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Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Sept. 15, 2020)

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Page S5610 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for September 15, 2020, headed Additional Cosponsors, in interleaved columns. S. Con. Res. 44 recognizes September 11, 2020 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance. Cosponsors are added to S. 463, S. 1267 on a National Museum of the American Latino, S. 1508 and S. 2226 on independent congressional redistricting, along with a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to named individuals in recognition of their contributions to the Nation. The page also prints a resolution on prostate cancer awareness and whereas clauses on interlocking economic and environmental crises.

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                                               S5610                                             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                  September 15, 2020
                                                      Mr. CRAMER, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. HYDE-               tions to the United States and the in-                 gressional Gold Medal, collectively, to
                                                      SMITH, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. CORTEZ                    spiration they have provided to ensu-                  Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Chris-
                                                      MASTO, and Mrs. MURRAY)):                        ing generations.                                       topher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in
                                                 S. Con. Res. 44. A concurrent resolution
                                                                                                                              S. 1267                         recognition of their contributions to
                                               recognizing September 11, 2020, as ‘‘National
                                               Day of Service and Remembrance’’; to the                  At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the                  the Nation.
                                               Committee on the Judiciary.                             name of the Senator from Montana                                          S. 2226

                                                                f                                      (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor                    At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the
                                                                                                       of S. 1267, a bill to establish within the             name of the Senator from Delaware
                                                     ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS                             Smithsonian Institution the National                   (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor
                                                                      S. 463                           Museum of the American Latino, and                     of S. 2226, a bill to require States to
                                                 At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,                    for other purposes.                                    carry out congressional redistricting in
                                               the names of the Senator from Michi-                                           S. 1508                         accordance with plans developed and
                                               gan (Ms. STABENOW) and the Senator                        At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the                    enacted into law by independent redis-
                                               from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN) were added                      names of the Senator from Georgia                      tricting commissions, and for other
                                               as cosponsors of S. 463, a bill to provide              (Mrs. LOEFFLER) and the Senator from                   purposes.
                                                                                                                                                                                 S. 2539
                                               paid family and medical leave benefits                  South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) were
                                               to certain individuals, and for other                   added as cosponsors of S. 1508, a bill to                At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
                                               purposes.                                               amend title 18, United States Code, to                 name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
                                                                      S. 624                           provide enhanced penalties for con-                    COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                                                                                       victed murderers who kill or target                    2539, a bill to modify and reauthorize
                                                 At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the
                                                                                                       America’s public safety officers.                      the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002, and for
                                               name of the Senator from Delaware
                                                                                                                              S. 1687
                                                                                                                                                              other purposes.
                                               (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor
                                                                                                                                                                                 S. 2548
                                               of S. 624, a bill to amend the Help                       At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH,
                                                                                                                                                                At the request of Mr. CASEY, the
                                               America Vote Act of 2002 to require                     the name of the Senator from Alabama
                                                                                                                                                              names of the Senator from Colorado
                                               States to provide for same day reg-                     (Mr. JONES) was added as a cosponsor
                                                                                                                                                              (Mr. BENNET), the Senator from Michi-
                                               istration.                                              of S. 1687, a bill to amend the Internal
                                                                                                                                                              gan (Mr. PETERS) and the Senator from
                                                                      S. 633                           Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a spe-
                                                                                                                                                              Alabama (Mr. JONES) were added as co-
                                                 At the request of Mr. MORAN, the                      cial rule for certain casualty losses of
                                                                                                                                                              sponsors of S. 2548, a bill to amend the
                                               names of the Senator from Arizona                       uncut timber.
                                                                                                                                                              Elementary and Secondary Education
                                               (Ms. SINEMA), the Senator from New                        At the request of Mrs. LOEFFLER, her
                                                                                                                                                              Act of 1965 to address and take action
                                               Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the                        name was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                                                                                                                                              to prevent bullying and harassment of
                                               Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO) were                   1687, supra.
                                                                                                                                                              students.
