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Congressional Record, Senate — October 20, 2020, S6329

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This is page S6329 of the Congressional Record, Senate, October 20, 2020, listing introduced bills, submitted resolutions and added cosponsors, with interleaved columns. Introduced bills include S. 4818, a bill to provide assistance to small businesses affected by COVID–19, S. 4817, a bill to modify the 7(a) loan guaranty program of the Small Business Administration, and S. 4819, a bill to improve the health of minority individuals. Submitted resolutions include S. Res. 748, congratulating the Seattle Storm women's basketball team, and S. Res. 749, denouncing the Maduro regime's efforts to hold fraudulent legislative elections in Venezuela. The page continues onto S6330 with more cosponsor additions.

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                                             October 20, 2020                                  CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                                 S6329
                                             Consortium, and for other purposes (Rept.                     By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr.               DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor
                                             No. 116–282).                                                   YOUNG):                                        of S. 1418, a bill to establish the
                                                           f                                           S. 4822. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-           Strength in Diversity Program, and for
                                                                                                     enue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for
                                                INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND                                                                                   other purposes.
                                                                                                     research activities; to the Committee on Fi-
                                                     JOINT RESOLUTIONS                               nance.                                                                   S. 1687

                                               The following bills and joint resolu-                       By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr.                   At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH,
                                                                                                             WHITEHOUSE, Ms. WARREN, Mr. SAND-
                                             tions were introduced, read the first                                                                          the name of the Senator from Georgia
                                                                                                             ERS, and Mr. BOOKER):
                                             and second times by unanimous con-                        S. 4823. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act           (Mr. PERDUE) was added as a cosponsor
                                             sent, and referred as indicated:                        to create a national zero-emission vehicle             of S. 1687, a bill to amend the Internal
                                                    By Mr. BRAUN:                                    standard, and for other purposes; to the               Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a spe-
                                               S. 4812. A bill to provide the Secretary of           Committee on Environment and Public                    cial rule for certain casualty losses of
                                             Defense and the Secretary of State with tem-            Works.                                                 uncut timber.
                                             porary direct hire authority for certain posi-
                                                                                                                       f                                                      S. 1700
                                             tions, and for other purposes; to the Com-
                                             mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-                 SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND                             At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the
                                             mental Affairs.                                                SENATE RESOLUTIONS                              name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
                                                    By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr.                                                                       BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                                     MERKLEY):                                         The following concurrent resolutions
                                                                                                                                                            1700, a bill to provide a temporary safe
                                               S. 4813. A bill to support United States pol-         and Senate resolutions were read, and
                                                                                                                                                            harbor for publishers of online content
                                             icy toward Taiwan; to the Committee on                  referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
                                             Foreign Relations.                                                                                             to collectively negotiate with domi-
                                                                                                           By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and
                                                    By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and                                                                        nant online platforms regarding the
                                                                                                             Mrs. MURRAY):
                                                     Mrs. FEINSTEIN):                                  S. Res. 748. A resolution congratulating the         terms on which content may be distrib-
                                               S. 4814. A bill to ensure that sales, exports,        Seattle Storm women’s basketball team on               uted.
                                             or transfers of F–35 aircraft do not com-               winning the 2020 Women’s National Basket-                                S. 2246
                                             promise the qualitative military edge of the            ball Association Championship; to the Com-
                                             United States or Israel, and for other pur-             mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
                                                                                                                                                              At the request of Mr. MORAN, the
                                             poses; to the Committee on Foreign Rela-                tation.                                                name of the Senator from South Caro-
                                             tions.                                                        By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. MENEN-            lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon-
                                                    By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr.                       DEZ, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DURBIN, Mr.                 sor of S. 2246, a bill to amend titles
                                                     CASSIDY):
                                               S. 4815. A bill to provide for a National Dis-
                                                                                                             SCOTT of Florida, Mr. CARDIN, and              XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
                                                                                                             Mr. KAINE):                                    Act to provide equal coverage of in
                                             aster Safety Board; to the Committee on
                                                                                                       S. Res. 749. A resolution denouncing the             vitro    specific   IgE    tests    and
                                             Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
                                                                                                     Maduro regime’s efforts to hold fraudulent             percutaneous tests for allergies under
                                             fairs.
                                                                                                     legislative elections, the absence of accept-
                                                    By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr.
