Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Sept. 10, 2020)
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated September 10, 2020, at page S5550, under the heading Additional Cosponsors. It lists Senators added as cosponsors of bills including S. 2008 on commercial sexual orientation conversion therapy, S. 2227 to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, S. 358 on advance notice to Congress before changing decennial questions, S. 3233 on skilled nursing facility services for hemophilia patients and S. 3487 on compensation of elderly victims of property damage. The page ends with the preamble of a resolution recalling State Representative Knutson's support for health and education initiatives and Minnesota's first clean air bill.
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S5550 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2020
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 2008 ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co-
S. 358
At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the sponsor of S. 3103, a bill to amend title
At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the names of the Senator from New York XVIII of the Social Security Act to re-
name of the Senator from Delaware (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from Ne- store State authority to waive for cer-
(Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor vada (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) and the Sen- tain facilities the 35-mile rule for des-
of S. 358, a bill to amend title 13, ator from Maine (Mr. KING) were added ignating critical access hospitals under
United States Code, to require the Sec- as cosponsors of S. 2008, a bill to pro- the Medicare program.
retary of Commerce to provide advance hibit, as an unfair or deceptive act or S. 3233
notice to Congress before changing any practice, commercial sexual orienta- At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
questions on the decennial census, and tion conversion therapy, and for other names of the Senator from West Vir-
for other purposes. purposes. ginia (Mrs. CAPITO), the Senator from
S. 2227 New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the
S. 800
At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the At the request of Ms. SMITH, her Senator from New York (Mrs. GILLI-
name of the Senator from Georgia name was added as a cosponsor of S. BRAND) were added as cosponsors of S.
(Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon- 2227, a bill to decriminalize and 3233, a bill to amend title XVIII of the
sor of S. 800, a bill to establish a post- deschedule cannabis, to provide for re- Social Security Act to improve access
secondary student data system. investment in certain persons ad- to skilled nursing facility services for
versely impacted by the War on Drugs, hemophilia patients.
S. 861
to provide for expungement of certain S. 3487
At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, cannabis offenses, and for other pur-
her name was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
poses. name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms.
S. 861, a bill to establish in the Bureau
S. 2257 HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor of the Department of State a At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the 3487, a bill to amend the Victims of
Special Envoy for the Human Rights of name of the Senator from Delaware Crime Act of 1984 to provide for the
LGBTI Peoples, and for other purposes. (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor compensation of elderly victims of
of S. 2257, a bill to reform the financing property damage, to provide increased
S. 877
of Senate elections, and for other pur- funding for the crime victim compensa-
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the poses. tion fund, and for other purposes.
name of the Senator from Rhode Island
S. 2438 S. 3685
(Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of
S. 877, a bill to prohibit the sale of At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Mr. BROWN, the
shark fins, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Rhode Island name of the Senator from Montana
(Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor
S. 892
S. 2438, a bill to prevent, treat, and of S. 3685, a bill to provide emergency
At the request of Mr. CASEY, the cure tuberculosis globally. rental assistance under the Emergency
names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
S. 2500 Solutions Grants program of the Sec-
BROWN), the Senator from Missouri
At the request of Ms. SMITH, her retary of Housing and Urban Develop-
(Mr. HAWLEY), the Senator from Maine
name was added as a cosponsor of S. ment in response to the public health
(Mr. KING) and the Senator from Kan-
2500, a bill to amend the Public Health emergency resulting from the
sas (Mr. ROBERTS) were added as co-
Service Act to authorize a loan repay- coronavirus, and for other purposes.
sponsors of S. 892, a bill to award a
Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, ment program for mental health pro- S. 3750
to the women in the United States who fessionals to relieve workforce short- At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the
joined the workforce during World War ages, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
II, providing the aircraft, vehicles, S. 2548 COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
weaponry, ammunition, and other ma- At the request of Mr. CASEY, the 3750, a bill to amend title XVIII of the
terials to win the war, that were re- names of the Senator from Delaware Social Security Act to modify the ac-
ferred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, in (Mr. CARPER), the Senator from Dela- celerated and advance payment pro-
recognition of their contributions to ware (Mr. COONS), the Senator from grams under parts A and B of the Medi-
the United States and the inspiration Michigan (Ms. STABENOW), the Senator care program during the COVID–19
they have provided to ensuing genera- from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH), the emergency.
