfare services provided under parts B
to direct the Secretary of Homeland as cosponsors of S. 3703, a bill to amend and E of title IV of the Social Security
Security to establish an alternatives to the Elder Abuse Prevention and Pros- Act, and for other purposes.
detention pilot program, and to clarify ecution Act to improve the prevention S. 4174
that aliens transiting through third of elder abuse and exploitation of indi- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
countries on the way to the United viduals with Alzheimer’s disease and names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.
States are ineligible for asylum, and related dementias. ROBERTS) and the Senator from Con-
for other purposes. S. 3814 necticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) were added
S. 2680 At the request of Mr. BENNET, the as cosponsors of S. 4174, a bill to pro-
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the names of the Senator from Minnesota vide emergency appropriations to the

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name of the Senator from Delaware (Ms. SMITH), the Senator from Mis- United States Postal Service to cover
(Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor sissippi (Mr. WICKER), the Senator from losses related to the COVID–19 crisis
of S. 2680, a bill to impose sanctions Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the and to direct the Board of Governors of
with respect to foreign support for Pal- Senator from Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN) the United States Postal Service to de-
estinian terrorism, and for other pur- were added as cosponsors of S. 3814, a velop a plan for ensuring the long term
poses. bill to establish a loan program for solvency of the Postal Service.

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