                                                                                                     able conditions to ensure free, fair, and
                                                                                                                                                            the Medicare and Medicaid programs,
                                                     VAN HOLLEN):                                                                                           and for other purposes.
                                                                                                     transparent electoral processes in Venezuela,
                                               S. 4816. A bill to establish the Southern
                                                                                                     and the further erosion of Venezuelan de-                                S. 2477
                                             Maryland National Heritage Area, and for
                                                                                                     mocracy; to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
                                             other purposes; to the Committee on Energy                                                                       At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
                                                                                                     tions.
                                             and Natural Resources.                                                                                         the name of the Senator from Michigan
                                                    By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. RISCH,                              f                                    (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon-
                                                     Ms. COLLINS, and Mr. HAWLEY):                                                                          sor of S. 2477, a bill to establish a Na-
                                               S. 4817. A bill to modify the 7(a) loan guar-                ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
                                             anty program of the Small Business Admin-                                                                      tional Commission on Fibrotic Dis-
                                                                                                                             S. 362
                                             istration, and for other purposes; to the                                                                      eases.
                                                                                                       At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the
                                             Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-                                                                                        S. 2561
                                             neurship.                                               name of the Senator from Arkansas
                                                    By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. SHA-            (Mr. COTTON) was added as a cosponsor                    At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
                                                     HEEN, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. ROSEN, Ms.               of S. 362, a bill to amend the Internal                the name of the Senator from Vermont
                                                     DUCKWORTH, Mr. COONS, Ms. HIRONO,               Revenue Code of 1986 to reform tax-                    (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor
                                                     Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.                   ation of alcoholic beverages.                          of S. 2561, a bill to amend the Lacey
                                                     BOOKER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. VAN                                          S. 511                         Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify pro-
                                                     HOLLEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs.                                                                           visions enacted by the Captive Wildlife
                                                     GILLIBRAND, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. KING,                At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
                                                                                                     the name of the Senator from Montana                   Safety Act, to further the conservation
                                                     Mr. REED, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. CORTEZ
                                                                                                     (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor                  of certain wildlife species, and for
                                                     MASTO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. KAINE, Mr.
                                                     BROWN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr.              of S. 511, a bill to promote and protect               other purposes.
                                                     WYDEN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. HEINRICH,               from discrimination living organ do-                                     S. 2842
                                                     Mr. BENNET, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr.                 nors.                                                    At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the
                                                     UDALL, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. STABENOW,
                                                     Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. PETERS):
                                                                                                                             S. 997                         name of the Senator from Alabama
                                               S. 4818. A bill to provide assistance to                At the request of Ms. WARREN, the                    (Mr. JONES) was added as a cosponsor
                                             small businesses affected by COVID–19, and              name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.                   of S. 2842, a bill to amend title XVIII of
                                             for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi-             WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S.                  the Social Security Act and the Bipar-
                                             nance.                                                  997, a bill to recognize and honor the                 tisan Budget Act of 2018 to expand and
                                                    By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs.                 service of individuals who served in the               expedite access to cardiac rehabilita-
                                                     GILLIBRAND,      Mr.    MERKLEY,    Ms.         United States Cadet Nurse Corps dur-                   tion programs and pulmonary rehabili-
                                                     DUCKWORTH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr.
                                                                                                     ing World War II, and for other pur-                   tation programs under the Medicare
                                                     SANDERS, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. CARDIN,
                                                     and Mr. KAINE):                                 poses.                                                 program, and for other purposes.
                                               S. 4819. A bill to improve the health of mi-                                 S. 1374                                           S. 3072
                                             nority individuals, and for other purposes; to            At the request of Ms. MCSALLY, the                     At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH,
                                             the Committee on Finance.                               name of the Senator from Alabama
                                                    By Mr. TOOMEY:                                                                                          the name of the Senator from Missouri
                                               S. 4820. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
                                                                                                     (Mr. JONES) was added as a cosponsor                   (Mr. HAWLEY) was added as a cosponsor
                                             enue Code of 1986 to expand the use of retire-          of S. 1374, a bill to amend title II of the            of S. 3072, a bill to amend the Federal
                                             ment plan funds to obtain long-term care in-            Social Security Act to eliminate the                   Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to pro-
                                             surance, and for other purposes; to the Com-            waiting periods for disability insurance               hibit the approval of new abortion




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                                             mittee on Finance.                                      benefits and Medicare coverage for in-                 drugs, to prohibit investigational use
                                                    By Mr. KENNEDY:                                  dividuals with metastatic breast can-                  exemptions for abortion drugs, and to
                                               S. 4821. A bill to amend the Homeland Se-             cer, and for other purposes.
                                             curity Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line                                                                impose additional regulatory require-
                                                                                                                            S. 1418                         ments with respect to previously ap-
                                             technicians qualify as emergency response
                                             providers; to the Committee on Homeland                   At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the                    proved abortion drugs, and for other
                                             Security and Governmental Affairs.                      name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms.                 purposes.



