Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Sept. 22, 2020)
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This Senate page of the Congressional Record for September 22, 2020 lists introduced bills and additions of cosponsors. Klobuchar introduced a bill to require the United States Postal Service to treat election mail as first-class mail and deliver it at no cost to the sender. Portman, with other Senators, introduced a bill to require that at least 12 percent of amounts appropriated out of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for projects on the Great Lakes Navigation System. At the request of Boozman, the Senator from Indiana (Braun) was added as a cosponsor of a bill to modify the presumption of service connection for veterans exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam era.
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S5788 CORRECTION CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 22, 2020
S. 4640. A bill to amend the Controlled Sub- Frontline Workforce Training Center, and Women’s Army Corps who were as-
stances Act to require physicians and other for other purposes; to the Committee on signed to the 6888th Central Postal Di-
prescribers of controlled substances to com- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. rectory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six
plete training on treating and managing pa- By Ms. KLOBUCHAR:
tients with opioid and other substance use S. 4652. A bill to require the United States
Triple Eight’’.
disorders, which shall also satisfy certain Postal Service to treat election mail as first- S. 1381
training requirements to receive a waiver for class mail and deliver such mail at no cost to At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the
dispensing narcotic drugs for maintenance or the sender, and for other purposes; to the name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
detoxification treatment, and for other pur- Committee on Rules and Administration. BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
poses; to the Committee on Health, Edu- By Mr. SCHUMER: 1381, a bill to modify the presumption
cation, Labor, and Pensions. S. 4653. A bill to protect the healthcare of
By Mr. BENNET: hundreds of millions of people of the United
of service connection for veterans who
S. 4641. A bill to amend the Mineral Leas- States and prevent efforts of the Department were exposed to herbicide agents while
ing Act to provide for transparency and land- of Justice to advocate courts to strike down serving in the Armed Forces in Thai-
owner protections in the conduct of lease the Patient Protection and Affordable Care land during the Vietnam era, and for
sales under that Act, and for other purposes; Act; read the first time. other purposes.
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. S. 1418
sources. STABENOW, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. KLO-
By Mr. BENNET: BUCHAR, Mr. PETERS, Ms. BALDWIN,
At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the
S. 4642. A bill to amend the Mineral Leas- Mr. YOUNG, Mr. BROWN, Ms. SMITH, name of the Senator from New Mexico
ing Act to ensure sufficient bonding and and Ms. DUCKWORTH): (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor
complete and timely reclamation of land and S. 4654. A bill to amend the Water Re- of S. 1418, a bill to establish the
water disturbed by Federal and Indian oil sources Development Act of 1986 to require Strength in Diversity Program, and for
and gas production, and for other purposes; that at least 12 percent of amounts appro-
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
other purposes.
priated out of the Harbor Maintenance Trust
sources. S. 1687
Fund are used for projects on the Great
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Lakes Navigation System, and for other pur- At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH,
Mrs. CAPITO): poses; to the Committee on Environment and the name of the Senator from Lou-
S. 4643. A bill to require the Secretary of isiana (Mr. CASSIDY) was added as a co-
Public Works.
Agriculture to establish a forest incentives
program to keep forests intact and sequester
By Mr. PERDUE: sponsor of S. 1687, a bill to amend the
S. 4655. A bill to make improvements to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro-
carbon on private forest land of the United
the Main Street Lending Program, and for vide a special rule for certain casualty
States, and for other purposes; to the Com-
other purposes; to the Committee on Bank-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- losses of uncut timber.
ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
estry. S. 1727
By Ms. HIRONO:
By Mr. JONES:
S. 4644. A bill to amend the Federal De- S. 4656. A bill to amend title 38, United At the request of Mr. COONS, the
posit Insurance Act to ensure that certain States Code, to provide for a reduction in names of the Senator from Arkansas
custodial deposits of well capitalized insured certain loan fees for certain veterans af- (Mr. BOOZMAN) and the Senator from
depository institutions are not considered to fected by major disasters; to the Committee Maryland (Mr. CARDIN) were added as
be funds obtained by or through deposit bro- on Veterans’ Affairs.
cosponsors of S. 1727, a bill to establish
kers, and for other purposes; to the Com- f the Partnership Fund for Peace to pro-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- mote joint economic development and
fairs.