tions. Senator from Maine (Mr. KING) and the S. 3753
S. 1337 Senator from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the
At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the were added as cosponsors of S. 2548, a names of the Senator from Massachu-
name of the Senator from Minnesota bill to amend the Elementary and Sec- setts (Ms. WARREN) and the Senator
(Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor ondary Education Act of 1965 to address from New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) were
of S. 1337, a bill to amend title 18, and take action to prevent bullying added as cosponsors of S. 3753, a bill to
United States Code, to establish an Of- and harassment of students. direct the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fice of Correctional Education, and for S. 2741 fairs to ensure that certain medical fa-
other purposes. At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the cilities of the Department of Veterans
S. 1791 names of the Senator from Delaware Affairs have physical locations for the
(Mr. CARPER) and the Senator from disposal of controlled substances medi-
At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
North Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) were added cations.
the names of the Senator from New
York (Mr. SCHUMER), the Senator from as cosponsors of S. 2741, a bill to amend S. 3763
Maryland (Mr. CARDIN), the Senator title XVIII of the Social Security Act At the request of Mr. CASEY, the
from Maine (Mr. KING), the Senator to expand access to telehealth services, name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) and the and for other purposes. MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
Senator from Virginia (Mr. KAINE) S. 2815 S. 3763, a bill to establish the Pandemic
were added as cosponsors of S. 1791, a At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the Responder Service Award program to
bill to prohibit discrimination on the name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. express our gratitude to front-line
basis of religion, sex (including sexual KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. health care workers.
orientation and gender identity), and 2815, a bill to require the Secretary of S. 3799
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marital status in the administration the Treasury to mint coins in com- At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the
and provision of child welfare services, memoration of the National Purple name of the Senator from Vermont
to improve safety, well-being, and per- Heart Honor Mission. (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon-
manency for lesbian, gay, bisexual, S. 3103 sor of S. 3799, a bill to expand access to
transgender, and queer or questioning At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the health care services, including sexual,
foster youth, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from West Vir- reproductive, and maternal health
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September 10, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5551
services, for immigrants by removing (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- SHAHEEN), the Senator from New Mex-
legal and policy barriers to health in- sponsor of S. 4058, a bill to authorize ico (Mr. UDALL) and the Senator from
surance coverage, and for other pur- grants to address substance use during Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) were
poses. COVID–19. added as cosponsors of S. 4254, a bill to
S. 3814 S. 4124 amend the Higher Education Act of
At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the 1965 to encourage voting by students
name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. and to establish emergency procedures
PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. for institutions of higher education to
S. 3814, a bill to establish a loan pro- 4124, a bill to expedite hiring by the De- assist students in exercising their right
gram for businesses affected by COVID– partment of Veterans Affairs of med- to vote.
19 and to extend the loan forgiveness ical department personnel separating S. 4258
period for paycheck protection pro- from the Armed Forces, and for other At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the
gram loans made to the hardest hit purposes. name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
businesses, and for other purposes. S. 4135 PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of
S. 3872 At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the S. 4258, a bill to establish a grant pro-
At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the name of the Senator from Minnesota gram for small live venue operators
name of the Senator from Mississippi (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor and talent representatives.
(Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4135, a bill to provide forgivable S. 4338
of S. 3872, a bill to amend the Federal physical disaster loans to businesses At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to estab- damaged due to civil unrest, and for name of the Senator from Wisconsin
lish a time-limited provisional ap- other purposes. (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon-
proval pathway, subject to specific ob- S. 4150 sor of S. 4338, a bill to direct the Sec-
ligations, for certain drugs and biologi-
At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the retary of Agriculture to temporarily
cal products, and for other purposes.
name of the Senator from Mississippi suspend increased line speeds at meat
S. 4003
(Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- and poultry establishments, and for
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the sponsor of S. 4150, a bill to require the other purposes.
names of the Senator from California Secretary of the Treasury to provide S. 4349
(Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator from assistance to certain providers of
New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) and the At the request of Mr. KAINE, the
transportation services affected by the name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.
Senator from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) were novel coronavirus.
added as cosponsors of S. 4003, a bill to SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 4193 4349, a bill to address behavioral health
improve United States consideration
of, and strategic support for, programs At the request of Mr. PETERS, the and well-being among health care pro-
to prevent and respond to gender-based name of the Senator from Delaware fessionals.
violence from the onset of humani- (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor S. 4353
tarian emergencies and to build the ca- of S. 4193, a bill to develop and nation- At the request of Ms. SMITH, the
pacity of humanitarian actors to ad- ally disseminate accurate, relevant, name of the Senator from South Da-
dress the immediate and long-term and accessible resources to promote kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co-
challenges resulting from such vio- understanding about African-American sponsor of S. 4353, a bill to provide
lence, and for other purposes. history. emergency assistance for independent
S. 4007 S. 4199 poultry growers, and for other pur-
At the request of Mr. CASEY, the At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the poses.
