Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Dec. 1, 2020)

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Senate pages of the Congressional Record dated December 1, 2020, beginning at page S7139. The text lists bills and joint resolutions introduced, including S. 4931 on a grant program to reduce the risk of wildfires caused by power lines and S. 4934 on a study of mercury vapor released from synthetic flooring. It lists resolutions, including S. Res. 780 designating November 2020 as National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and S. Res. 781 supporting the goals of World AIDS Day. It also lists additional cosponsors, including for S. 2950, which concerns exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits.

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December 1, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7139
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND based training for personal or home care wildfire defense grant program, and for
JOINT RESOLUTIONS aides, and for other purposes; to the Com- other purposes.
mittee on Finance.
The following bills and joint resolu- S. 2950
By Mr. KING:
tions were introduced, read the first S. 4943. A bill to amend title XIX of the So- At the request of Mr. SULLIVAN, the
and second times by unanimous con- cial Security Act to provide enhanced Fed- name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
sent, and referred as indicated: eral matching payments for direct support BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. worker training programs, and for other pur- 2950, a bill to amend title 38, United
MERKLEY): poses; to the Committee on Finance. States Code, to concede exposure to
S. 4931. A bill to require the Secretary of f airborne hazards and toxins from burn
Energy to establish a grant program to re- pits under certain circumstances, and
duce the risk of wildfires caused by power SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
SENATE RESOLUTIONS for other purposes.
lines, and for other purposes; to the Com-
S. 3471
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. The following concurrent resolutions
By Mr. PAUL: At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
and Senate resolutions were read, and names of the Senator from California
S. 4932. A bill to amend title XVIII of the
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from
Social Security Act to ensure appropriate
global surgical package code values in the By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. RUBIO, South Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS) were added
Medicare program; to the Committee on Fi- Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr.
as cosponsors of S. 3471, a bill to ensure
nance. SCOTT of South Carolina, and Mrs.
CAPITO): that goods made with forced labor in
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Re-
Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. S. Res. 780. A resolution designating No-
WYDEN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MARKEY, vember 2020 as ‘‘National Lung Cancer gion of the People’s Republic of China
Mr. CASEY, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): Awareness Month’’ and expressing support do not enter the United States market,
S. 4933. A bill to provide increased over- for the early detection of lung cancer; con- and for other purposes.
sight of certain pardons, to clarify the appli- sidered and agreed to. S. 3722
cability of bribery prohibitions to pardons By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr.
SULLIVAN): At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name
and commutations, and for other purposes; of the Senator from Missouri (Mr.
to the Committee on the Judiciary. S. Res. 781. A resolution supporting the
By Mr. BOOKER: goals of World AIDS Day; to the Committee HAWLEY) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 4934. A bill to require the Administrator on Foreign Relations. 3722, a bill to authorize funding for a
of the Environmental Protection Agency to f bilateral cooperative program with
conduct a study on mercury vapor released Israel for the development of health
from synthetic flooring made using ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS technologies with a focus on combating
phenylmercuric acetate, and for other pur- S. 518 COVID–19.
poses; to the Committee on Environment and At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the S. 3753
Public Works.
By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. SCHU-
name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the
MER, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BROWN, and PERDUE) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
Mr. REED): 518, a bill to amend title XVIII of the RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 4935. A bill to provide continued assist- Social Security Act to provide for 3753, a bill to direct the Secretary of
ance to unemployed workers; to the Com- Medicare coverage of certain Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain
mittee on Finance. lymphedema compression treatment medical facilities of the Department of
By Mr. MURPHY: items as items of durable medical Veterans Affairs have physical loca-
S. 4936. A bill to prohibit the use of cor-
equipment. tions for the disposal of controlled sub-
poral punishment in schools, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Health, Edu- S. 633 stances medications.
cation, Labor, and Pensions. At the request of Mr. MORAN, the S. 3995
By Mr. LEE: name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr. At the request of Mr. THUNE, the
S. 4937. A bill to improve the program pro- KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
viding for private screening companies to 633, a bill to award a Congressional PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of
conduct security screening at airports, and
Gold Medal to the members of the S. 3995, a bill to limit the authority of
for other purposes; to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Women’s Army Corps who were as- States or other taxing jurisdictions to
By Mr. KING (for himself and Ms. COL- signed to the 6888th Central Postal Di- tax certain income of employees for
LINS): rectory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six employment duties performed in other
S. 4938. A bill to amend the Wild and Sce- Triple Eight’’. States or taxing jurisdictions, and for
nic Rivers Act to designate certain river seg- S. 1669 other purposes.
ments in the York River watershed in the
At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the S. 4141
State of Maine as components of the Na-
tional Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. At the request of Ms. WARREN, the
for other purposes; to the Committee on En- CRAPO) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
ergy and Natural Resources. 1669, a bill to amend the Federal Food, ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
By Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. ROB- Drug, and Cosmetic Act to define the 4141, a bill to refinance Federal and pri-
ERTS, Mr. INHOFE, and Mr. JOHNSON): term natural cheese. vate student loans, and for other pur-
S. 4939. A bill to require the Secretary of S. 2492 poses.
State to submit a report to Congress on the
designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a At the request of Mr. GARDNER, the S. 4564