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
By Ms. BALDWIN: SENATE RESOLUTIONS finance ventures between Palestinian
S. 4645. A bill to improve the requirements The following concurrent resolutions entrepreneurs and companies and those
for commercial air tours and commercial air and Senate resolutions were read, and in the United States and Israel to im-
tour operators, and for other purposes; to the
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: prove economic cooperation and peo-
Committee on Commerce, Science, and ple-to-people peacebuilding programs,
Transportation. By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Ms.
WARREN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr.
and to further shared community
By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. WYDEN,
SANDERS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. building, peaceful coexistence, dia-
and Mr. PETERS):
S. 4646. A bill to repeal certain war powers BLUMENTHAL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. logue, and reconciliation between
of the President under the Communications MERKLEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BOOKER, Israelis and Palestinians.
Act of 1934; to the Committee on Commerce, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. WYDEN): S. 1791
Science, and Transportation. S. Res. 711. A resolution calling on the At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
By Mrs. FISCHER: President of the United States to take execu-
S. 4647. A bill to amend the Packers and tive action to broadly cancel Federal student
the name of the Senator from New
Stockyards Act, 1921, to establish a cattle loan debt; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Mexico (Mr. UDALL) was added as a co-
contract library, and for other purposes; to cation, Labor, and Pensions. sponsor of S. 1791, a bill to prohibit dis-
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. CAP- crimination on the basis of religion,
and Forestry. ITO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. DUR- sex (including sexual orientation and
By Mr. COTTON: BIN): gender identity), and marital status in
S. 4648. A bill to amend the Controlled Sub- S. Res. 712. A resolution designating the the administration and provision of
stances Act to list isotonitazene as a sched- week of September 21 through September 25,
ule I controlled substance; to the Committee child welfare services, to improve safe-
2020, as ‘‘Community School Coordinators
on the Judiciary. Appreciation Week’’; to the Committee on
ty, well-being, and permanency for les-
By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself, Mr. the Judiciary. bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
LEE, Mr. LANKFORD, Mrs. BLACKBURN, queer or questioning foster youth, and
f
and Mr. COTTON): for other purposes.
S. 4649. A bill to provide that for purposes ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 2008
of determining compliance with title IX of
the Education Amendments of 1972 in ath- S. 428 At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the
letics, sex shall be recognized based solely on At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the names of the Senator from Michigan
a person’s reproductive biology and genetics names of the Senator from New York (Mr. PETERS), the Senator from New
at birth; to the Committee on Health, Edu- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Senator from Mexico (Mr. UDALL) and the Senator
cation, Labor, and Pensions. Rhode Island (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) and the from Colorado (Mr. BENNET) were added
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By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Ms. as cosponsors of S. 2008, a bill to pro-
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. MUR-
MURKOWSKI):
S. 4650. A bill to amend the Migratory Bird PHY) were added as cosponsors of S. 428, hibit, as an unfair or deceptive act or
Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of au- a bill to lift the trade embargo on practice, commercial sexual orienta-
thentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft Cuba. tion conversion therapy, and for other
containing nonedible migratory bird parts, S. 633 purposes.
and for other purposes; to the Committee on At the request of Mr. MORAN, the S. 2645
Environment and Public Works.
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and
name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN,
Mr. CARDIN): SULLIVAN) was added as a cosponsor of the name of the Senator from Okla-
S. 4651. A bill to amend title 49, United S. 633, a bill to award a Congressional homa (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a co-
States Code, to establish a National Transit Gold Medal to the members of the sponsor of S. 2645, a bill to prove that
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September 22, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5789
the Federal Communications Commis- ment or modification by the Secretary from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator
sion and communications service pro- of Agriculture of loans for critical from Texas (Mr. CORNYN), the Senator
viders regulated by the Commission rural utility service providers, and for from Idaho (Mr. RISCH) and the Senator
under the Communications Act of 1934 other purposes. from Alabama (Mr. JONES) were added
shall not be subject to certain provi- S. 4290 as cosponsors of S. 4634, a bill to pro-
sions of the National Environmental At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the vide support for air carrier workers,
Policy Act of 1969 and the National name of the Senator from Missouri and for other purposes.
