Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Sept. 14, 2020)

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This is the Congressional Record, Senate, September 14, 2020, covering pages S5572 and S5573 under the heading Additional Cosponsors, with interleaved columns. Introduced bills include S. 4566 by Ms. Warren on notice of termination of leases under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, S. 4567 by Mr. Cornyn to name the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol in Texas the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station, and S. 4568 by Mr. Wicker and Ms. Cantwell on forensic science standards. Submitted resolutions include S. Res. 689 on the crackdown on peaceful protestors in Belarus and S. Res. 691 on social and emotional learning during and beyond the COVID–19 pandemic. A House message announces the appointment of a member from Lubbock, Texas, to a board of trustees in the Library of Congress.

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S5572 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 14, 2020
from the President of the United CANTWELL, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon-
States submitting a nomination which MANCHIN, Mr. KAINE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, sor of S. 2548, a bill to amend the Ele-
was referred to the Committee on Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. SMITH, Mr. mentary and Secondary Education Act
CARDIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mrs. MURRAY, of 1965 to address and take action to
Armed Services.
Mr. PETERS, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr.
(The message received today is print- SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. ROB-
prevent bullying and harassment of
ed at the end of the Senate pro- ERTS, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. DAINES):
students.
ceedings.) S. Res. 690. A resolution designating Sep- S. 2886

f tember 2020 as ‘‘National Workforce Develop- At the request of Ms. MCSALLY, the
ment Month’’; considered and agreed to. name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S.
Mr. DURBIN, Ms. HASSAN, and Mr. 2886, a bill to prohibit the use of animal
At 3:02 p.m., a message from the KING):
House of Representatives, delivered by S. Res. 691. A resolution expressing support testing for cosmetics and the sale of
Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, for evidence-based programs that facilitate cosmetics tested on animals.
announced that pursuant to 20 U.S.C. social and emotional learning during and be- S. 3176
2103(b), and the order of the House of yond the COVID–19 pandemic; to the Com- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
January 3, 2019, the Speaker appoints mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and name of the Senator from Colorado
the following individual to the Board of Pensions. (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor
Trustees of the American Folklife Cen- f of S. 3176, a bill to amend the Foreign
ter in the Library of Congress on the ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS Assistance Act of 1961 and the United
part of the House of Representatives States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act
S. 815
for a term of 6 years: Ms. Anne of 2014 to make improvements to cer-
At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the tain defense and security assistance
Arrington of Lubbock, Texas. name of the Senator from New York
f
provisions and to authorize the appro-
(Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- priations of funds to Israel, and for
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND sponsor of S. 815, a bill to amend the other purposes.
JOINT RESOLUTIONS Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow S. 3427
a refundable tax credit against income
The following bills and joint resolu- At the request of Ms. MCSALLY, the
tax for the purchase of qualified access
tions were introduced, read the first name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
technology for the blind.
and second times by unanimous con- RISCH) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 892
sent, and referred as indicated: 3427, a bill to require the Secretary of
At the request of Mr. CASEY, the the Interior, the Secretary of Agri-
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
PORTMAN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BOOZ- culture, and the Assistant Secretary of
CRAPO) and the Senator from Okla- the Army for Civil Works to digitize
MAN, Mr. TESTER, and Mr. REED):
S. 4566. A bill to amend the
homa (Mr. LANKFORD) were added as and make publicly available geo-
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide cosponsors of S. 892, a bill to award a graphic information system mapping
clarification of delivery of notice of termi- Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, data relating to public access to Fed-
nation of leases of premises and motor vehi- to the women in the United States who eral land and waters for outdoor recre-
cles, and for other purposes; to the Com- joined the workforce during World War ation, and for other purposes.
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. II, providing the aircraft, vehicles, S. 3471
By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. weaponry, ammunition, and other ma-
SINEMA, Mr. CRUZ, and Mr. TESTER): At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
terials to win the war, that were re- name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
S. 4567. A bill to designate the Rocksprings
Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on
ferred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riveter’’, in COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as recognition of their contributions to 3471, a bill to ensure that goods made
the ‘‘Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station’’; the United States and the inspiration with forced labor in the Xinjiang
to the Committee on Environment and Pub- they have provided to ensuing genera- Uyghur Autonomous Region of the
lic Works. tions. People’s Republic of China do not enter
By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Ms. S. 997 the United States market, and for
CANTWELL): At the request of Ms. WARREN, the
S. 4568. A bill to facilitate the development other purposes.
name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. S. 3718
and distribution of forensic science stand-
ards by establishing in the National Insti- ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the
tute of Standards and Technology the Orga- 997, a bill to recognize and honor the name of the Senator from Mississippi
nization of Scientific Area Committees for service of individuals who served in the (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co-
Forensic Science, and for other purposes; to United States Cadet Nurse Corps dur- sponsor of S. 3718, a bill to expand the
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and ing World War II, and for other pur- waiver of affiliation rules for certain
Transportation. poses. business concerns with more than 1
f S. 1083 physical location, and for other pur-
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the poses.
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
name of the Senator from Maryland S. 3722
SENATE RESOLUTIONS
(Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the
The following concurrent resolutions of S. 1083, a bill to address the funda- names of the Senator from Maryland
and Senate resolutions were read, and mental injustice, cruelty, brutality, (Mr. CARDIN), the Senator from Okla-
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: and inhumanity of slavery in the homa (Mr. LANKFORD), the Senator
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. MENEN- United States and the 13 American from Indiana (Mr. BRAUN) and the Sen-
DEZ, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to ator from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN)
DURBIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mrs. SHAHEEN, establish a commission to study and were added as cosponsors of S. 3722, a
Mr. CARDIN, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. COONS,
consider a national apology and pro- bill to authorize funding for a bilateral
Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr.
KAINE): posal for reparations for the institu- cooperative program with Israel for the
S. Res. 689. A resolution condemning the tion of slavery, its subsequent de jure development of health technologies
crackdown on peaceful protestors in Belarus and de facto racial and economic dis- with a focus on combating COVID–19.
and calling for the imposition of sanctions crimination against African-Ameri- S. 3829
on responsible officials; to the Committee on cans, and the impact of these forces on