                                               added as cosponsors of S. 633, a bill to                                       S. 1791
                                                                                                                                                                                 S. 2669
                                               award a Congressional Gold Medal to                       At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,                     At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the
                                               the members of the Women’s Army                         the name of the Senator from Wash-                     name of the Senator from Delaware
                                               Corps who were assigned to the 6888th                   ington (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a                   (Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor
                                               Central Postal Directory Battalion,                     cosponsor of S. 1791, a bill to prohibit               of S. 2669, a bill to amend the Federal
                                               known as the ‘‘Six Triple Eight’’.                      discrimination on the basis of religion,               Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clar-
                                                                      S. 739                           sex (including sexual orientation and                  ify the obligation to report acts of for-
                                                 At the request of Mr. UDALL, the                      gender identity), and marital status in                eign election influence and require im-
                                               name of the Senator from Wisconsin                      the administration and provision of                    plementation of compliance and re-
                                               (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon-                    child welfare services, to improve safe-               porting systems by Federal campaigns
                                               sor of S. 739, a bill to protect the vot-               ty, well-being, and permanency for les-                to detect and report such acts, and for
                                               ing rights of Native American and                       bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and                  other purposes.
                                               Alaska Native voters.                                   queer or questioning foster youth, and                                    S. 3004
                                                                      S. 861
                                                                                                       for other purposes.
                                                                                                                                                                At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
                                                                                                                              S. 1902
                                                 At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the                                                                            names of the Senator from Rhode Is-
                                               names of the Senator from Delaware                        At the request of Mr. CASEY, the                     land (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) and the Senator
                                               (Mr. CARPER), the Senator from Dela-                    name of the Senator from Massachu-                     from Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added
                                               ware (Mr. COONS), the Senator from                      setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co-                  as cosponsors of S. 3004, a bill to pro-
                                               Virginia (Mr. KAINE), the Senator from                  sponsor of S. 1902, a bill to require the              tect human rights and enhance oppor-
                                               Arizona (Ms. SINEMA), the Senator                       Consumer Product Safety Commission                     tunities for LGBTI people around the
                                               from Virginia (Mr. WARNER), the Sen-                    to promulgate a consumer product                       world, and for other purposes.
                                               ator from New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) and                    safety rule for free-standing clothing                                    S. 3013
                                               the Senator from New York (Mr. SCHU-                    storage units to protect children from                   At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the
                                               MER) were added as cosponsors of S. 861,                tip-over related death or injury, and                  name of the Senator from Louisiana
                                               a bill to establish in the Bureau of De-                for other purposes.                                    (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon-
                                               mocracy, Human Rights, and Labor of                                            S. 2001                         sor of S. 3013, a bill to amend title
                                               the Department of State a Special                         At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the                  XVIII of the Social Security Act to
                                               Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI                     name of the Senator from New Jersey                    allow for the offering of additional pre-
                                               Peoples, and for other purposes.                        (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor                  scription drug plans under Medicare
                                                                      S. 892                           of S. 2001, a bill to award a Congres-                 part D.
                                                 At the request of Mr. CASEY, the                      sional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in                                     S. 3419
                                               names of the Senator from Mississippi                   recognition of his extraordinary con-                    At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the
                                               (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH), the Senator from                     tributions and commitment to hockey,                   name of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
                                               Indiana (Mr. BRAUN) and the Senator                     inclusion, and recreational oppor-                     RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               from Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE) were                         tunity.                                                3419, a bill to amend the Packers and
                                               added as cosponsors of S. 892, a bill to                                       S. 2054                         Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide for the
                                               award a Congressional Gold Medal, col-                    At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the                    establishment of a trust for the benefit




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                                               lectively, to the women in the United                   names of the Senator from Oklahoma                     of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock,
                                               States who joined the workforce during                  (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from Wash-                   and for other purposes.
                                               World War II, providing the aircraft,                   ington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Senator                                         S. 3485
                                               vehicles, weaponry, ammunition, and                     from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG) and the Sen-                    At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE,
                                               other materials to win the war, that                    ator from Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO)                    the names of the Senator from New
                                               were referred to as ‘‘Rosie the Riv-                    were added as cosponsors of S. 2054, a                 Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) and the Sen-
                                               eter’’, in recognition of their contribu-               bill to posthumously award the Con-                    ator from Virginia (Mr. WARNER) were



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                                               added as cosponsors of S. 3485, a bill to               (Mrs. FISCHER) and the Senator from                    (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor
                                               expand the Outer Continental Shelf                      South Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS) were added                   of S. 4404, a bill to amend the National
                                               Lands Act to expand revenue sharing                     as cosponsors of S. 3986, a bill to ap-                Trails System Act to designate the
                                               for offshore wind, to reauthorize the                   prove certain advanced biofuel reg-                    Butterfield Overland National Historic
                                               National Oceans and Coastal Security                    istrations, to require the consideration               Trail, and for other purposes.