Historic Preservation Act with respect (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor S. CON. RES. 9
to the construction, rebuilding, or of S. 4290, a bill to provide much needed
hardening of communications facilities liquidity to America’s job creators. At the request of Mr. ROBERTS, the
following a major disaster or an emer- S. 4360
name of the Senator from Missouri
gency declared by the President, and At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the (Mr. HAWLEY) was added as a cosponsor
for other purposes. name of the Senator from Minnesota of S. Con. Res. 9, a concurrent resolu-
S. 3072 (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor tion expressing the sense of Congress
At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, of S. 4360, a bill to divert Federal fund- that tax-exempt fraternal benefit soci-
the names of the Senator from Texas ing away from supporting the presence eties have historically provided and
(Mr. CRUZ) and the Senator from Iowa of police in schools and toward evi- continue to provide critical benefits to
(Ms. ERNST) were added as cosponsors dence-based and trauma informed serv- the people and communities of the
of S. 3072, a bill to amend the Federal ices that address the needs of United States.
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to pro- marginalized students and improve S. RES. 578
hibit the approval of new abortion academic outcomes, and for other pur-
drugs, to prohibit investigational use At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the
poses. name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr.
exemptions for abortion drugs, and to S. 4511
impose additional regulatory require- WARNER) was added as a cosponsor of S.
At the request of Mr. MORAN, the Res. 578, a resolution condemning the
ments with respect to previously ap- name of the Senator from North Da-
proved abortion drugs, and for other Government of Iran’s state-sponsored
kota (Mr. HOEVEN) was added as a co- persecution of its Baha’i minority and
purposes. sponsor of S. 4511, a bill to make cer-
S. 3451
its continued violation of the Inter-
tain improvements in the laws admin- national Covenants on Human Rights.
At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South istered by the Secretary of Veterans
Carolina, the names of the Senator Affairs relating to education, burial S. RES. 672
from North Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) and benefits, and other matters, and for At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the
the Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs. other purposes. names of the Senator from Arkansas
SHAHEEN) were added as cosponsors of S. 4520 (Mr. COTTON), the Senator from Indiana
S. 3451, a bill to improve the health and (Mr. BRAUN), the Senator from Arkan-
At the request of Mrs. LOEFFLER, the
safety of Americans living with food al- sas (Mr. BOOZMAN), the Senator from
name of the Senator from North Caro-
lergies and related disorders, including Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN), the Sen-
lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co-
potentially life-threatening anaphy- ator from Arizona (Ms. MCSALLY), the
sponsor of S. 4520, a bill to transfer the
laxis, food protein-induced Senator from Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN)
responsibility of verifying small busi-
enterocolitis syndrome, and and the Senator from Georgia (Mr.
ness concerns owned and controlled by
eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, PERDUE) were added as cosponsors of S.
veterans or service-disabled veterans
and for other purposes. Res. 672, a resolution designating Sep-
to the Small Business Administration,
S. 4014
and for other purposes. tember 2020 as National Democracy
At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the Month as a time to reflect on the con-
S. 4571
name of the Senator from Massachu- tributions of the system of government
setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. PERDUE, his
name was added as a cosponsor of S. of the United States to a more free and
sponsor of S. 4014, a bill to provide for stable world.
supplemental loans under the Pay- 4571, a bill to extend certain deadlines
check Protection Program. for the 2020 decennial census. At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the
S. 4593 names of the Senator from New Mexico
S. 4086
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the (Mr. UDALL), the Senator from Maine
At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the
name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. (Mr. KING), the Senator from Illinois
names of the Senator from Tennessee
KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Ms. DUCKWORTH) and the Senator from
(Mrs. BLACKBURN) and the Senator
4593, a bill to award posthumously the Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) were added as co-
from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG) were added
Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett sponsors of S. Res. 672, supra.
as cosponsors of S. 4086, a bill amend
title 38, United States Code, to revise Till and Mamie Till-Mobley. S. RES. 705
the definition of Vietnam era for pur- S. 4594
At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
poses of the laws administered by the At the request of Ms. COLLINS, her
name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for name was added as a cosponsor of S.
PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of
other purposes. 4594, a bill to amend title 38, United
S. Res. 705, a resolution proclaiming
S. 4150 States Code, to improve and to expand
the week of September 21 through Sep-
At the request of Mr. REED, the name eligibility for dependency and indem-
tember 25, 2020, to be ‘‘National Clean
of the Senator from Montana (Mr. nity compensation paid to certain sur-
Energy Week’’.