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At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
Foreign Relations. living African-Americans, to make rec- name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself, Mr. ommendations to the Congress on ap- CRAPO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
ENZI, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. YOUNG, Ms.
propriate remedies, and for other pur- 3829, a bill to advance the global health
CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. CARPER, Mr.
BRAUN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. HAS- poses. security and diplomacy objectives of
SAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. DURBIN, S. 2548 the United States, improve coordina-
Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. MUR- At the request of Mr. CASEY, the tion among the relevant Federal de-
PHY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. name of the Senator from New York partments and agencies implementing

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September 14, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5573
United States foreign assistance for Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN) were added as (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co-
global health security, and more effec- cosponsors of S. 4402, a bill to amend sponsor of S. Res. 679, a resolution ex-
tively enable partner countries to the Federal Water Pollution Control pressing appreciation and support for
strengthen and sustain resilient health Act to clarify certain activities that essential employees with disabilities or
systems and supply chains with the re- would have been authorized under Na- who are blind during the COVID–19
sources, capacity, and personnel re- tionwide Permit 12 and other Nation- pandemic and beyond.
quired to prevent, detect, mitigate, and wide Permits, and for other purposes.
respond to infectious disease threats S. 4431 f
before they become pandemics, and for At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the
other purposes. names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
S. 4150 RISCH) and the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
At the request of Mr. REED, the CRAPO) were added as cosponsors of S.
names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. 4431, a bill to increase wildfire pre- SENATE RESOLUTION 689—CON-
ROSEN), the Senator from Kansas (Mr. paredness and response throughout the DEMNING THE CRACKDOWN ON
ROBERTS) and the Senator from Illinois United States, and for other purposes. PEACEFUL PROTESTORS IN
(Ms. DUCKWORTH) were added as cospon- S. 4453 BELARUS AND CALLING FOR
sors of S. 4150, a bill to require the Sec- At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS
retary of the Treasury to provide as- names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. ON RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS
sistance to certain providers of trans- ROSEN), the Senator from Maine (Mr.
KING), the Senator from New Hamp- Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. MENEN-
portation services affected by the novel DEZ, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. DUR-
coronavirus. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the Senator
BIN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr.
S. 4245
from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added
as cosponsors of S. 4453, a bill to pro- CARDIN, Mr. ROMNEY, Mr. COONS, Mr.
At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the JOHNSON, Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr. KAINE)
tect the continuity of the food supply
name of the Senator from New Hamp- submitted the following resolution;
chain of the United States in response
shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- to COVID–19, and for other purposes. which was referred to the Committee
sponsor of S. 4245, a bill to develop and on Foreign Relations:
S. 4561
deploy firewall circumvention tools for S. RES. 689
At the request of Mr. PETERS, the
the people of Hong Kong after the Peo- Whereas Alyaksandr Lukashenka has ruled
name of the Senator from New York
ple’s Republic of China violated its Belarus as an undemocratic dictatorship
(Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon-
agreement under the Joint Declara- since the first presidential election in
sor of S. 4561, a bill to clarify and in-
tion, and for other purposes. crease the restrictions on political ac-
Belarus in 1994;
S. 4255 Whereas subsequent presidential elections
tivities that are applicable to the in Belarus have been neither free nor fair
At the request of Mr. WARNER, the members of the Board of Governors of and have been rejected by the international
name of the Senator from Minnesota the United States Postal Service, in- community as not meeting minimal elec-
(Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor cluding the Postmaster General and toral standards, with the jailing of opposi-