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                                                                    S. 3182                          sor of S. 3967, a bill to reform Federal                                 S. 4380
                                               At the request of Mr. SULLIVAN, the                   Aviation Administration safety re-                       At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
                                             name of the Senator from New Hamp-                      quirements for commercial air tour op-                 names of the Senator from Missouri
                                             shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co-                   erators, and for other purposes.                       (Mr. HAWLEY), the Senator from Ari-
                                             sponsor of S. 3182, a bill to direct the                                       S. 4012                         zona (Ms. SINEMA) and the Senator
                                             Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry                    At the request of Mr. WICKER, the                    from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN)
                                             out the Women’s Health Transition                       names of the Senator from Wisconsin                    were added as cosponsors of S. 4380, a
                                             Training pilot program through at                       (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator from Con-                   bill to provide redress to the employees
                                             least fiscal year 2020, and for other pur-              necticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Sen-                    of Air America.
                                             poses.                                                  ator from North Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN),                     At the request of Mr. WARNER, the
                                                                    S. 3353                          the Senator from Minnesota (Ms.                        name of the Senator from West Vir-
                                               At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the                    SMITH), the Senator from Rhode Island                  ginia (Mr. MANCHIN) was added as a co-
                                             name of the Senator from Minnesota                      (Mr. WHITEHOUSE), the Senator from                     sponsor of S. 4380, supra.
                                             (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor                    Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN) and the Senator                                    S. 4395
                                             of S. 3353, a bill to amend title XVIII of              from Iowa (Ms. ERNST) were added as                      At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the
                                             the Social Security Act to provide for                  cosponsors of S. 4012, a bill to establish             name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms.
                                             extended months of Medicare coverage                    a $120,000,000,000 Restaurant Revitaliza-              MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor
                                             of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney                   tion Fund to provide structured relief                 of S. 4395, a bill to amend title 46,
                                             transplant patients, and for other pur-                 to food service or drinking establish-                 United States Code, to authorize mari-
                                             poses.                                                  ments through December 31, 2020, and                   time transportation emergency relief,
                                                                    S. 3471                          for other purposes.                                    and for other purposes.
                                                                                                                            S. 4212                                           S. 4426
                                               At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
                                             names of the Senator from New Hamp-                       At the request of Ms. MCSALLY, the                     At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the
                                             shire (Ms. HASSAN), the Senator from                    name of the Senator from Georgia                       names of the Senator from New Jersey
                                             Nebraska (Mr. SASSE), the Senator                       (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon-                 (Mr. BOOKER) and the Senator from
                                             from Delaware (Mr. COONS), the Sen-                     sor of S. 4212, a bill to amend title 28,              Virginia (Mr. KAINE) were added as co-
                                             ator from Virginia (Mr. WARNER) and                     United States Code, to strip foreign                   sponsors of S. 4426, a bill to establish
                                             the Senator from West Virginia (Mr.                     sovereign immunity of certain foreign                  an Office of Subnational Diplomacy
                                             MANCHIN) were added as cosponsors of                    states to secure justice for victims of                within the Department of State, and
                                             S. 3471, a bill to ensure that goods                    novel coronavirus in the United States.                for other purposes.
                                             made with forced labor in the Xinjiang                                         S. 4216
                                                                                                                                                                              S. 4555
                                             Uyghur Autonomous Region of the                           At the request of Mrs. FISCHER, the
                                                                                                                                                              At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the
                                             People’s Republic of China do not enter                 names of the Senator from New York
                                                                                                                                                            name of the Senator from Minnesota
                                             the United States market, and for                       (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Senator from
                                                                                                                                                            (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor
                                             other purposes.                                         Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) and the Senator
                                                                                                                                                            of S. 4555, a bill to reauthorize funding
                                                                    S. 3684
                                                                                                     from Georgia (Mr. PERDUE) were added
                                                                                                                                                            for programs to prevent, investigate,
                                                                                                     as cosponsors of S. 4216, a bill to direct
                                               At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the                                                                             and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and
                                                                                                     the Secretary of Health and Human
                                             name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.                                                                           exploitation, and for other purposes.