                                               Act, and for other purposes.                            of certain advanced biofuel pathways,
                                                                                                       and to reduce greenhouse gas emis-                                         S. 4458
                                                                      S. 3547
                                                 At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name                  sions, and for other purposes.                           At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the
                                               of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr.                                              S. 4012                         name of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
                                               BOOZMAN) was added as a cosponsor of                      At the request of Mr. WICKER, the                    RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               S. 3547, a bill to amend title XVIII of                 names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms.                  4458, a bill to grant the authority for
                                               the Social Security Act to waive limi-                  MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from Lou-                   States to enter into interstate com-
                                               tations on expansion of facility capac-                 isiana (Mr. KENNEDY) were added as co-                 pacts or agreements for the purpose of
                                               ity under rural provider and hospital                   sponsors of S. 4012, a bill to establish a             procuring COVID–19 tests.
                                               exception to ownership or investment                    $120,000,000,000 Restaurant Revitaliza-
                                                                                                       tion Fund to provide structured relief                                     S. 4565
                                               prohibition during coronavirus 2020
                                               emergency period.                                       to food service or drinking establish-                   At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
                                                                      S. 3599
                                                                                                       ments through December 31, 2020, and                   names of the Senator from Wisconsin
                                                 At the request of Mr. PERDUE, the                     for other purposes.                                    (Ms. BALDWIN) and the Senator from
                                                                                                                              S. 4032
                                               names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.                                                                            Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ) were added as co-
                                               PORTMAN), the Senator from Illinois                       At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the                  sponsors of S. 4565, a bill to amend title
                                               (Ms. DUCKWORTH) and the Senator from                    names of the Senator from Colorado                     49, United States Code, to rename the
                                               Arizona (Ms. SINEMA) were added as co-                  (Mr. GARDNER) and the Senator from
                                                                                                                                                              Aviation Safety Whistleblower Inves-
                                               sponsors of S. 3599, a bill to enhance                  Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added as co-
                                                                                                                                                              tigation Office and to establish an Of-
                                               our Nation’s nurse and physician work-                  sponsors of S. 4032, a bill to amend the
                                                                                                                                                              fice of Professional Responsibility and
                                               force during the COVID–19 crisis by re-                 Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
                                                                                                       above-the-line deductions for chari-                   an Office of the Ombudsman in the
                                               capturing unused immigrant visas.                                                                              Federal Aviation Administration, and
                                                                                                       table contributions for individuals not
                                                                      S. 3690                                                                                 for other purposes.
                                                                                                       itemizing deductions.
                                                 At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
                                                                                                                              S. 4150                                           S. RES. 578
                                               name of the Senator from Washington
                                                                                                         At the request of Mr. REED, the name
                                               (Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon-                                                                            At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the
                                                                                                       of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr.
                                               sor of S. 3690, a bill to provide for E–                                                                       name of the Senator from New Hamp-
                                                                                                       ROUNDS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               Rate support for Wi-Fi hotspots,                                                                               shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co-
                                                                                                       4150, a bill to require the Secretary of
                                               modems, routers, and connected de-                                                                             sponsor of S. Res. 578, a resolution con-
                                                                                                       the Treasury to provide assistance to
                                               vices during emergency periods relat-                                                                          demning the Government of Iran’s
                                                                                                       certain providers of transportation
                                               ing to COVID–19, and for other pur-                                                                            state-sponsored persecution of its
                                                                                                       services    affected   by    the   novel
                                               poses.                                                                                                         Baha’i minority and its continued vio-
                                                                                                       coronavirus.
                                                                      S. 3797                                                                                 lation of the International Covenants
                                                                                                                              S. 4166
                                                 At the request of Mr. MORAN, the                        At the request of Ms. SINEMA, the                    on Human Rights.
