Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Dec. 16, 2020)

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Page S7543 of the Congressional Record, Senate, for December 16, 2020, opens with the Additional Cosponsors section, listing Senators added as cosponsors of bills such as S. 959 on a comprehensive women's history museum and S. 3471 on goods made with forced labor. Statements on Introduced Bills follow. Cardin introduces S. 5031, the Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2020, providing for a consumption tax at a rate of 10 percent and reforming the income tax, and asks that the text of the bill appear in the Record.

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December 16, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7543
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- sponsor of S. 3206, a bill to amend the
S. 959 sponsor of S. 2232, a bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to in-
At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 crease voting accessibility for individ-
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. to reduce the number of members of uals with disabilities and older individ-
CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of S. the Federal Election Commission from uals, and for other purposes.
959, a bill to establish in the Smithso- 6 to 5, to revise the method of selection S. 3296
nian Institution a comprehensive wom- and terms of service of members of the At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the
en’s history museum, and for other Commission, to distribute the powers name of the Senator from Louisiana
purposes. of the Commission between the Chair (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon-
S. 1149 and the remaining members, and for sor of S. 3296, a bill to amend the Inter-
At the request of Mr. DAINES, the other purposes. nal Revenue Code of 1986 to perma-
name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. S. 2561 nently allow a tax deduction at the
BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, time an investment in qualified prop-
1149, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- the name of the Senator from Ohio erty is made, and for other purposes.
enue Code of 1986 to make permanent (Mr. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor S. 3471
the deduction for qualified business in- of S. 2561, a bill to amend the Lacey At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
come. Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify pro- names of the Senator from Illinois (Ms.
S. 2006 visions enacted by the Captive Wildlife DUCKWORTH) and the Senator from
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the Safety Act, to further the conservation Maryland (Mr. CARDIN) were added as
name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. of certain wildlife species, and for cosponsors of S. 3471, a bill to ensure
DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. other purposes. that goods made with forced labor in
2006, a bill to amend title 18, United S. 2666 the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Re-
States Code, to prohibit certain con- gion of the People’s Republic of China
At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO,
duct relating to the use of horses for do not enter the United States market,
her name was added as a cosponsor of
human consumption. and for other purposes.
S. 2666, a bill to promote the develop-
S. 2080
ment of renewable energy on public S. 3723
At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
land, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the
names of the Senator from New Jersey
(Mr. MENENDEZ), the Senator from S. 2669 name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
Michigan (Mr. PETERS), the Senator At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the ROSEN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
from Minnesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the name of the Senator from Massachu- 3723, a bill to provide services to vic-
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- tims of sexual abuse who are incarcer-
BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from Mary- sponsor of S. 2669, a bill to amend the ated, and for other purposes.
land (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Senator Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 S. 4012
from California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the to clarify the obligation to report acts At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
Senator from Montana (Mr. TESTER), of foreign election influence and re- name of the Senator from Connecticut
the Senator from Nevada (Ms. ROSEN), quire implementation of compliance (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor
the Senator from Alabama (Mr. JONES), and reporting systems by Federal cam- of S. 4012, a bill to establish a
the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. paigns to detect and report such acts, $120,000,000,000 Restaurant Revitaliza-
CASEY), the Senator from Illinois (Ms. and for other purposes. tion Fund to provide structured relief
DUCKWORTH), the Senator from Nevada S. 2886 to food service or drinking establish-
(Ms. CORTEZ MASTO), the Senator from At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the ments through December 31, 2020, and
Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY), the Sen- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. for other purposes.
ator from Colorado (Mr. BENNET), the MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4433
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. MUR- S. 2886, a bill to prohibit the use of ani- At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the
PHY), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. mal testing for cosmetics and the sale name of the Senator from Washington
SANDERS), the Senator from Illinois of cosmetics tested on animals. (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon-
(Mr. DURBIN), the Senator from West S. 3072 sor of S. 4433, a bill to authorize the
Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN), the Senator At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, National Medal of Honor Museum
from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN), the the names of the Senator from North Foundation to establish a commemora-
Senator from New Mexico (Mr. HEIN- Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN) and the Senator tive work in the District of Columbia
RICH) and the Senator from Virginia and its environs, and for other pur-
from Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN) were added
(Mr. KAINE) were added as cosponsors as cosponsors of S. 3072, a bill to amend poses.
of S. 2080, a bill to amend the Public the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic S. 4867
Health Service Act to increase the Act to prohibit the approval of new At the request of Mr. COONS, the
number of permanent faculty in pallia-
abortion drugs, to prohibit investiga- names of the Senator from California
tive care at accredited allopathic and
tional use exemptions for abortion (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from
osteopathic medical schools, nursing
drugs, and to impose additional regu- North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) were added
schools, social work schools, and other
latory requirements with respect to as cosponsors of S. 4867, a bill to direct
programs, including physician assist-
previously approved abortion drugs, the Secretary of Health and Human
ant education programs, to promote
and for other purposes. Services to support research on, and
education and research in palliative
care and hospice, and to support the S. 3144 expanded access to, investigational
development of faculty careers in aca- At the request of Ms. SMITH, the drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
demic palliative medicine. name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms. and for other purposes.
S. 2227 DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor S. 4906