                                                                                                     Services and the Comptroller General
                                             MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of                                                                                             S. 4564
                                                                                                     of the United States to conduct studies
                                             S. 3684, a bill to make supplemental ap-                                                                         At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
                                                                                                     and report to Congress on actions
                                             propriations for the Departments of                                                                            names of the Senator from Arkansas
                                                                                                     taken to expand access to telehealth
                                             Agriculture, the Interior, Homeland                                                                            (Mr. BOOZMAN), the Senator from Mis-
                                                                                                     services under the Medicare, Medicaid,
                                             Security, Labor, and Commerce for the                                                                          sissippi (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH), the Senator
                                                                                                     and Children’s Health Insurance pro-
                                             fiscal year ending September 30, 2020,                                                                         from North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) and
                                                                                                     grams during the COVID–19 emergency.
                                             and for other purposes.                                                                                        the Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN-
                                                                                                                            S. 4225
                                                                    S. 3686                                                                                 STEIN) were added as cosponsors of S.
                                                                                                       At the request of Mr. ENZI, the name
                                               At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the                      of the Senator from Florida (Mr.                       4564, a bill to authorize the location of
                                             name of the Senator from Georgia                        SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S.                  a memorial on the National Mall to
                                             (Mrs. LOEFFLER) was added as a cospon-                  4225, a bill to establish authority to de-             commemorate and honor the members
                                             sor of S. 3686, a bill to provide for pa-               stroy counterfeit devices offered for                  of the Armed Forces that served on ac-
                                             rental notification and intervention in                 import, and for other purposes.                        tive duty in support of the Global War
                                             the case of an unemancipated minor                                                                             on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
                                                                                                                            S. 4255
                                             seeking an abortion.                                                                                                             S. 4657
                                                                                                       At the request of Mr. WARNER, the
                                                                    S. 3722                                                                                   At the request of Mr. JONES, the
                                                                                                     name of the Senator from Mississippi
                                               At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name                  (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co-                   name of the Senator from Colorado
                                             of the Senator from Nebraska (Mr.                       sponsor of S. 4255, a bill to amend the                (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor
                                             SASSE) was added as a cosponsor of S.                   CARES Act to establish community in-                   of S. 4657, a bill to direct the Secretary
                                             3722, a bill to authorize funding for a                 vestment programs, and for other pur-                  of Veterans Affairs to designate one
                                             bilateral cooperative program with                      poses.                                                 week each year as ‘‘Buddy Check
                                             Israel for the development of health                                           S. 4258                         Week’’ for the purpose of outreach and
                                             technologies with a focus on combating                    At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the                    education concerning peer wellness
                                             COVID–19.                                               names of the Senator from Louisiana                    checks for veterans, and for other pur-
                                                                    S. 3812                          (Mr. KENNEDY) and the Senator from                     poses.
                                               At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the                   New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) were added as                                     S. 4701
                                             name of the Senator from New Hamp-                      cosponsors of S. 4258, a bill to establish               At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the
                                             shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co-                   a grant program for small live venue                   name of the Senator from Texas (Mr.
                                             sponsor of S. 3812, a bill to amend title               operators and talent representatives.                  CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                             38, United States Code, to expand eligi-                                       S. 4349                         4701, a bill to amend the Intermodal
                                             bility for hospital care, medical serv-                   At the request of Mr. KAINE, the                     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
                                             ices, and nursing home care from the                    names of the Senator from Alabama                      of 1991 with respect to future interstate




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                                             Department of Veterans Affairs to in-                   (Mr. JONES), the Senator from Maine                    designations, and for other purposes.
                                             clude veterans of World War II.                         (Ms. COLLINS) and the Senator from                                       S. 4764
                                                                    S. 3967                          Wisconsin (Ms. BALDWIN) were added as                    At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the
                                               At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the                     cosponsors of S. 4349, a bill to address               name of the Senator from Texas (Mr.