                                               name of the Senator from Arkansas                       name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.                                    S. RES. 673
                                               (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon-                    MCSALLY) was added as a cosponsor of
                                               sor of S. 3797, a bill to provide overtime              S. 4166, a bill to require the Secretary                 At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
                                               and holiday fee relief for small meat,                  of Veterans Affairs to secure medical                  name of the Senator from Pennsyl-
                                               poultry, and egg processing plants, and                 opinions for veterans with service-con-                vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co-
                                               for other purposes.                                     nected disabilities who die from                       sponsor of S. Res. 673, a resolution af-
                                                                      S. 3812                                                                                 firming that the New START Treaty
                                                                                                       COVID–19 to determine whether their
                                                 At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the                   service-connected disabilities were the                extension will cover new deployed Rus-
                                               name of the Senator from Mississippi                    principal or contributory cases of                     sian nuclear delivery systems, and sup-
                                               (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor                   death, and for other purposes.                         porting additional initiatives to engage
                                               of S. 3812, a bill to amend title 38,                                          S. 4227                         China that advance the goal of con-
                                               United States Code, to expand eligi-                      At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the                     cluding an arms control treaty or
                                               bility for hospital care, medical serv-                 name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.                  agreement.
                                               ices, and nursing home care from the                    SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S.                                   S. RES. 684
                                               Department of Veterans Affairs to in-                   4227, a bill to improve access to eco-
                                               clude veterans of World War II.                         nomic injury disaster loans and emer-                     At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
                                                                      S. 3900                          gency advances under the CARES Act,                    name of the Senator from Texas (Mr.
                                                 At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the                      and for other purposes.                                CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms.                                           S. 4303                         Res. 684, a resolution calling on the
                                               HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S.                    At the request of Mr. REED, the name                 Government of Cameroon and sepa-
                                               3900, a bill to direct the Secretary of                 of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN)                   ratist armed groups from the English-
                                               Defense to carry out a grant program                    was added as a cosponsor of S. 4303, a                 speaking Northwest and Southwest re-
                                               to support science, technology, engi-                   bill to improve State short-term com-                  gions to end all violence, respect the
                                               neering, and mathematics education in                   pensation programs, and for other pur-                 human rights of all Cameroonians, and
                                               the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training                   poses.                                                 pursue a genuinely inclusive dialogue
                                               Corps and for other purposes.                                                  S. 4345                         toward resolving the ongoing civil con-
                                                                      S. 3923                            At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name                 flict in Anglophone Cameroon.
                                                 At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the                  of the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs.                                  AMENDMENT NO. 1551
                                               name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr.                    BLACKBURN) was added as a cosponsor
                                               SULLIVAN) was added as a cosponsor of                   of S. 4345, a bill to amend section 212 of               At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the
                                               S. 3923, a bill to provide emergency re-                the Immigration and Nationality Act                    names of the Senator from Wyoming




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                                               lief to youth, children, and families ex-               to ensure that efforts to engage in espi-              (Mr. BARRASSO) and the Senator from
                                               periencing homelessness, in light of the                onage or technology transfer are con-                  West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) were added
                                               health and economic consequences of                     sidered in visa issuance, and for other                as cosponsors of amendment No. 1551
                                               COVID–19.                                               purposes.                                              intended to be proposed to S. 2657, a
                                                                      S. 3986                                                 S. 4404                         bill to support innovation in advanced
                                                 At the request of Mr. THUNE, the                        At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the                   geothermal research and development,
                                               names of the Senator from Nebraska                      name of the Senator from Missouri                      and for other purposes.



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                                               S5612                                             CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                   September 15, 2020
                                                     SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS                               (i) to improve screening and treatment for           historical willingness to treat some commu-
                                                                                                       prostate cancer;                                       nities and workers as disposable;
                                                                                                         (ii) to discover the causes of prostate can-           Whereas it is necessary to counteract sys-
                                               SENATE RESOLUTION 692—DESIG-                            cer; and                                               temic injustice and value the dignity of all
                                                 NATING     SEPTEMBER      2020   AS                     (iii) to develop a cure for prostate cancer;         individuals in order to address unemploy-
