Introduction of Bills (Cong. Rec., Dec. 7, 2020)

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Page S7240 of the Congressional Record, Senate, for December 7, 2020, lists House-passed bills received and referred to committees. These include H.R. 7903 and H.R. 8199, both amending the Small Business Act, and H.R. 3884 to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis, referred to the Committee on Finance. Bills introduced include S. 4967 by Blunt to extend the excise tax holiday period for aviation taxes under the CARES Act, S. 4968 to reauthorize the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and S. 4970 on the renewable electricity production credit for hydrogen.

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S7240 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 7, 2020
S. 945. An act to amend the Sarbanes-Oxley the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- other purposes; to the Committee on Bank-
Act of 2002 to require certain issuers to dis- sources. ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
close to the Securities and Exchange Com- H.R. 3884. An act to decriminalize and By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself,
mission information regarding foreign juris- deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvest- Mr. WYDEN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SAND-
dictions that prevent the Public Company ment in certain persons adversely impacted ERS, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr.
Accounting Oversight Board from per- by the War on Drugs, to provide for BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr.
forming inspections under that Act, and for expungement of certain cannabis offenses, VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MERKLEY, and Mr.
other purposes. and for other purposes; to the Committee on KAINE):
S. 1069. An act to require the Secretary of Finance. S. 4969. A bill to authorize funds to prevent
Commerce, acting through the Adminis- H.R. 5517. An act to affirm the friendship of housing discrimination through the use of
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmos- the governments of the United States of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the
pheric Administration, to establish a con- America and the Republic of India, and to es- Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for
stituent-driven program to provide a digital tablish a bilateral partnership for collabora- other purposes; to the Committee on Bank-
information platform capable of efficiently tion to advance development and shared val- ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
integrating coastal data with decision-sup- ues, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr.
port tools, training, and best practices and mittee on Foreign Relations. WHITEHOUSE):
to support collection of priority coastal H.R. 7045. An act to require the Secretary S. 4970. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
geospatial data to inform and improve local, of Agriculture to conduct a study on lands enue Code of 1986 to expand the renewable
State, regional, and Federal capacities to that could be included in a National Forest electricity production credit to include elec-
manage the coastal region, and for other in Hawai’i, and for other purposes; to the tricity produced from hydrogen; to the Com-
purposes. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- mittee on Finance.
S. 1982. An act to improve efforts to com- sources. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms.
bat marine debris, and for other purposes. H.R. 7903. An act to amend the Small Busi- SMITH, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. HOEVEN):
S. 4054. An act to reauthorize the United ness Act to establish the Community Advan- S. 4971. A bill to designate the facility of
States Grain Standards Act, and for other tage Loan Program; to the Committee on the United States Postal Service located at
purposes. Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata,
H.R. 3349. An act to authorize the Daugh- H.R. 8199. An act to amend the Small Busi- Minnesota, as the ‘‘Jim Ramstad Post Of-
ters of the Republic of Texas to establish the ness Act to enhance the Office of Credit Risk fice’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu-
Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a Management, to require the Administrator rity and Governmental Affairs.
commemorative work in the District of Co- of the Small Business Administration to f
lumbia, and for other purposes. issue rules relating to environmental obliga-
H.R. 3465. An act to authorize the Fallen tions of certified development companies, SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
Journalists Memorial Foundation to estab- and for other purposes; to the Committee on SENATE RESOLUTIONS
lish a commemorative work in the District Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
H.R. 8211. An act to amend the Small Busi-
The following concurrent resolutions
of Columbia and its environs, and for other
purposes. ness Investment Act of 1958 to improve the and Senate resolutions were read, and
loan guaranty program, enhance the ability referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
At 3:19 p.m., a message from the of small manufacturers to access affordable By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mrs.
House of Representatives, delivered by capital, and for other purposes; to the Com- LOEFFLER):
Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks an- mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur- S. Res. 794. A resolution urging the Euro-
nounced that the House has passed the ship. pean Parliament to exempt certain tech-
H.R. 8229. An act to require the Adminis- nologies used to detect child sexual exploi-
following bill, in which it requests the trator of the Small Business Administration tation from European Union ePrivacy direc-
concurrence of the Senate: to issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hear- tive; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
H.R. 3884. An act to decriminalize and ings and Appeals to decide appeals relating By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and
deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvest- to the status of HUBZone business concerns, Ms. ERNST):
ment in certain persons adversely impacted and for other purposes; to the Committee on S. Res. 795. A resolution relating to the
by the War on Drugs, to provide for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. death of the Honorable Roger William Jep-
expungement of certain cannabis offenses, f sen, former United States Senator for the
and for other purposes. State of Iowa; considered and agreed to.
f REPORTS OF COMMITTEES f
MEASURES REFERRED The following reports of committees
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
were submitted:
The following bills were read the first By Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on S. 633
and the second times by unanimous Homeland Security and Governmental Af- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the
consent, and referred as indicated: fairs, with an amendment in the nature of a name of the Senator from Minnesota
H.R. 306. An act to direct the Secretary of substitute: (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co-
the Interior to conduct a reconnaissance sur- S. 4133. A bill to modernize the REAL ID sponsor of S. 633, a bill to award a Con-
vey of the site of the Kettle Creek Battle- Act of 2005, and for other purposes (Rept. No. gressional Gold Medal to the members
field in Wilkes County, Georgia, and adja- 116–303).
of the Women’s Army Corps who were
cent property, and for other purposes; to the f assigned to the 6888th Central Postal
Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Directory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six
H.R. 1049. An act to authorize a National JOINT RESOLUTIONS Triple Eight’’.
Heritage Area Program, and for other pur- The following bills and joint resolu- S. 997
poses; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- At the request of Ms. WARREN, the
tions were introduced, read the first
ural Resources. name of the Senator from New York
H.R. 1380. An act to amend the Lacey Act and second times by unanimous con-
Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions en- sent, and referred as indicated: (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon-
acted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself, Mr. sor of S. 997, a bill to recognize and
further the conservation of certain wildlife WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. honor the service of individuals who
species, and for other purposes; to the Com- CRAMER, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. SMITH, and served in the United States Cadet
mittee on Environment and Public Works. Mr. MANCHIN): Nurse Corps during World War II, and
H.R. 1819. An act to amend the State De- S. 4966. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- for other purposes.
partment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to enue Code of 1986 to provide for a 5-year ex- S. 2477
provide for rewards for the arrest or convic- tension of the carbon oxide sequestration
tion of certain foreign nationals who have credit, and for other purposes; to the Com- At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
committed genocide or war crimes, and for mittee on Finance. the names of the Senator from Mary-
other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign By Mr. BLUNT: land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator
Relations. S. 4967. A bill to amend the CARES Act to from New Jersey (Mr. BOOKER) were

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H.R. 3682. An act to provide for greater extend the excise tax holiday period for avia- added as cosponsors of S. 2477, a bill to
consultation between the Federal Govern- tion taxes; to the Committee on Finance. establish a National Commission on Fi-
ment and the governing bodies and commu- By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, brotic Diseases.
nity users of land grant-mercedes in New Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. CASEY, Ms.
Mexico, to provide for a process for recogni- S. 3612
ROSEN, and Mr. MERKLEY):
tion of the historic-traditional uses of land S. 4968. A bill to reauthorize the HOME In- At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the
grant-mercedes, and for other purposes; to vestment Partnerships Program, and for names of the Senator from Wisconsin

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