                                             name of the Senator from Wisconsin                      behavioral   health    and    well-being               CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                             (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon-                    among health care professionals.                       4764, a bill to require the Secretary of



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                                             October 20, 2020                                  CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                               S6331
                                             Housing and Urban Development to es-                    from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN), the                      STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED
                                             tablish a pilot program for public-pri-                 Senator from Maine (Mr. KING) and the                    BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
                                             vate partnerships for disaster mitiga-                  Senator from New Hampshire (Mrs.                             By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs.
                                             tion projects, and for other purposes.                  SHAHEEN) were added as cosponsors of                           GILLIBRAND, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms.
                                                                    S. 4799                          S. Con. Res. 49, a concurrent resolution                       DUCKWORTH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
                                               At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the                       mandating procedures to ensure ade-                            Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BOOKER, Mr.
                                             names of the Senator from Florida (Mr.                  quate precautions against COVID–19 in                          CARDIN, and Mr. KAINE):
                                             SCOTT), the Senator from Missouri (Mr.                  Senate buildings.                                        S. 4819. A bill to improve the health
                                             HAWLEY) and the Senator from Georgia                                         S. RES. 679                       of minority individuals, and for other
                                             (Mrs. LOEFFLER) were added as cospon-                                                                          purposes; to the Committee on Fi-
                                                                                                       At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the
                                             sors of S. 4799, a bill to require the im-                                                                     nance.
                                                                                                     name of the Senator from Louisiana
                                             position of sanctions with respect to                                                                            Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, there is
                                                                                                     (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon-
                                             forced abortions by the Government of                                                                          no shortage of examples showing how
                                                                                                     sor of S. Res. 679, a resolution express-
                                             the People’s Republic of China.                                                                                our Nation systemically fails commu-
                                                                                                     ing appreciation and support for essen-                nities of color and other minorities,
                                                                    S. 4805
                                                                                                     tial employees with disabilities or who                but the events of 2020—namely COVID–
                                               At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the                       are blind during the COVID–19 pan-
                                             names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.                                                                            19 and the killings of Black Ameri-
                                                                                                     demic and beyond.                                      cans—have brought heightened atten-
                                             ERNST) and the Senator from Arkansas
                                             (Mr. COTTON) were added as cosponsors                                        S. RES. 680                       tion and urgency to addressing inequi-
                                             of S. 4805, a bill to create a point of                   At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the                    ties and disparities throughout our na-
                                             order against legislation modifying the                 names of the Senator from Massachu-                    tion. Tragically, these inequities and
                                             number of Justices of the Supreme                       setts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator                     disparities pervade our health care sys-
                                             Court of the United States.                             from Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added                   tem, resulting in poor health outcomes
                                                                                                     as cosponsors of S. Res. 680, a resolu-                and barriers to care for far too many
                                                                 S.J. RES. 14
                                                                                                     tion condemning the People’s Republic                  communities.
                                               At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the                                                                               Mr.    President,   I   believe   that
                                             name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.                      of China’s use of military aggression to
                                                                                                                                                            healthcare is a right—not a privilege—
                                             PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of                    change the status quo at the Line of
                                                                                                                                                            and that this right should extend to ev-
                                             S.J. Res. 14, a joint resolution pro-                   Actual Control between India and
                                                                                                                                                            eryone in our Nation. Yet, this is not
                                             posing an amendment to the Constitu-                    China.                                                 the case. Our Nation falls short in en-
                                             tion of the United States to require                                         S. RES. 689                       suring that right to everyone regard-
                                             that the Supreme Court of the United                                                                           less of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual
                                                                                                       At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
                                             States be composed of not more than 9                                                                          orientation, socioeconomic status, im-
                                                                                                     names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
                                             justices.                                                                                                      migration status, or any other factor,
                                                                                                     CRAPO), the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
                                                                 S.J. RES. 76                                                                               which is why I am reintroducing the
                                                                                                     MERKLEY), the Senator from Texas
                                               At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the                       (Mr. CORNYN) and the Senator from In-                  Health Equity and Accountability Act
                                             names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.                     diana (Mr. BRAUN) were added as co-                    (HEAA). This bill is a comprehensive
                                             PORTMAN), the Senator from Iowa (Ms.                    sponsors of S. Res. 689, a resolution                  blueprint of bold policy solutions that
                                             ERNST) and the Senator from Arkansas                    condemning the crackdown on peaceful                   address a wide spectrum of health eq-
                                             (Mr. COTTON) were added as cosponsors                   protestors in Belarus and calling for                  uity concerns.
