Introduction of Bills (Cong. Rec., Oct. 25, 2020)

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Page S6596 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for October 25, 2020, with additional statements and bills in interleaved columns. Mr. Paul honors Louisville Metro Police Officer Robinson Desroches, who was shot on September 23, 2020 during a protest and is expected to make a full recovery. A statement marks a Kentucky Historical Society marker for the town of Lynnville, and another tribute remembers Dave, a defender of the lakes. Bills include S. 4874 from Ms. Hassan and Mr. Johnson on a visa security program and S. Res. 762 from Mr. Booker and Mrs. Murray on the disproportionate impact of COVID-19.

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S6596 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 25, 2020
TRIBUTE TO OFFICER ROBINSON year by the placement of a Kentucky bring people together to find solutions,
DESROCHES Historical Society marker—has much especially in such a divided world that
∑ Mr. PAUL. Madam President, I rise to teach us as we face the struggles of we live in today.
today to honor one of Louisville’s fin- the year 2020. Lynnville became a set- Dave had a strong conviction and de-
est, Louisville Metro Police Officer tlement even before Graves County was voted purpose to protecting the lakes,
Robinson Desroches, who was shot on founded and endured the Civil War, the but he also had a warm and light-
September 23, 2020, during the protest Black Patch Tobacco War of the early hearted demeanor, with a contagious
in Louisville. Fortunately, he is ex- 20th century, two town fires that com- laugh and smile. I will miss my friend,
pected to make a full recovery. I join pletely destroyed local commerce, and and he will be deeply missed by so
my fellow Kentuckians in wishing Offi- even the fiery destruction of its post many in the Great Lakes community,
cer Desroches a speedy recovery. office, about which The Courier-Jour- including those who may have never
Police work is an unquestionably dif- nal wrote that ‘‘nothing remains but met him but are able to enjoy the
ficult and dangerous job, but it is the postmaster himself.’’ After each beautiful lakes thanks to his efforts.
among the noblest callings. Each and bout of catastrophic loss, Lynnville’s While Dave is no longer with us in
every day, officers risk their lives to businesses, farmers, preachers, and person, his passion for protecting the
keep our communities safe. Officers neighbors rebuilt structurally and re- Great Lakes will continue to inspire us
such as Louisville Metro Police Officer captured their beloved community. all.
Robinson Desroches meet the chal- Their history of resilience and recovery Rest in Peace, Captain Dave.∑
lenges they encounter every day with is a refreshing and poignant reminder f
professionalism, class, and courage. Of- to us all—from within the tiniest
towns to our Nation’s finest cities—of MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT
ficer Desroches joined the LMPD in
2019. the resilience that formed, nurtured, Messages from the President of the
Serving to keep the peace in Louis- and sustains our country. Thank you, United States were communicated to
ville during a time of uncertainty, Offi- Lynnville, KY, for being a symbol of the Senate by Ms. Roberts, one of his
cer Desroches has served his commu- this important value, and congratula- secretaries.
nity with class and courage during this tions on the celebration of your 200th f
difficult time. Dedicated service from anniversary.∑
f EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED
officers like Officer Desroches during
times of protest is important to keep REMEMBERING DAVE SPANGLER In executive session the Presiding Of-
protests peaceful instead of a riot. Offi- ficer laid before the Senate messages
∑ Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I from the President of the United
cer Desroches and his fellow officers
want to recognize and celebrate the life States submitting sundry nominations
deserve and have our respect and admi-
of a friend and a true champion of our and a withdrawal which were referred
ration.∑
Great Lakes, whom we sadly lost re- to the appropriate committees.
f cently at age 74. (The messages received today are
TRIBUTE TO MAJOR AUBREY Captain Dave Spangler was a true
printed at the end of the Senate pro-
GREGORY leader in the Great Lakes community.
ceedings.)
He was a captain for Dr. Bugs Charters
∑ Mr. PAUL. Madam President, I rise and vice president of the Lake Erie f
today to honor one of Louisville’s fin- Charter Boat Captain Association. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND
est, Louisville Metro Police Major Au- Dave grew up fishing with his father on JOINT RESOLUTIONS
brey Gregory, who was shot on Sep- the Maumee River and started fishing
tember 23, 2020, during the protest in in Lake Erie in the late 1970s, so it is The following bills and joint resolu-
Louisville. Fortunately, Major Gregory no surprise that he became known as tions were introduced, read the first
is expected to make a full recovery. I the expert on finding the ‘‘hot spots,’’ and second times by unanimous con-
join my fellow Kentuckians in wishing or knowing the best techniques to sent, and referred as indicated:
Major Gregory a speedy recovery. catch big walleye and perch. He won By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. HAS-
Police work is an unquestionably dif- SAN, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. CARPER):
many awards for his expertise. He was
ficult and dangerous job, but it is S. 4859. A bill to require the Centers for
named Charter Boat Captain of the Medicare & Medicaid Services to make rec-
among the noblest callings. Each and Year in 2014. ommendations for improving maternal and
every day, officers risk their lives to I first met Captain Dave during one child health outcomes using remote physio-
keep our communities safe. Officers of my annual fishing trips on Lake Erie logic monitoring devices and expanding cov-
such as Louisville Metro Police Major more than a decade ago. Dave would erage of such devices under Medicaid; to the
Aubrey Gregory meet the challenges also come to Washington, DC, for meet- Committee on Finance.
they encounter every day with profes- ings, but he and I both knew we would By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms.
sionalism, class, and courage. Major both rather be out on his boat. KLOBUCHAR):
Gregory joined the LMPD in 1999 and What impressed me most about Dave S. 4860. A bill to exempt payments made
leads the Louisville Metro Police Spe- from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
is that he was not only an expert
Account from sequestration under the Bal-
cial Operations Unit. among the fishing community but that anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Serving to keep the peace in Louis- he was also unafraid to get his hands Act of 1985; to the Committee on the Budget.
ville during a time of uncertainty, dirty—literally—in other issues im- By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr.
Major Gregory has led his fellow offi- pacting the Great Lakes, especially his LEAHY, Mr. CRAPO, and Mrs. FEIN-
cers with class and courage during this beloved Lake Erie. He devoted the last STEIN):
difficult time. Dedicated service from several decades of his life to protecting S. 4861. A bill to amend title 18, United
officers like Major Gregory during and improving the entire health of the States Code, to reform certain forfeiture pro-
times of protest is important to keep cedures, and for other purposes; to the Com-
Great Lakes. Where most boaters
mittee on the Judiciary.
protests peaceful instead of a riot. would try to avoid the green, foul odor By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. CRAMER,
Major Gregory and his fellow officers of toxic algal blooms that sometimes and Mr. CRUZ):
deserve and have our respect and admi- plague the lakes, Dave drove straight S. 4862. A bill to amend the National Envi-
ration.∑ into them—to take samples, track the ronmental Policy Act of 1969 to impose time
f movement of the bloom, and work to limits on the completion of certain required