At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, his of S. 3144, a bill to establish a competi- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, her
name was added as a cosponsor of S. tive grant program to support out-of- name was added as a cosponsor of S.
2227, a bill to decriminalize and school-time youth workforce readiness 4906, a bill to establish a portal and
deschedule cannabis, to provide for re- programs, providing employability database to receive and maintain infor-
skills development, career exploration, mation regarding blocked railroad-

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investment in certain persons ad-
versely impacted by the War on Drugs, employment readiness training, men- highway grade crossings and to require
to provide for expungement of certain toring, work-based learning, and work- the Secretary of Transportation to
cannabis offenses, and for other pur- force opportunities for eligible youth. evaluate the requirements of the rail-
poses. S. 3206 way-highway crossings program.
S. 2232 At the request of Mr. CASEY, the S. 5019
At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the name of the Senator from Connecticut At the request of Mr. DAINES, the
name of the Senator from Massachu- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- names of the Senator from Colorado

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S7544 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 16, 2020
(Mr. BENNET) and the Senator from countries now have a consumption tax, gress and stakeholders are searching
Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) were it is time the U.S. join this main- for forward-looking ideas for how to
added as cosponsors of S. 5019, a bill to stream thinking. modernize the tax code. I am excited
amend the Internal Revenue Code of The legislation I have introduced that President-elect Biden has put for-
1986 to limit the charitable deduction today is an example of truly progres- ward tax reform proposals and Congres-
for certain qualified conservation con- sive, fiscally responsible, pro-growth sional leaders have done the same. The
tributions. tax reform could look like. longer we wait to put this country in a
f It also provides an opportunity for better, more competitive, progressive
the U.S. to catch up with the rest of position, the harder it will be.
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED the world. All OECD countries except
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION That’s why I am reintroducing the
the U.S. have a consumption tax. Progressive Consumption Tax this
By Mr. CARDIN: The Progressive Consumption Tax year. As this Congress closes and the
S. 5031. A bill to amend the Internal Act would put this country on a level new Congress convenes, I hope we will
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a playing field by providing for a pro- seriously consider the tax system in
progressive consumption tax and to re- gressive consumption tax, or PCT, at a this country and consider the types of
form the income tax, and for other pur- rate of 10 percent. The PCT would gen- reforms proposed in the Progressive
poses; to the Committee on Finance. erate revenue by taxing goods and serv- Consumption Tax Act.
Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I ices, rather than income.
introduced the Progressive Consump- The revenues collected by the PCT Mr. President, I ask unanimous con-
tion Tax Act of 2020. would eliminate an income tax liabil- sent that the text of my bill appear in
We need a tax code that is fair for ity for most households in this Nation. the RECORD following these remarks.
American families and for employers. Lower income individuals, those cur- S. 5031
We need a tax code that rethinks how rently eligible for the Earned Income Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
our Nation collects the revenue that Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit, resentatives of the United States of America in
allows us to build our roads and bridges would receive rebates to cover the cost Congress assembled,
and keeps our Nation safe. We need a of their PCT burden, cementing the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE, ETC.
system that values our most vulner- progressivity of this new system. (a) IN GENERAL.—This Act may be cited as
able Americans, small businesses, and For those who do still have an in- the ‘‘Progressive Consumption Tax Act of
makes our U.S.-based businesses more come tax liability under this Act would 2020’’.
competitive. have lower rates and a simplified in- (b) REFERENCE.—Except as otherwise ex-
In our recent history, comprehensive come tax. Under current law, the top pressly provided, whenever in this Act an
tax reform has been out of grasp. Con- marginal income tax rate is 37 percent. amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of