TESTER) was added as a cosponsor of S. vivors of certain veterans.
S. 4618 S. RES. 709
4150, a bill to require the Secretary of
the Treasury to provide assistance to At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the
certain providers of transportation name of the Senator from Colorado names of the Senator from North Caro-
services affected by the novel (Mr. GARDNER) was added as a cospon- lina (Mr. BURR) and the Senator from
coronavirus. sor of S. 4618, a bill making emergency South Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS) were added
At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the supplemental appropriations for dis- as cosponsors of S. Res. 709, a resolu-
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. aster relief for the fiscal year ending tion expressing the sense of the Senate
CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of S. September 30, 2020, and for other pur- that the August 13, 2020, and September
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4150, supra. poses. 11, 2020, announcements of the estab-
S. 4152 S. 4634 lishment of full diplomatic relations
At the request of Mr. HOEVEN, the At the request of Mr. WICKER, the between the State of Israel and the
name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. names of the Senator from North Caro- United Arab Emirates and the State of
RISCH) was added as a cosponsor of S. lina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain are
4152, a bill to provide for the adjust- Georgia (Mr. PERDUE), the Senator historic achievements.
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STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED (B) communications between political ap- and Human Services in a manner that is in-
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION pointees, career staff, and contractors within consistent with strengthening the Nation’s
scientific agencies of the Department of COVID–19 response, including with respect to
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Health and Human Services; reducing morbidity and mortality related to
Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, (2) initial, subsequent, and final drafts of COVID–19.
Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. scientific publications or communications, (f) TIME PERIOD.—The time period de-
BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, in order to assess changes made by scientific scribed in this subsection is the period begin-
Mr. CASEY, Mr. MERKLEY, Mrs. agencies of the Department of Health and ning on the effective date of the public
GILLIBRAND, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. Human Services as a result of political inter- health emergency declared by the Secretary
ference; and of Health and Human Services under section
REED, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BROWN,
(3) other information, as the Task Force 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42
Mr. PETERS, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. determines appropriate. U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect
WARREN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. (d) OBSTRUCTION OF INVESTIGATION.—The to COVID–19, and ending on the last day of
DURBIN, Ms. SMITH, Ms. Task Force shall notify, in writing, the Com- such public health emergency.
DUCKWORTH, Mr. KAINE, Ms. mittees on Health, Education, Labor, and (g) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section
ROSEN, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. LEAHY, Pensions and Homeland Security and Gov- shall prevent the Task Force from releasing
Mr. CARDIN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, ernmental Affairs of the Senate; the Com- any information before January 31, 2021, or
mittees on Energy and Commerce and Over- before a full report is complete, if the Task
Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. KLO- sight and Reform of the House of Represent-
BUCHAR, Ms. STABENOW, Mr.
Force determines that the release of such in-
atives; and the Pandemic Response Account- formation is in the public interest.
HEINRICH, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. ability Committee of any obstruction, pre- (h) FUNDING.—To carry out this section,
CANTWELL, and Mr. SANDERS): vention, or delay of information or commu- there are authorized to be appropriated
S. 4638. A bill to preserve and pro- nication requested pursuant to the investiga- $25,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021
mote integrity in scientific decision- tion under subsection (b), not later than 30 and 2022.
making at the Department of Health days after the Task Force first requested the
and Human Services; to the Committee information or communication. The notifica- By Mr. COTTON:
tion shall include— S. 4648. A bill to amend the Con-
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
(1) a description of the information or com-
sions. munication sought;
trolled Substances Act to list
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask (2) the date on which such information or isotonitazene as a schedule I controlled
unanimous consent that the text of the communication was first requested; substance; to the Committee on the Ju-
bill be printed in the RECORD. (3) the date of any subsequent effort to ob- diciary.
There being no objection, the text of tain the information or communication; and Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, we are
the bill was ordered to be printed in (4) a summary of any response from the facing momentous issues in the Senate
the RECORD, as follows: person from which the information or com- and in Washington and in our Nation.
S. 4638 munication was requested, including any ex- Today, we are debating a spending
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- planation by that person of why the re-
bill to keep the government funded
resentatives of the United States of America in quested information or communication is
not being provided. past the end of this month. There are
Congress assembled, ongoing negotiations to help provide
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
(e) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this sec-
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Science and
tion, the term ‘‘political interference with additional relief to those most affected
decisions made by scientific agencies of the by the coronavirus.