name of the Senator from New Jersey name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. S. 4372
(Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- SULLIVAN) was added as a cosponsor of
At the request of Ms. SMITH, the
sor of S. 4007, a bill to amend the Trade S. 4199, a bill to amend titles XI, XVIII,
names of the Senator from Connecticut
Act of 1974 to modify the eligibility re- and XIX of the Social Security Act to
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the Senator
quirements for the Generalized System lower prescription drug prices in the
from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) were added
of Preferences to strengthen worker Medicare and Medicaid programs, to
as cosponsors of S. 4372, a bill to pro-
protections and to ensure that bene- improve transparency related to phar-
vide for unused benefits in a dependent
ficiary developing countries afford maceutical prices and transactions, to
care FSA to be carried over from 2020
equal rights and protection under the lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and
to 2021, to provide for benefits to be
law, regardless of gender, and for other to ensure accountability to taxpayers,
accessed after termination of employ-
purposes. and for other purposes.
ment, and for other purposes.
S. 4012 S. 4227
S. 4380
At the request of Mr. WICKER, the At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the
name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
names of the Senator from New Hamp-
WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), the Senator from
4227, a bill to improve access to eco- BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
Maine (Mr. KING), the Senator from
nomic injury disaster loans and emer- 4380, a bill to provide redress to the em-
New York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Sen-
gency advances under the CARES Act, ployees of Air America.
ator from Rhode Island (Mr. REED), the
and for other purposes. S. 4391
Senator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the
Senator from Montana (Mr. TESTER), S. 4254 At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the
the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. At the request of Mr. BENNET, the name of the Senator from Connecticut
BOOKER), the Senator from New Jersey names of the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co-
(Mr. MENENDEZ), the Senator from Ha- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from sponsor of S. 4391, a bill to authorize a
waii (Mr. SCHATZ), the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY), the Sen- public service announcement campaign
West Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN) and the ator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Sen- on the efficacy of cloth face coverings
Senator from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) were ator from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH), the in reducing the spread of COVID–19, to
added as cosponsors of S. 4012, a bill to Senator from California (Ms. HARRIS), authorize a program to provide cloth
establish a $120,000,000,000 Restaurant the Senator from Alabama (Mr. JONES), face coverings to any individual in the
Revitalization Fund to provide struc- the Senator from Oregon (Mr. United States who requests one free of
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tured relief to food service or drinking MERKLEY), the Senator from Illinois charge, and for other purposes.
establishments through December 31, (Ms. DUCKWORTH), the Senator from S. 4422
2020, and for other purposes. New Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH), the Sen- At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
S. 4058 ator from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN), the name of the Senator from Mississippi
At the request of Ms. SMITH, the Senator from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co-
name of the Senator from Maryland Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. sponsor of S. 4422, a bill to establish
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S5552 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 10, 2020
the Office of Minority Broadband Ini- S.J. RES. 75 Private landowners are supportive of
tiatives within the National Tele- At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the selling their land to allow the Indian
communications and Information Ad- name of the Senator from Delaware Health Service to pave an access road,
ministration, and for other purposes. (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor but the agency does not currently have
S. 4440 of S.J. Res. 75, a joint resolution pro- the authority to do so. It is appropriate
At the request of Ms. SMITH, the posing an amendment to the Constitu- we provide for safe and dignified access
names of the Senator from Wisconsin tion of the United States relative to to the center, and I am pleased to in-
(Ms. BALDWIN) and the Senator from the fundamental right to vote. troduce legislation that will solve this
Ohio (Mr. BROWN) were added as co- S. RES. 274 problem.
sponsors of S. 4440, a bill to authorize At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the The bill would authorize the Director
the Director of the Center for Disease names of the Senator from Virginia of the Indian Health Service to pur-
Control and Prevention to carry out a (Mr. WARNER) and the Senator from chase land from willing sellers and con-
Social Determinants of Health Pro- Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) were struct a paved road to improve access
gram, and for other purposes. added as cosponsors of S. Res. 274, a to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness
S. 4472
resolution expressing solidarity with Center. After construction, Riverside
Falun Gong practitioners who have County would own and maintain the
At the request of Mr. PETERS, the
lost lives, freedoms, and other rights road.