                                                                                                       and                                                    ment, pandemics, or climate change and en-
                                                 ‘‘NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER                              (C) to continue to consider ways to im-              sure the survival of the Nation and the plan-
                                                 AWARENESS MONTH’’                                     prove access to, and the quality of, health            et;
                                                 Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr.                        care services for detecting and treating pros-           Whereas the choices made in response to
                                               CRAPO, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.                       tate cancer; and                                       these crises will shape the United States’ di-
                                               CARDIN, Mr. KING, Mr. BLUMENTHAL,                         (3) calls on the people of the United States,        rection for the 21st century and beyond, of-
                                                                                                       interest groups, and affected persons—                 fering an opportunity to reshape our society
                                               Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. COONS, Mr. BOOK-                      (A) to promote awareness of prostate can-            to provide a good life for each of us and for
                                               ER, and Mr. HAWLEY) submitted the fol-                  cer;                                                   our children and grandchildren; and
                                               lowing resolution; which was referred                     (B) to take an active role in the fight to             Whereas the United States has the means
                                               to the Committee on the Judiciary:                      end the devastating effects of prostate can-           to support fulfilling livelihoods for millions
                                                                  S. RES. 692                          cer on individuals, families, and the econ-            of people—Black, Indigenous, Brown, Latinx,
                                                                                                       omy; and                                               Asian/Pacific Islander, White, immigrant,
                                                 Whereas more than 3,100,000 men in the
                                                                                                         (C) to observe National Prostate Cancer              urban and rural, old and young, of many
                                               United States are living with prostate can-
                                                                                                       Awareness Month with appropriate cere-                 faiths, genders, abilities, and talents—while
                                               cer;
                                                                                                       monies and activities.                                 working to heal harms, protect commu-
                                                 Whereas 1 in 9 men in the United States
                                                                                                                        f                                     nities, and invest in a future that fosters jus-
                                               will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in
                                                                                                                                                              tice, not crisis: Now therefore, be it
                                               their lifetimes and 1 in 41 men in the United           SENATE RESOLUTION 693—RECOG-                             Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate
                                               States will die from prostate cancer;                     NIZING THE DUTY OF THE FED-                          that—
                                                 Whereas prostate cancer is the most com-                                                                       (1) it is the duty of the Federal Govern-
                                               monly diagnosed non-skin cancer and the
                                                                                                         ERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLE-
                                                                                                         MENT AN AGENDA TO TRANS-                             ment to respond to the crises of racial injus-
                                               second-leading     cause    of   cancer-related                                                                tice, mass unemployment, a pandemic, and
                                               deaths among men in the United States;                    FORM, HEAL, AND RENEW BY IN-
                                                                                                                                                              climate change with a bold and holistic na-
                                                 Whereas the American Cancer Society esti-               VESTING IN A VIBRANT ECON-                           tional mobilization, an Agenda to Trans-
                                               mates that, in 2020, 191,930 men will be diag-            OMY (‘‘THRIVE’’)                                     form, Heal, and Renew by Investing in a Vi-
                                               nosed with, and more than 33,330 men will                 Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. BOOK-                   brant Economy (‘‘THRIVE’’) (referred to in
                                               die of, prostate cancer;                                                                                       this resolving clause as the ‘‘Agenda’’), to
                                                                                                       ER, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. WARREN, Mrs.
                                                 Whereas 40.9 percent of newly diagnosed                                                                      build a society that enables—
                                               prostate cancer cases occur in men under the            GILLIBRAND, Mr. UDALL, Mr. SANDERS,
                                                                                                                                                                (A) greater racial, economic, and gender
                                               age of 65;                                              Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. WYDEN, Mr.                         justice;
                                                 Whereas the odds of developing prostate               MERKLEY, and Mr. HEINRICH) submitted                     (B) dignified work;
                                               cancer rise rapidly after age 50;                       the following resolution; which was re-                  (C) healthy communities; and
                                                 Whereas African-American men suffer                   ferred to the Committee on Health,                       (D) a stable climate; and
                                               from a prostate cancer incidence rate that is           Education, Labor, and Pensions:                          (2) such Agenda shall be assessed upon its
                                               significantly higher than that of White men                               S. RES. 693                          ability to uphold its foundational pillars, in-
                                               and have more than double the prostate can-                                                                    cluding—
                                                                                                         Whereas     families    and    communities
                                               cer mortality rate than that of White men;                                                                       (A) creating millions of good, safe jobs
                                                                                                       throughout the United States share similar
                                                 Whereas having a father or brother with                                                                      with access to unions by—