gressional leaders have long called for Under the Progressive Consumption an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or
a 1986–style tax reform in which the Tax Act, the top income rate would be other provision, the reference shall be con-
tax code would be streamlined and sim- just 28 percent. sidered to be made to a section or other pro-
plified to broaden the tax base and The 2017 tax law reduced the cor- vision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
lower income tax rates. The 2017 tax porate tax rate to 21 percent. This Act (c) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con-
law was a representation of how hard tents of this Act is as follows:
would further reduce that rate to 17
this type of tax reform is. It kept in percent. Businesses would be more Sec. 1. Short title, etc.
place much of what makes the tax code competitive and this would contribute TITLE I—PROGRESSIVE CONSUMPTION
complicated and inefficient, did not se- to a pro-growth economy in the U.S., TAX
cure permanent income tax rate reduc- all while collecting reasonable reve- Sec. 101. Imposition of progressive consump-
tions for working families, and it in- nues. tion tax.
creased the deficit by nearly $2 trillion. As we discuss this proposal, you will
hear me say this over and over again: TITLE II—INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE
It is time we take a new approach.
TAX REFORM
As we look to the future and work to- An overarching goal of the Progressive
wards the goal of a sustainable econ- Consumption Tax Act is ensuring the Subtitle A—Individual Income Tax Reforms
omy that works for all, my colleagues tax code is progressive, meaning that Sec. 201. Individual income tax rate reduc-
and I will need to think creatively those who make less in income don’t tions and inflation adjust-
about how to raise revenues and pro- have a higher tax burden than wealthy ments.
vide for the services the government people. The provisions included in this Sec. 202. Family allowance amounts; repeal
must and can deliver. Act—removing an income tax liability of personal exemption deduc-
Austere and regressive spending cuts for most households and providing re- tion.
are not the answer to the question of bates—are meant to maintain progres- Sec. 203. Repeal of limitations relating to
how to set the country on a sustainable sivity in the tax code for families. itemized deductions.
path and support working families. In- For those who worry that a consump- Sec. 204. Restoration of certain deductions.
stead, we should look at ways to raise tion tax will bring in ‘‘too much’’ Sec. 205. Termination of separate treatment
reasonable revenues and make the tax money, my legislation remains bal- of capital gains.
code work better for all. The Progres- anced. It is designed to raise stable and Sec. 206. Repeals.
sive Consumption Tax Act should be reasonable tax revenues. However, if Sec. 207. Establishment of progressive tax
part of that conversation. more revenues than envisioned are col- rebate.
I introduced versions of this bill in lected under this legislation, a ‘‘circuit Sec. 208. Technical and conforming amend-
the past to provide an opening for dis- breaker’’ would return additional reve- ments.
cussion and an opportunity to review nues to taxpayers. Again, we put Subtitle B—Corporate Tax Reforms
legislative language for this type of money back into the hands of the tax- Sec. 211. Corporate income tax rate reduc-
comprehensive tax reform. Now more payers. tion.
than ever it is critical Congress revisit In 2017, I offered the Progressive Con-
the thinking about comprehensive tax sumption Tax Act as an alternative to TITLE III—REFUND OF EXCESS
CONSUMPTION TAX REVENUE
reform that is lasting and progressive. the tax legislation considered that
The 2017 tax law was constructed year. While it would have been a re- Sec. 301. Refunds of excess consumption tax
revenue.

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with many temporary policies that will sponsible choice to enact then, it could
require future action on tax policies as still provide a fresh start now. TITLE I—PROGRESSIVE CONSUMPTION
these provisions expire. Since that law was passed, there has TAX
While some of those will be years been increased interest in looking at SEC. 101. IMPOSITION OF PROGRESSIVE CON-
from now, this conversation can never ways to reform the nation’s tax laws to SUMPTION TAX.
start early enough. We know that good tilt any benefit more towards those (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D is amended by
ideas can take time to become main- who were left behind and raise reason- inserting before chapter 31 the following new
stream. In a world where about 150 able revenues. My colleagues in Con- chapter:

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