Congressional Record, Senate - August 12, 2020, S5401
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This is page S5401 of the Congressional Record, Senate, August 12, 2020, with interleaved columns. It prints SA 2650, submitted by Mr. Enzi as an amendment to amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. McConnell, on pandemic unemployment assistance. The text amends section 2102 of the Relief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act to require documentation substantiating employment or self-employment within 21 days of applying, and requires individuals already receiving assistance to submit documentation not later than 90 days after enactment. The page also prints the end of a provision on provider relief fund payments and the Senate's orders for Thursday, August 13, 2020, when Mr. McConnell asks that the Senate adjourn until 11 a.m.
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August 12, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5401
provided by the Secretary of Health and previously submitted such information to tained in subtitle A of title II of division A
Human Services under the provider relief the State agency for the purpose of obtain- of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) be-
fund established through the Public Health ing regular or other unemployment com- fore the date of enactment of this Act and
and Social Services Emergency Fund under pensation; and’’; and receives such assistance on or after the date
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic (B) in subparagraph (B)— of enactment of this Act shall submit docu-
Security Act (Public Law 116–136), including (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the mentation substantiating employment or
any additional amounts appropriated to such end; self-employment or the planned commence-
fund under the Paycheck Protection Pro- (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at ment of employment or self-employment (as
gram and Health Care Enhancement Act the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and defined in such section 2102) not later than 90
(Public Law 116-139) or any other provision of (iii) by adding at the end the following: days after the date of enactment of this Act
law enacted after the date of enactment of ‘‘(iii) an individual who does not provide (or earlier if required by the State) or the in-
such Act. documentation substantiating employment dividual will be ineligible to receive pan-
or self-employment or the planned com- demic unemployment assistance under such
SA 2650. Mr. ENZI submitted an mencement of employment or self-employ- section 2102.
amendment intended to be proposed to ment under subparagraph (A)(iii).’’;
amendment SA 2499 proposed by Mr. (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5)
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MCCONNELL to the bill S. 178, to con- as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
demn gross human rights violations of (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and lowing: ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, AUGUST
calling for an end to arbitrary deten- ‘‘(4) DOCUMENTATION SUBSTANTIATING EM- 13, 2020
PLOYMENT OR SELF-EMPLOYMENT OR THE
tion, torture, and harassment of these PLANNED COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT OR Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I
communities inside and outside China; SELF-EMPLOYMENT.—The term ‘documenta- ask unanimous consent that when the
which was ordered to lie on the table; tion substantiating employment or self-em- Senate completes its business today, it
as follows: ployment or the planned commencement of adjourn until 11 a.m., Thursday, Au-
At the appropriate place, insert the fol- employment or self-employment’ means doc- gust 13; further, that following the
lowing: umentation provided by the individual or in-
SEC. ll. PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSIST- cluded in the State agency records substan- prayer and pledge, the morning hour be
ANCE. tiating employment or self-employment and deemed expired, the Journal of pro-
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2102(a) of the Re- wages earned or paid for such employment or ceedings be approved to date, and the
lief for Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act self-employment, or such information re- time for the two leaders be reserved for
(contained in subtitle A of title II of division lated to the planned commencement of em- their use later in the day; finally, that
A of the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) is ployment or self-employment.’’. following leader remarks, the Senate
amended— (b) APPLICABILITY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than
be in a period of morning business,
(1) in paragraph (3)—
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 30 days after the date of enactment of this with Senators permitted to speak
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the Act, each State shall require that docu- therein for up to 10 minutes each.
end; and mentation substantiating employment or The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without
(ii) by inserting after clause (ii) the fol- self-employment or the planned commence- objection, it is so ordered.
lowing: ment of employment or self-employment (as
‘‘(iii) provides documentation substan- defined in section 2102 of the Relief for Work-
f
tiating employment or self-employment or ers Affected by Coronavirus Act (contained
the planned commencement of employment in subtitle A of title II of division A of the
or self-employment not later than 21 days CARES Act (Public Law 116–136)) be sub- ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 11 A.M.
after the later of the date on which the indi- mitted by any individual who applies for TOMORROW
vidual submits an application for assistance pandemic unemployment assistance under
under this section or the date on which the section 2102 of the Relief for Workers Af- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, if
individual is directed by the State Agency to fected by Coronavirus Act (contained in sub- there is no further business to come be-
submit such documentation, except that— title A of title II of division A of the CARES fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con-
‘‘(I) such deadline may be extended if the Act (Public Law 116–136)) on or after the date sent that it stand adjourned under the
individual has shown good cause under the of enactment of this Act.
previous order.
applicable State law for failing to submit (2) PRIOR APPLICANTS.—Any individual who
such documentation; and applied for pandemic unemployment assist- There being no objection, the Senate,
‘‘(II) the documentation described in this ance under section 2102 of the Relief for at 12:51 p.m., adjourned until Thursday,
clause shall not be required if the individual Workers Affected by Coronavirus Act (con- August 13, 2020, at 11 a.m.
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