                                                                                                       hopes and dreams of a good life that is free
                                               prostate cancer more than doubles the risk                                                                       (i) investing in projects including—
                                                                                                       from worry about meeting basic needs, with
                                               of a man developing prostate cancer, with a             reliable and fulfilling work, a dignified and            (I) upgrading our broken infrastructure to
                                               higher risk for men who have a brother with             healthy standard of living, and the ability to         expand access to clean and affordable en-
                                               the disease and the highest risk for men with           enjoy time with loved ones;                            ergy, transportation, high-speed broadband,
                                               several affected relatives;                               Whereas the United States faces the stress           and water, particularly for public systems;
                                                 Whereas screening by a digital rectal ex-             of multiple, overlapping crises—old and                  (II) modernizing and retrofitting millions
                                               amination and a prostate-specific antigen               new—that prevent the achievement of these              of homes, schools, offices, and industrial
                                               blood test can detect the disease at the ear-           fundamental human rights and needs, in                 buildings to cut pollution and costs;
                                               lier, more treatable stages, which could in-            which the COVID–19 pandemic has killed                   (III) investing in public health and care
                                               crease the chances of survival for more than            over 180,000 United States residents; tens of          work, including by increasing jobs, protec-
                                               5 years to nearly 100 percent;                          millions of United States workers remain               tions, wages, and benefits for the historically
                                                 Whereas only 31 percent of men survive                unemployed; rising economic inequality has             unpaid and undervalued work of caring for
                                               more than 5 years if diagnosed with prostate            made working families vulnerable; tens of              children, the elderly, and the sick;
                                               cancer after the cancer has metastasized;               millions of individuals do not get the health            (IV) protecting and restoring wetlands, for-
                                                 Whereas there are typically no noticeable             care they need; and intensifying climate               ests, and public lands, and cleaning up pollu-
                                               symptoms of prostate cancer in the early                change increases the threats to our health,            tion in our communities;
                                               stages, making appropriate screening crit-              economy, and livelihoods;                                (V) creating opportunities for family farm-
                                               ical;                                                     Whereas these health, economic, and cli-             ers and rural communities, including by un-
                                                 Whereas, in fiscal year 2020, the Director of         mate crises have magnified centuries-old in-           tangling the hyper-consolidated food supply
                                               the National Institutes of Health will sup-             justices, causing high rates of death and              chain, bolstering regenerative agriculture,
                                               port approximately $287,000,000 in research             hardship among Black, Brown, and Indige-               and investing in local and regional food sys-
                                               projects focused specifically on prostate can-          nous communities due to long-standing sys-             tems that support farmers, agricultural
                                               cer;                                                    temic racism—a fact spotlighted by an                  workers, healthy soil, and climate resilience;
                                                 Whereas, in fiscal year 2020, Congress ap-            emerging, multiracial movement to end vio-             and
                                               propriated $110,000,000 for the Prostate Can-           lence against Black people;                              (VI) developing and transforming the in-
                                               cer Research Program of the Department of                 Whereas these crises are causing the in-             dustrial base of the United States, while cre-
                                               Defense;                                                equitable workloads of women—particularly              ating high-skill, high-wage manufacturing
                                                 Whereas ongoing research promises further             women of color—to grow, especially as                  jobs across the country, including by expand-
                                               improvements in prostate cancer prevention,             women of color overwhelmingly make up the              ing manufacturing of clean technologies, re-
                                               early detection, and treatment; and                     essential workforce, bearing the weight of             ducing industrial pollution, and prioritizing
                                                 Whereas educating people in the United                the increased care needs of children, the el-          clean, domestic manufacturing for the afore-
                                               States, including health care providers,                derly, and the sick;                                   mentioned investments;
                                               about prostate cancer and early detection                 Whereas, even before the COVID–19 crisis,              (ii) prioritizing the mobilization of direct
                                               strategies is crucial to saving the lives of            many rural communities and independent                 public investments, while excluding false so-
                                               men and preserving and protecting families:             family farmers suffered from poverty, declin-          lutions that—
                                               Now, therefore, be it                                   ing economic opportunity, and alarming                   (I) increase inequality;




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                                                 Resolved, That the Senate—                            rates of farm bankruptcy, including loss of              (II) privatize public lands, water, or na-
                                                 (1) designates September 2020 as ‘‘National           land from Black farmers and the exploi-                ture;
                                               Prostate Cancer Awareness Month’’;                      tation of Black, Brown, and Indigenous farm-             (III) violate human rights;
                                                 (2) declares that steps should be taken—              ers caused by predatory and racist public,               (IV) expedite the destruction of eco-
                                                 (A) to raise awareness about the impor-               private, and governmental institutions and             systems; or
                                               tance of screening methods for, and treat-              policies;                                                (V) decrease union density or membership;
                                               ment of, prostate cancer;                                 Whereas the root of our interlocking eco-              (iii) driving investment toward real full
                                                 (B) to encourage research—                            nomic and environmental crises is society’s            employment, where every individual who




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