foreign terrorist organization, and for other name of the Senator from New Hamp- At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Pennsyl-
tions. sponsor of S. 2492, a bill to amend the vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co-
By Mr. KING: Public Health Service Act to provide sponsor of S. 4564, a bill to authorize
S. 4940. A bill to amend subtitle A of title best practices on student suicide the location of a memorial on the Na-
XX of the Social Security Act to authorize awareness and prevention training and tional Mall to commemorate and honor
direct support worker career advancement
condition State educational agencies, the members of the Armed Forces that
demonstration projects, and for other pur-
poses; to the Committee on Finance. local educational agencies, and tribal served on active duty in support of the
By Ms. WARREN: educational agencies receiving funds Global War on Terrorism, and for other
S. 4941. A bill making emergency supple- under section 520A of such Act to es- purposes.
mental appropriations for the fiscal year tablish and implement a school-based S. 4730

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ending September 30, 2020, and for other pur- student suicide awareness and preven- At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO,
poses; to the Committee on Health, Edu- tion training policy. the names of the Senator from Mis-
cation, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 2882 sissippi (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH), the Senator
By Mr. KING:
S. 4942. A bill to amend subtitle A of title At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, his from Arizona (Ms. MCSALLY), the Sen-
XX of the Social Security Act to fund addi- name was added as a cosponsor of S. ator from Montana (Mr. DAINES) and
tional projects that focus on competency- 2882, a bill to establish a community the Senator from Virginia (Mr. KAINE)