of S. 4255, a bill to amend the CARES the Deputy Postmaster General, and tion activists frequently used as a tool of
Act to establish community invest- for other purposes. government repression before and after the
ment programs, and for other purposes. S. 4562 elections;
S. 4275
Whereas, in response to the repression and
At the request of Ms. SMITH, the
violence during the 2006 presidential elec-
At the request of Mr. THUNE, the name of the Senator from New Mexico tion, Congress passed the Belarus Democracy
name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor Reauthorization Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–
(Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4562, a bill to amend the Public 480);
of S. 4275, a bill to require recipients of Health Service Act with respect to the Whereas, in March 2011, the Senate unani-
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance collection and availability of health mously passed Senate Resolution 105,
to provide employment documentation, data with respect to Indian Tribes and which—
and for other purposes. Tribal organizations, and for other pur- (1) condemned the December 2010 election
poses. in Belarus as ‘‘illegitimate, fraudulent, and
S. 4334
not representative of the will or the aspira-
At the request of Ms. MCSALLY, the S. RES. 578
tions of the voters in Belarus’’; and
name of the Senator from North Caro- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the (2) called on the Lukashenka regime ‘‘to
lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Nebraska immediately and unconditionally release all
sponsor of S. 4334, a bill to amend title (Mrs. FISCHER), the Senator from Or- political prisoners in Belarus who were ar-
10, United States Code, to improve the egon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Senator from rested in association with the December 19,
Delaware (Mr. COONS), the Senator 2010, election’’;
process by which a member of the
from Indiana (Mr. BRAUN) and the Sen- Whereas, in advance of the August 2020
Armed Forces may be referred for a presidential elections in Belarus, authorities
mental health evaluation. ator from Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN) were
acting on behalf of President Lukashenka ar-
S. 4375
added as cosponsors of S. Res. 578, a
rested journalists, bloggers, political activ-
resolution condemning the Govern- ists, and opposition leaders, including three
At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the
ment of Iran’s state-sponsored persecu- leading presidential candidates (Syarhey
names of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr.
tion of its Baha’i minority and its con- Tsikhanouski, Mikalay Statkevich, and
SCHATZ) and the Senator from Mis-
tinued violation of the International Viktar Babaryka), who were barred from
sissippi (Mr. WICKER) were added as co- Covenants on Human Rights. running in the election by the Central Elec-
sponsors of S. 4375, a bill to amend title tion Commission of the Republic of Belarus;
S. RES. 672
XVIII of the Social Security Act to Whereas, while the three opposition can-
At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the
make permanent certain telehealth didates were imprisoned, two of their wives
names of the Senator from Mississippi
flexibilities under the Medicare pro- and one of their campaign managers,
(Mrs. HYDE-SMITH), the Senator from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Veranika
gram related to the COVID–19 public
West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) and the Tsepkala, and Maria Kalesnikava, joined to-
health emergency. Senator from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT) gether and ran in place of the candidates;
S. 4380
were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 672, Whereas thousands of Belarusian people
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the a resolution designating September demonstrated their support for these can-
name of the Senator from New Jersey 2020 as National Democracy Month as a didates by attending rallies, including one

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(Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor time to reflect on the contributions of rally that included an estimated 63,000 par-
of S. 4380, a bill to provide redress to the system of government of the ticipants;
the employees of Air America. Whereas, on August, 5, 2020, the Senate
United States to a more free and stable
unanimously passed Senate Resolution 658,
S. 4402 world. which calls for a free, fair, and transparent
At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the S. RES. 679 presidential election in Belarus, including
names of the Senator from North Caro- At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the the unimpeded participation of all presi-
lina (Mr. BURR) and the Senator from name of the Senator from Mississippi dential candidates;

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