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develop solutions. Whether it was actions under the Act, and for other pur-
200TH ANNIVERSARY OF harmful algal blooms, Asian carp, or poses; to the Committee on Environment and
LYNNVILLE, KENTUCKY Public Works.
pollution impacting the lakes, Dave ea-
By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms.
∑ Mr. PAUL. Madam President, gerly became an expert on all of them. STABENOW):
Lynnville is a tiny community in far Not only did I turn to him for his S. 4863. A bill to amend title XIX of the So-
western Kentucky. Its 200-year his- knowledge and advice on these issues, cial Security Act to provide States with the
tory—which will be celebrated this but I also admired Dave’s ability to option to provide coordinated care through a

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October 25, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6597
pregnancy medical home for high-risk preg- gram, and for other purposes; to the Com- women and girls globally; to the Committee
nant women, and for other purposes; to the mittee on the Judiciary. on Foreign Relations.
Committee on Finance. By Mr. LEE: By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and
By Mr. BROWN: S. 4875. A bill to provide protections for Mr. GRASSLEY):
S. 4864. A bill to amend title XIX of the So- good faith borrowers and lenders under the S. Res. 763. A resolution supporting the
cial Security Act to improve access to adult paycheck protection program, and for other designation of October 2020 as ‘‘National
vaccines under Medicaid; to the Committee purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Substance Abuse Prevention Month’’; to the
on Finance. Housing, and Urban Affairs. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. VAN By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. GRASS- Pensions.
HOLLEN, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND): LEY, and Mr. TILLIS): By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Ms. WAR-
S. 4865. A bill to improve the full-service S. 4876. A bill to provide that the Federal REN, Mr. DAINES, Mr. BOOZMAN, and
community school program, and for other Trade Commission shall exercise authority Mr. TESTER):
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu- with respect to mergers only under the Clay- S. Res. 764. A resolution designating Octo-
cation, Labor, and Pensions. ton Act and only in the same procedural ber 26, 2020, as the ‘‘Day of the Deployed’’; to
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. manner as the Attorney General exercises the Committee on the Judiciary.
TOOMEY): such authority, and to require the Federal By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms.
S. 4866. A bill to amend titles XVIII and Communications Commission to approve or WARREN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. KING, Mr.
XIX of the Social Security Act to modernize deny a license transfer application within 180 BOOZMAN, and Mrs. CAPITO):
Federal nursing home protections and to en- days of submission; to the Committee on the S. Res. 765. A resolution calling on Con-
hance care quality and transparency for Judiciary. gress, schools, and State and local edu-
nursing home residents and their families; to By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO: cational agencies to recognize the signifi-
the Committee on Finance. S. 4877. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- cant educational implications of dyslexia
By Mr. COONS (for himself and Ms. enue Code of 1986 to establish a refundable that must be addressed, and designating Oc-
MURKOWSKI): tax credit to help middle class taxpayers; to tober 2020 as ‘‘National Dyslexia Awareness
S. 4867. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Committee on Finance. Month’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Health and Human Services to support re- By Mr. PAUL: By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr.
search on, and expanded access to, investiga- S. 4878. A bill to recover economic impact WYDEN, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. MCSALLY,
tional drugs for amyotrophic lateral scle- payments made to holders of nonimmigrant Mr. RISCH, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. FEIN-
rosis, and for other purposes; to the Com- visas, and for other purposes; to the Com- STEIN, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. BARRASSO,
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and mittee on Finance. Mr. ENZI, and Ms. MURKOWSKI):
Pensions. By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. S. Res. 766. A resolution honoring the indi-
By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and CRAPO, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. RISCH, Mr. viduals fighting and the individuals who
Ms. SMITH): RUBIO, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. SCOTT of have fallen responding to wildland fires dur-
S. 4868. A bill to allow eligible entities South Carolina): ing the ongoing 2020 wildfire season; to the
under part B of title IV of the Elementary S. 4879. A bill to curtail the use of changes Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to use in mandatory programs affecting the Crime ernmental Affairs.
subgrant funds for activities authorized Victims Fund to inflate spending; to the By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself