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S7140 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 1, 2020
were added as cosponsors of S. 4730, a only about 17 percent of lung cancers are di- get to end AIDS as a public health threat by
bill to amend title 31, United States agnosed at this stage; 2030;
Code, to require the Secretary of the Whereas screening individuals at high risk Whereas, in order to further address the
of lung cancer using low-dose computed to- global HIV/AIDS epidemic, in 2003, Congress
Treasury to mint and issue quarter dol- and the White House created the President’s
mography can detect lung cancer earlier
lars in commemoration of the Nine- than other forms of screening and ultimately Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR);
teenth Amendment, and for other pur- save lives; Whereas the PEPFAR program remains
poses. Whereas lung cancer screening can effec- the largest commitment in history by any
S. 4778 tively reduce lung cancer mortality, yet only country to combat a single disease;
3.9 to 8.6 percent of individuals in the United Whereas, as of 2019, PEPFAR has supported
At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the
States at high risk of lung cancer undergo treatment for approximately 15,700,000 peo-
name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. ple, including by providing antiretroviral
lung cancer screening with low-dose com-
BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S. puted tomography; and drugs to 2,600,000 pregnant women living
4778, a bill to require the Secretary of Whereas educational efforts can increase with HIV to prevent the transmission of HIV
Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress awareness of lung cancer and lung cancer from mother to child during birth;
a report on the use of security cameras screening among the general public, patients Whereas, in fiscal year 2019, PEPFAR di-
in medical centers of the Department and their families, and health care workers, rectly supported HIV testing and counseling
thereby increasing the early detection of for nearly 79,600,000 people;
of Veterans Affairs.
lung cancer: Now, therefore, be it Whereas the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,
S. 4897 Tuberculosis and Malaria, launched in 2002,
Resolved, That the Senate—
At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the (1) designates November 2020 as ‘‘National has helped provide antiretroviral therapy to
name of the Senator from West Vir- Lung Cancer Awareness Month’’; approximately 20,100,000 people living with
ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co- (2) supports the goals and ideals of Na- HIV/AIDS and to 718,000 pregnant women to
sponsor of S. 4897, a bill to reestablish tional Lung Cancer Awareness Month; prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS to
(3) promotes efforts to increase awareness their children, saving an estimated 38,000,000
United States global leadership in nu- lives, as of 2019;
of, and education about, lung cancer and
clear energy, revitalize domestic nu- Whereas the United States is the largest
lung cancer screening among individuals in
clear energy supply chain infrastruc- the United States; donor to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tu-
ture, support the licensing of advanced (4) recognizes the need for research on the berculosis and Malaria, and every $1 contrib-
nuclear technologies, and improve the early diagnosis, screening, and treatment of uted by the United States leverages an addi-
regulation of nuclear energy, and for lung cancer; and tional $2 from other donors, as required by
other purposes. (5) encourages the people of the United law;
States to observe National Lung Cancer Whereas considerable progress has been
S. 4898 made in the fight against HIV/AIDS, includ-
Awareness Month with appropriate aware-
At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the ness and educational activities. ing a 23-percent reduction in new HIV infec-
name of the Senator from Missouri tions, over a 40-percent reduction in new HIV
f infections among children, and over a 30-per-
(Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor
of S. 4898, a bill to amend title VI of SENATE RESOLUTION 781—SUP- cent reduction in the number of AIDS-re-
PORTING THE GOALS OF WORLD lated deaths between 2010 and 2019;
the Social Security Act to extend the
Whereas approximately 25,400,000 people
period during which States, Indian AIDS DAY had access to antiretroviral therapy in 2019,
Tribes, and local governments may use Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. compared to only 7,800,000 people who had ac-
Coronavirus Relief Fund payments. SULLIVAN) submitted the following res- cess to such therapy in 2010;
S. RES. 778 olution; which was referred to the Whereas research funded by the National
At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the Committee on Foreign Relations: Institutes of Health found that HIV treat-
ment not only saves the lives of people living
name of the Senator from Connecticut S. RES. 781 with HIV, but people living with HIV on ef-
(Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor Whereas, as of the end of 2019, an estimated fective antiretroviral therapy and who are
of S. Res. 778, a resolution recognizing 38,000,000 people were living with human im- durably virally suppressed cannot sexually
Interscholastic Athletic Administra- munodeficiency virus (HIV) or acquired im- transmit HIV, proving that HIV treatment is
tors’ Day on December 15, 2020. munodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), including prevention;
1,800,000 children; Whereas it is estimated that, without
f Whereas, in the United States, more than treatment, half of all infants living with HIV
770,000 people with HIV/AIDS have died since will die before their second birthday;
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, in- Whereas, despite the remarkable progress
cluding nearly 16,000 deaths among people in combating HIV, significant challenges re-
with diagnosed HIV in 2018, with the disease main;
SENATE RESOLUTION 780—DESIG- disproportionately affecting certain popu- Whereas there were approximately 1,700,000
NATING NOVEMBER 2020 AS ‘‘NA- lations; new HIV infections in 2019 globally, struc-
TIONAL LUNG CANCER AWARE- Whereas each year nearly 40,000 people be- tural barriers continue to make testing and
NESS MONTH’’ AND EXPRESSING come newly diagnosed with HIV in the treatment programs inaccessible to highly
SUPPORT FOR THE EARLY DE- United States; vulnerable populations, and an estimated
TECTION OF LUNG CANCER Whereas communities of color are dis- 7,100,000 people living with HIV globally still
proportionately affected by the spread of do not know their HIV status;
Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. RUBIO, HIV in the United States; Whereas the Centers for Disease Control
Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. Whereas, in order to address the HIV epi- and Prevention reports that more than 37,000
SCOTT of South Carolina, and Mrs. CAP- demic in the United States, on August 18, people were diagnosed with HIV in the
ITO) submitted the following resolu- 1990, Congress enacted the Ryan White Com- United States in 2018 and 14 percent of the
tion; which was considered and agreed prehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 1,200,000 in the United States living with HIV
of 1990 (Public Law 101–381; commonly re- are not aware of their HIV status;
to:
ferred to as the ‘‘Ryan White CARE Act’’) to Whereas men who have sex with men
S. RES. 780 provide primary medical care and essential (MSM), particularly young MSM of color, are
Whereas lung cancer is the leading cause of support services for people living with HIV the population most affected by HIV in the
cancer-related death among men and women who would benefit from these services; United States;
in the United States, accounting for more Whereas the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Pro- Whereas southern areas of the United
deaths than colon cancer, breast cancer, and gram provides services and support for over States bear the greatest burden of HIV, ac-
prostate cancer combined; half of all people diagnosed with HIV in the counting for 51 percent of new infections in
Whereas lung cancer is the second most United States; 2018;
common cancer in the United States; Whereas, to further focus attention on the Whereas people living with HIV are fre-
Whereas it is estimated that 1 in 15 men HIV/AIDS epidemic among minority commu- quently susceptible to comorbidities, such as
and 1 in 17 women in the United States will nities in the United States, in 1998, the Mi- hepatitis B and C and tuberculosis;

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develop lung cancer during their lifetime; nority AIDS Initiative was established to Whereas the opioid and heroin epidemics
Whereas it is estimated that in 2020, 228,820 provide funds to State and local institutions have led to increased numbers of new HIV in-
individuals in the United States will be diag- and organizations to best serve the health fections among people who inject drugs;
nosed with lung cancer, and 135,720 individ- care costs and support the needs of racial Whereas the crisis has disproportionately
uals will die from the disease; and ethnic minorities living with HIV; affected nonurban areas, where HIV preva-
Whereas the 5-year survival rate for local- Whereas the United Nations Sustainable lence rates have been low historically and
ized lung cancer is around 59 percent, yet Development Goals established a global tar- have limited services for HIV prevention and

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