Transparency Over Politics Act’’.
Health and Human Services’’ includes any With the sad news of the passing of
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATION OF POLITICAL INTER-
FERENCE WITH DECISIONS OF SCI-
significant action by the executive branch of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, there is
ENTIFIC AGENCIES OF HHS. the Federal Government to—
now a Supreme Court vacancy as well.
(a) APPOINTMENT OF THE TASK FORCE.— (1) pressure the Food and Drug Administra-
tion to reach a certain outcome related to a As momentous as these issues are, we
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Pandemic Response ought not miss what is happening on
Accountability Committee established under drug, device, or biological product for the di-
section 15010 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, agnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or pre- the streets of America, though, as too
and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116– vention of COVID–19; many in Washington missed for years
136), shall appoint, not later than 1 month (2) pressure such agency to make a deci- as Americans were dying by the thou-
after the date of enactment of this Act, the sion related to a drug, device, or biological sands as a result of the opioid epidemic
Task Force of the Pandemic Response Ac- product for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, that hit this country, from prescrip-
countability Committee (referred to in this treatment, or prevention of COVID–19 within
tion pills to heroin, to synthetic
section as the ‘‘Task Force’’), which shall a certain timeframe;
(3) prevent such agency from taking an ac- opioids like fentanyl.
consist of 5 members of the Pandemic Re- Now, in recent years, Washington has
sponse Accountability Committee. tion related to a drug, device, or biological
product for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, gotten the news, and we have taken ac-
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members of the
Task Force shall have expertise in con- treatment, or prevention of COVID–19, or tion to try to stem the tide of drug
ducting independent audits, evaluations, and from taking such action within a particular overdoses around our country.
investigations. timeframe; But the fight continues, so I want to
(b) INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTS.—The (4) make a decision for the Food and Drug call the Senate and the Nation’s atten-
Task Force shall— Administration related to a drug, device, or tion to a new threat: isotonitazene. It
(1) conduct an investigation of political in- biological product for the diagnosis, cure,
is harder to pronounce than fentanyl,
terference with decisions made by scientific mitigation, treatment, or prevention of
COVID–19 that the Food and Drug Adminis- but it is equally deadly. It will kill you
agencies of the Department of Health and
Human Services during the time period de- tration would make itself in the ordinary in a heartbeat, and it also comes from
scribed in subsection (f); and course; China. Reports of iso—as this hard-to-
(2) not later than January 31, 2021, and (5) pressure the Centers for Disease Control pronounce drug is often called on the
every 6 months thereafter, until the date and Prevention or any other scientific agen- street—are still scattered.
that is 6 months after the end of the time pe- cy of the Department of Health and Human A shipment was seized in Canada
riod described in subsection (f), submit a re- Services to release, withhold, or modify pub- early last year. Now it has been pop-
port of the findings of such investigation to lic health guidance, data, information, or ping up in Europe, in countries as far
the Committees on Health, Education, publications related to COVID–19 in a man-
ner that is inconsistent with the conclusion
flung as Belgium, Estonia, Germany,
Labor, and Pensions and Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and reached by the relevant senior career sci- Latvia, Sweden, and the United King-
the Committees on Energy and Commerce entists; dom, and, at about the same time, iso
and Oversight and Reform of the House of (6) provide a grant, cooperative agreement, has found its way to America as well.
Representatives. award, or other Federal support through a It has turned up in both pill and pow-
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the in- scientific agency of the Department of der form, seemingly shipped in con-
vestigation under subsection (b), the Task Health and Human Services for an entity or centrated, small quantities that escape
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Force shall consider— endeavor related to COVID–19 for reasons detection too often. Once it is here, it
(1) emails and other records of communica- other than strengthening the Nation’s
tions, including— COVID–19 response, including with respect to
is usually cut with other drugs, like
(A) communications between the White reducing morbidity and mortality related to heroin and cocaine, to make them
House, the Department of Health and Human COVID–19; or more powerful and much more deadly.
Services, and scientific agencies of the De- (7) otherwise influence decisions by sci- An unsuspecting drug user can inject
partment of Health and Human Services; and entific agencies of the Department of Health a tainted dose or take a counterfeit
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