Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Dec. 7, 2020)

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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated December 7, 2020, beginning at page S7240, with lists of bills and acts, a House message and newly introduced measures. A message from the House of Representatives, delivered at 3:19 p.m., announces that the House has passed H.R. 3884, an act to decriminalize and deschedule cannabis and provide for reinvestment in persons impacted by the War on Drugs. New Senate bills include S. 4969 on preventing housing discrimination through nationwide testing, S. 4970 on a renewable electricity production credit for hydrogen, and S. 4971 designating a Postal Service facility in Wayzata, Minnesota. A resolution by Mr. Cotton and Mrs. Loeffler urges the European Parliament to exempt technologies that detect child sexual exploitation from the ePrivacy directive, and additional cosponsors are listed.

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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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December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7241
(Ms. BALDWIN) and the Senator from Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) and the Sen- untary practice of using these technologies
New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) were added ator from Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) to detect and report distribution of CSAM
as cosponsors of S. 3612, a bill to clarify were added as cosponsors of S. 4935, a and enticement of children for sexual abuse;
Whereas the prohibition on the use of
for purposes of the Internal Revenue bill to provide continued assistance to
hashing, PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming tech-
Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus unemployed workers. nologies could have dire consequences for
assistance does not affect the tax S.J. RES. 76 children in Europe and globally;
treatment of ordinary business ex- At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name Whereas it is unclear whether ESPs—
penses. of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. (1) will be able to partition the use of hash-
S. 4155 BOOZMAN) was added as a cosponsor of ing, PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming tech-
nologies to carve out users in the EU; and
At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the S.J. Res. 76, a joint resolution pro-
(2) will decide to abandon the voluntary
names of the Senator from Missouri posing an amendment to the Constitu- use of these technologies in the United
(Mr. BLUNT) and the Senator from New tion of the United States to require States and globally;
Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were added as that the Supreme Court of the United Whereas since children in the United
cosponsors of S. 4155, a bill to amend States be composed of nine justices. States can be harmed by online predators in
title 38, United States Code, to author- f the EU through grooming, enticement, and
ize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the dissemination of CSAM images among
provide or assist in providing an addi- SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS EU offenders, such material should be de-
tected, reported, and removed;
tional vehicle adapted for operation by
Whereas if the use of hashing, PhotoDNA,
disabled individuals to certain eligible and anti-grooming technologies for detecting
SENATE RESOLUTION 794—URGING
persons. CSAM and grooming is stopped, the exploi-
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT TO
S. 4494 tation of children globally will largely go
EXEMPT CERTAIN TECH-
At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the undetected and continue to proliferate; and
NOLOGIES USED TO DETECT
name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Whereas Congress agrees with the Euro-
CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION pean Commission that ‘‘immediate action
ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S. FROM EUROPEAN UNION must be taken to address this issue’’:
4494, a bill to amend title VI of the So- EPRIVACY DIRECTIVE Now, therefore, be it
cial Security Act to extend the period Resolved, That the Senate—
Mr. COTTON (for himself and Mrs.
with respect to which amounts under (1) finds that hashing, PhotoDNA, and
LOEFFLER) submitted the following res-
the Coronavirus Relief Fund may be anti-grooming technologies are essential in
olution; which was referred to the detecting child sexual abuse material and ex-
expended.
Committee on Foreign Relations: ploitation online, including known and new
S. 4547
S. RES. 794 CSAM, and grooming of children globally;
At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, and
Whereas ensuring the safety of children on-
the name of the Senator from Michigan (2) urges the European Parliament to pass
line is a global issue that nations must ad-
(Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor dress together; an interim regulation to allow electronic
of S. 4547, a bill to improve the integ- Whereas the online trafficking of child sex- service providers to continue their current