name of the Senator from Missouri
for adhering to their beliefs and prac- This effort includes widespread, bi-
(Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor
tices, and condemning the practice of partisan support. An identical, bipar-
of S. 4472, a bill to amend the Secure
non-consenting organ harvesting, and tisan bill introduced by Representative
and Trusted Communications Network
for other purposes. RAUL RUIZ passed the House of Rep-
Reimbursement Program to include el-
igible telecommunications carriers and S. RES. 672 resentatives as part of a larger package
providers of educational broadband At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the just last month. Representative RUIZ’s
service, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Mississippi bill is cosponsored by Representatives
(Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor KEN CALVERT, PETE AGUILAR, PAUL
S. 4497
of S. Res. 672, a resolution designating COOK, DOUG LAMALFA, NANNETTE DIAZ
At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the September 2020 as National Democracy BARRAGÁN, TONY CÁRDENAS, and JOSH
name of the Senator from California Month as a time to reflect on the con- HARDER. This legislation also has the
(Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- tributions of the system of government support of local stakeholders, including
sponsor of S. 4497, a bill to temporarily of the United States to a more free and Riverside County, and organizations
suspend duties on imports of articles stable world. like the California Rural Indian Health
needed to combat the COVID–19 pan- At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the Board.
demic. name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. The bill will provide safe access to
S. 4511 WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S. the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Cen-
At the request of Mr. MORAN, the Res. 672, supra. ter, ensuring indigenous youth can re-
name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. f ceive healthcare in a supportive and
RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. culturally-sensitive environment.
4511, a bill to make certain improve- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED
American Indian and Alaskan Native
ments in the laws administered by the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
youth report 14.9 percent rate of sub-
Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: stance dependence or abuse, furthering
to education, burial benefits, and other S. 4556. A bill to authorize the Sec- underscoring the need to guarantee the
matters, and for other purposes. retary of Health and Human Services, accessibility to facilities like the
S. 4513 acting through the Director of the In- Desert Sage Wellness Center.
At the request of Mr. SANDERS, his dian Health Service, to acquire private I look forward to working with my
name was added as a cosponsor of S. land to facilitate access to the Desert colleagues to pass this legislation.
4513, a bill to ensure climate and envi- Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, f
ronmental justice accountability, and California, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Indian Affairs. SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
for other purposes.
Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President,
S. 4528
today I am pleased to introduce a bill
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the to facilitate better access to the Desert SENATE RESOLUTION 687—HON-
names of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Sage Youth Wellness Center. ORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY
RUBIO), the Senator from Maryland The Desert Sage Youth Wellness Cen- OF COYA KNUTSON
(Mr. CARDIN), the Senator from Texas ter, located in Hemet, CA, is a health Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. KLO-
(Mr. CRUZ) and the Senator from Vir- center run by the Indian Health Serv- BUCHAR) submitted the following reso-
ginia (Mr. KAINE) were added as co- ice. It is the only currently operating lution; which was referred to the Com-
sponsors of S. 4528, a bill to strengthen center in the State of California that mittee on the Judiciary:
the United States ties with Latin provides culturally-sensitive substance S. RES. 687
American and Caribbean countries use disorder treatment to indigenous Whereas Cornelia Genevive Gjesdal ‘‘Coya’’
through diplomatic, economic, and se- youth. Knutson was born on August 22, 1912, in
curity cooperation, to counter efforts The Desert Sage Youth Wellness Cen- Edmore, North Dakota;
by the People’s Republic of China to ter serves an important role to the re- Whereas Coya Gjesdal graduated from
undermine United States interests and gional Native American community. Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota,
values in the Americas, and to promote The facility not only provides with majors in English and Music and a
economic development and competi- minor in Education;
healthcare but also academic support,
tiveness in the Latin American and Whereas Coya Gjesdal married Andy
family therapy, and an individualized Knutson in 1940 and later adopted a son;
Caribbean region. treatment plan to support the healing Whereas Coya Knutson was involved in her
S. 4529 and long-term recovery of youth en- community, working as a teacher, volun-
At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the rolled at the center. teering, establishing a medical clinic, and
names of the Senator from Arizona Despite the center’s important work, serving on the Red Lake County Welfare
(Ms. MCSALLY) and the Senator from the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Board;
Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI) were added as is only accessible by a dirt road. Lack Whereas Coya Knutson was elected to the
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cosponsors of S. 4529, a bill to improve of a paved road limits access to the House of Representatives of Minnesota in
1950;
access by Indian Tribes to support from center during California’s extreme wet
Whereas State Representative Knutson
the Schools and Libraries Universal and dry seasons. The dirt road fre- supported health and education initiatives
Service Support program (E-rate) of quently cracks or floods during these and sponsored the first clean air bill in Min-
the Federal Communications Commis- times and creates significant chal- nesota, which prohibited smoking in some
sion, and for other purposes. lenges to those receiving healthcare. public places;
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