                                             of S.J. Res. 76, a joint resolution pro-                                                                         Despite progress made through the
                                                                                                     the imposition of sanctions on respon-
                                             posing an amendment to the Constitu-                                                                           Affordable Care Act, health care access
                                                                                                     sible officials.
                                             tion of the United States to require                                                                           remains a problem in the U.S., with
                                                                                                                          S. RES. 709                       minority communities disproportion-
                                             that the Supreme Court of the United
                                             States be composed of nine justices.                      At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the                    ately facing barriers to coverage.
                                                               S. CON. RES. 49                       names of the Senator from Louisiana                    HEAA expands access to health care
                                               At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the                  (Mr. KENNEDY), the Senator from New                    for many communities in need includ-
                                             names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr.                 Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the                       ing immigrant communities, rural
                                             DURBIN), the Senator from New Jersey                    Senator from Kansas (Mr. ROBERTS)                      communities, and of particular impor-
                                             (Mr. MENENDEZ), the Senator from                        were added as cosponsors of S. Res. 709,               tance to my state, citizens of the Free-
                                                                                                     a resolution expressing the sense of the               ly Associated States who are living in
                                             Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), the Senator
                                                                                                     Senate that the August 13, 2020, and                   our country under the Compacts of
                                             from Maryland (Mr. CARDIN), the Sen-
                                                                                                     September 11, 2020, announcements of                   Free Association.
                                             ator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE-                                                                               We know that diversity in our health
                                             HOUSE), the Senator from Wisconsin                      the establishment of full diplomatic re-
                                                                                                                                                            care workforce can improve health out-
                                             (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator from Con-                    lations between the State of Israel and
                                                                                                                                                            comes, and yet racial and ethnic mi-
                                             necticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Sen-                     the United Arab Emirates and the
                                                                                                                                                            norities remain underrepresented in
                                             ator from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ), the                      State of Israel and the Kingdom of
                                                                                                                                                            our health professions. HEAA seeks to
                                             Senator from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOL-                     Bahrain are historic achievements.
                                                                                                                                                            address the lack of diversity in our
                                             LEN), the Senator from New Mexico                                            S. RES. 716                       health workforce through loan repay-
                                             (Mr. UDALL), the Senator from Massa-                      At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the                    ment programs and health professions
                                             chusetts (Mr. MARKEY), the Senator                      names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.                  fellowships. The bill would also help
                                             from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the Senator                    ROSEN) and the Senator from South                      providers better serve a diverse patient
                                             from California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the                   Carolina (Mr. SCOTT) were added as co-                 population with culturally and linguis-
                                             Senator from Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO), the                   sponsors of S. Res. 716, a resolution                  tically appropriate health care services
                                             Senator from Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ                         designating the week of October 5                      through investments like cultural com-
                                             MASTO), the Senator from Colorado                       through October 9, 2020, as ‘‘Malnutri-                petency education and expanded lan-
                                             (Mr. BENNET), the Senator from Vir-                     tion Awareness Week’’.                                 guage access services to assist the over
                                             ginia (Mr. KAINE), the Senator from Or-                                                                        12 percent of Hawaii residents and
                                             egon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Senator from                                         S. RES. 745
                                                                                                                                                            about 8 percent of people nationwide
                                             Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY), the Senator                     At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the                    with limited English proficiency.
                                             from Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Senator                      names of the Senator from Indiana                        Women, children, and adolescents
                                             from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH), the Sen-                    (Mr. YOUNG) and the Senator from Ne-                   often face additional barriers and dis-




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                                             ator from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA), the                     vada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as cospon-                 parities in accessing information,
                                             Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. HAS-                    sors of S. Res. 745, a resolution hon-                 health education, health services, and
                                             SAN), the Senator from New Mexico                       oring the life, legacy, and example of                 coverage. HEAA aims to dismantle
                                             (Mr. HEINRICH), the Senator from Ne-                    former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak                  those barriers and address a range of
                                             vada (Ms. ROSEN), the Senator from Il-                  Rabin on the 25th anniversary of his                   infant, maternal, sexual, and reproduc-
                                             linois (Ms. DUCKWORTH), the Senator                     death.                                                 tive health needs, particularly for



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