Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Dec. 21, 2020)

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This is S7939 of the Congressional Record, Senate, December 21, 2020, with interleaved columns. The page reports that at 11:30 p.m. a message from the House of Representatives announced that the Speaker pro tempore signed the enrolled bill H.R. 1520, an act making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, which was signed by the Acting President pro tempore. It lists enrolled bills presented to the President, including S. 4996, S. 2216, S. 2472 and S. 3312, and introduced bills such as S. 5080 and S. 5081 requiring oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, S. 5082 providing Federal support for COVID-19 testing, and S. 5083 on a pilot program for veterans at risk of social isolation and loneliness.

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December 21, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7939
S. 4996. An act to ensure funding of the nance, and expansion of the National Missing ance for drug-related offenses; to the Com-
United States trustees, extend temporary and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and
bankruptcy judgeships, and for other pur- for the purpose of carrying out this Act. Pensions.
poses. S. 2216. An act to require the Secretary of By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr.
ENROLLED BILL SIGNED Veterans Affairs to formally recognize care- BOOKER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. REED,
givers of veterans, notify veterans and care- Mr. MARKEY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs.
At 11:30 p.m., a message from the
givers of clinical determinations relating to FEINSTEIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. DURBIN,
House of Representatives, delivered by eligibility for the family caregiver program, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND):
Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- and temporarily extend benefits for veterans S. 5080. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
nounced that the Speaker pro tempore who are determined ineligible for the family enue Code of 1986 to require oil polluters to
(Mr. BEYER) has signed the following caregiver program, and for other purposes. pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other
enrolled bill: H.R. 1520. An act making S. 2472. An act to redesignate the NASA purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
further continuing appropriations for John H. Glenn Research Center at Plum By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr.
Brook Station, Ohio, as the NASA John H. BOOKER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. REED,
fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.
Glenn Research Center at the Neil A. Arm- Mr. MARKEY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mrs.
The enrolled bill was subsequently signed FEINSTEIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. DURBIN,
strong Test Facility.
by the Acting President pro tempore (Mr. and Mrs. GILLIBRAND):
S. 2683. An act to establish a task force to
THUNE). S. 5081. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution
assist States in implementing hiring require-
f ments for child care staff members to im- Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the
prove child safety. full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes;
ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED to the Committee on Environment and Pub-
S. 2730. An act to establish and ensure an
The Secretary of the Senate reported inclusive and transparent Drone Advisory lic Works.
that on today, December 21, 2020, she Committee. By Ms. WARREN:
S. 5082. A bill to provide Federal support
had presented to the President of the S. 3257. An act to designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at for COVID–19 testing, and for other purposes;
United States the following enrolled to the Committee on Health, Education,
bills: 311 West Wisconsin Avenue in Tomahawk,
Labor, and Pensions.
Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Einar ‘Sarge’ H. lngman,
S. 212. An act to amend the Native Amer- By Mr. YOUNG:
Jr. Post Office Building’’.
ican Business Development, Trade Pro- S. 5083. A bill to establish within the De-
S. 3312. An act to establish a crisis sta- partment of Veterans Affairs a pay-for-re-
motion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy In-
bilization and community reentry grant pro- sults pilot program to assist veterans, mem-
dian Act, and the Native American Programs
gram, and for other purposes. bers of the Armed Forces on active duty, and
Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic
S. 3418. An act to amend the Robert T. their family members at risk of social isola-
development opportunities to Indian commu-
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As- tion and loneliness, and for other purposes;
nities.
sistance Act to allow the Administrator of to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
S. 461. An act to strengthen the capacity
the Federal Emergency Management Agency By Mr. BRAUN:
and competitiveness of historically Black
to provide capitalization grants to States to S. 5084. A bill to increase transparency and
colleges and universities through robust pub-
establish revolving funds to provide hazard access to group health plan and health insur-
lic-sector, private-sector, and community
mitigation assistance to reduce risks from ance issuer reporting, and for other purposes;
partnerships and engagement, and for other
disasters and natural hazards, and other re- to the Committee on Health, Education,
purposes.
lated environmental harm. Labor, and Pensions.
S. 900. An act to designate the community-
S. 3461. An act to designate the facility of
based outpatient clinic of the Department of f
the United States Postal Service located at
Veterans Affairs in Bozeman, Montana, as
the Travis W. Atkins Department of Vet-
2600 Wesley Street in Greenville, Texas, as ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
the ‘‘Audie Murphy Post Office Building’’.
erans Affairs Clinic. S. 1088
S. 906. An act to improve the management S. 3462. An act to designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at At the request of Mr. WARNER, his
of driftnet fishing. name was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 914. An act to reauthorize the Integrated 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the
‘‘Ralph Hall Post Office’’. 1088, a bill to amend the Immigration
Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act
of 2009, to clarify the authority of the Ad- S. 3989. An act to amend the United States and Nationality Act to require the
ministrator of the National Oceanic and At- Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016 President to set a minimum annual
mospheric Administration with respect to to modify certain membership and other re- goal for the number of refugees to be
post-storm assessments, and to require the quirements of the United States admitted, and for other purposes.
establishment of a National Water Center, Semiquincentennial Commission, and for
S. 1827
and for other purposes. other purposes.
S. 4126. An act to designate the facility of At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, his
S. 979. An act to amend the Post-Katrina name was added as a cosponsor of S.
Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 the United States Postal Service located at
104 East Main Street in Port Washington, 1827, a bill to amend the Internal Rev-
to incorporate the recommendations made
by the Government Accountability Office re- Wisconsin, as the ‘‘Joseph G. Demler Post enue Code of 1986 to exclude corpora-
lating to advance contracts, and for other Office’’. tions operating prisons from the defini-
purposes. S. 4684. An act to designate the facility of tion of taxable REIT subsidiary.
S. 1130. An act to amend the Public Health the United States Postal Service located at S. 2390
Service Act to improve the health of chil- 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyo-
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the
dren and help better understand and enhance ming, as the ‘‘Robert L. Brown Post Office’’.
S. 5036. An act to amend the Overtime Pay names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
awareness about unexpected sudden death in MERKLEY), the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
early life. for Protective Services Act of 2016 to extend
the Secret Service overtime pay exception BROWN) and the Senator from Massa-
S. 1342. An act to require the Under Sec-
retary for Oceans and Atmosphere to update through 2023, and for other purposes. chusetts (Ms. WARREN) were added as
periodically the environmental sensitivity f cosponsors of S. 2390, a bill to prohibit
index products of the National Oceanic and the imposition of the death penalty for
Atmospheric Administration for each coastal INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND any violation of Federal law, and for
area of the Great Lakes, and for other pur- JOINT RESOLUTIONS other purposes.
poses. The following bills and joint resolu- S. 2773
S. 1694. An act to require the National Aer- At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, his
tions were introduced, read the first
onautics and Space Administration to add
recommendations and inform other relevant and second times by unanimous con- name was added as a cosponsor of S.
agencies of information relating to the prin- sent, and referred as indicated: 2773, a bill to require non-Federal pris-
ciple of due regard and the limitation of By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. KEN- on, correctional, and detention facili-
harmful interference with Apollo landing NEDY, Mr. MENENDEZ, and Mr. ties holding Federal prisoners or de-
site artifacts, and for other purposes. TESTER): tainees under a contract with the Fed-
S. 1869. An act to require the disclosure of S. 5078. A bill to amend the CARES Act to eral Government to make the same in-