under such part, regardless of whether such Committee on the Budget. and Mr. RUBIO):
activities are conducted during nonschool By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. S. Res. 767. A resolution congratulating the
hours or periods when school is not in ses- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. COONS, Mrs. FEIN- Tampa Bay Lightning for winning the 2020
sion, and for other purposes; to the Com- STEIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. SANDERS, Stanley Cup Final; to the Committee on
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Ms. WARREN, and Mr. WYDEN): Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pensions. S. 4880. A bill to protect our democracy by
By Mr. RUBIO: f
preventing abuses of presidential power, re-
S. 4869. A bill to require software market- storing checks and balances and account-
place operators and owners of covered for- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
ability and transparency in government, and
eign software to provide consumers with a defending elections against foreign inter- S. 947
warning prior to the download of such soft- ference, and for other purposes; to the Com- At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the
ware, to establish consumer data protec- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern-
tions, and for other purposes; to the Com-
name of the Senator from New Hamp-
mental Affairs. shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation. f sponsor of S. 947, a bill to amend the
By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mr. Radiation Exposure Compensation Act
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
PORTMAN, and Ms. STABENOW): to improve compensation for workers
S. 4870. A bill to rename the Saint Law- SENATE RESOLUTIONS involved in uranium mining, and for
rence Seaway Development Corporation the The following concurrent resolutions other purposes.
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Develop- and Senate resolutions were read, and S. 1015
ment Corporation; to the Committee on En-
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the
vironment and Public Works.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. name of the Senator from Montana
GRASSLEY): MENENDEZ, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. RISCH, Mr. (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor
S. 4871. A bill to authorize the establish- MERKLEY, and Mr. CARDIN):
of S. 1015, a bill to require the Director
ment and maintenance of a website and pro- S. Res. 760. A resolution expressing the
sense of the Senate that the atrocities per- of the Office of Management and Budg-
vide adequate financial resources for a more
transparent Inspector General community; petrated by the Government of the People’s et to review and make certain revisions
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Republic of China against Uyghurs, ethnic to the Standard Occupational Classi-
Governmental Affairs. Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and members of other Mus- fication System, and for other pur-
By Mr. RUBIO: lim minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur poses.
S. 4872. A bill to prohibit the trading of the Autonomous Region constitutes genocide; to S. 1311
securities of certain Communist Chinese the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. BOOK- At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the
military companies on a national securities
exchange, and for other purposes; to the ER, Ms. CANTWELL, Ms. CORTEZ name of the Senator from Vermont
Committee on Finance. MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor
By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. of S. 1311, a bill to provide lasting pro-
KAINE, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, KAINE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. MARKEY, tection for inventoried roadless areas
Mr. TILLIS, and Mr. COONS): Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. SAND- within the National Forest System.
S. 4873. A bill to authorize the Minority ERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. SMITH, Ms.
S. 1418
Business Development Agency of the Depart- WARREN, and Mrs. MURRAY):
ment of Commerce to establish business cen- S. Res. 761. A resolution recognizing the At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the
ters at historically Black colleges and uni- month of October 2020 as Filipino American name of the Senator from California

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versities, and for other purposes; to the Com- History Month and celebrating the history (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- and culture of Filipino Americans and their sponsor of S. 1418, a bill to establish
tation. immense contributions to the United States; the Strength in Diversity Program,
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. to the Committee on the Judiciary. and for other purposes.
JOHNSON): By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mrs.
S. 1969
S. 4874. A bill to improve the U.S. Immi- MURRAY):
gration and Customs Enforcement Homeland S. Res. 762. A resolution recognizing the At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, her
Security Investigations’ Visa Security Pro- disproportionate impact of COVID–19 on name was added as a cosponsor of S.

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