rity and safety of horseracing by re- ual abuse material (referred to in this pre- voluntary activities of using hashing,
quiring uniform safety and perform- amble as ‘‘CSAM’’) and online enticement of PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming technologies
ance standards, including a horseracing children (also known as ‘‘grooming’’) are per- for the purpose of detecting child sexual ex-
vasive problems that are growing at dra- ploitation.
anti-doping and medication control
program and a racetrack safety pro- matic rates; f
Whereas crucial tools in detecting CSAM
gram to be developed and enforced by SENATE RESOLUTION 795—RELAT-
and grooming online and protecting children
an independent Horseracing Integrity using online platforms from child predators ING TO THE DEATH OF THE HON-
and Safety Authority, and for other are hashing, PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming ORABLE ROGER WILLIAM JEP-
purposes. technologies that are voluntarily used by SEN, FORMER UNITED STATES
S. 4805 electronic service providers (referred to in
SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF
At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name this preamble as ‘‘ESPs’’) to detect, report,
and remove CSAM; IOWA
of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr.
Whereas the use of hashing, PhotoDNA, Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms.
BOOZMAN) was added as a cosponsor of and anti-grooming technology by ESPs has ERNST) submitted the following resolu-
S. 4805, a bill to create a point of order generated millions of reports annually to the tion; which was considered and agreed
against legislation modifying the num- CyberTipline of the National Center for
to:
ber of Justices of the Supreme Court of Missing & Exploited Children;
the United States. Whereas the CyberTipline is a global hot- S. RES. 795
S. 4847
line for reports related to child sexual ex- Whereas Roger William Jepsen was born in
ploitation that was authorized by Congress Cedar Falls, Iowa, and grew up on a nearby
At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the in 1998; family farm;
names of the Senator from South Caro- Whereas in 2019, more than 69,000,000 im- Whereas Roger William Jepsen attended
lina (Mr. SCOTT) and the Senator from ages, videos, and files related to child sexual Iowa State Teachers College, which is known
Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as co- abuse were reported to the CyberTipline, today as the University of Northern Iowa,
sponsors of S. 4847, a bill to direct the with more than 3,000,000 of these images, vid- and later attended Arizona State University,
Secretary of Commerce to conduct a eos, and files related to an offender or child where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psy-
study and submit to Congress a report victim in the European Union (referred to in chology in 1950 and a master’s degree in
this preamble as the ‘‘EU’’); guidance counseling in 1953;
on the effects of the COVID–19 pan-
Whereas in a Communication to the Euro- Whereas Roger William Jepsen served his
demic on the travel and tourism indus- pean Parliament, dated July 24, 2020, the Eu- country in the United States Army for 14
try in the United States, and for other ropean Commission noted, ‘‘the EU has be- years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne
purposes. come the largest host of child sexual abuse Division and later in the Army Reserve;
S. 4933 material globally (from more than half in Whereas Roger William Jepsen was elected
At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, 2016 to more than two thirds in 2019)’’; to the Board of Supervisors of Scott County,
Whereas in 2018, an EU Directive extended Iowa, as an Iowa State Senator, and as the
the name of the Senator from Oregon
the scope of prohibitions on processing per- Lieutenant Governor of Iowa;
(Mr. MERKLEY) was added as a cospon- sonal data in the electronic communications Whereas Roger William Jepsen was elected
sor of S. 4933, a bill to provide in- sector to cover interpersonal communica- to the Senate in 1978 and served the people of
creased oversight of certain pardons, to tions, such as messenger services and e-mail; Iowa in the Senate with honor and distinc-
clarify the applicability of bribery pro- Whereas this EU Directive will cause ESPs tion for 1 term;

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hibitions to pardons and to lose any legal basis to use hashing, Whereas Roger William Jepsen was ap-
commutations, and for other purposes. PhotoDNA, and anti-grooming technologies pointed by President Reagan as Special Rep-
to detect and report CSAM and online en- resentative of the President to Madagascar
S. 4935
ticement of children to the CyberTipline; in 1985 and to the State of Israel on the occa-
At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the Whereas this EU Directive will take effect sion of the funeral of Moshe Dayan; and
names of the Senator from Washington December 21, 2020, which still allows time to Whereas Roger William Jepsen was known
(Ms. CANTWELL), the Senator from New amend this Directive to exempt the vol- for his dedication to the State of Iowa, his

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