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ownership of high-security space leased to extend the temporary relief from troubled formation available to the public that
accommodate a Federal agency, and for debt restructurings; to the Committee on
Federal prisons and correctional facili-
other purposes. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S. 2174. An act to the extent provided in ad- By Mr. CASEY: ties are required to make available.
vance in appropriations Act, the Attorney S. 5079. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- S. 3103
General is authorized to use funds appro- cation Act of 1965 to repeal the suspension of At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the
priated for the operationalization, mainte- eligibility for grants, loans, and work assist- name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr.

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KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S. KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S. ‘‘Maximizing Use of American-Made Goods,
3103, a bill to amend title XVIII of the 4898, a bill to amend title VI of the So- Products, and Materials’’ (84 Fed. Reg. 34257),
Social Security Act to restore State cial Security Act to extend the period which would enforce the Buy American Act
of 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) to the greatest
authority to waive for certain facilities during which States, Indian Tribes, and
extent permitted by law;
the 35-mile rule for designating critical local governments may use Whereas, the Buy American Act of 1933 re-
access hospitals under the Medicare Coronavirus Relief Fund payments. quires Federal agencies to procure materials
program. S. 4967 and products domestically—
S. 3206 At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the (1) when the materials are intended for
At the request of Mr. CASEY, the name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. public use within the United States; and
name of the Senator from Michigan CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. (2) when the materials to be procured (or
(Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- 4967, a bill to amend the CARES Act to the materials from which they are manufac-
sor of S. 3206, a bill to amend the Help tured) are present in the United States in
extend the excise tax holiday period for
sufficient and reasonably available commer-
America Vote Act of 2002 to increase aviation taxes. cial quantities of a satisfactory quality;
voting accessibility for individuals f Whereas American-made products are de-
with disabilities and older individuals, veloped under United States’ regulations and
and for other purposes. AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND
undergo testing to ensure their compliance
S. 4055
PROPOSED with United States’ safety standards, which
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the SA 2726. Mr. SCOTT, of Florida proposed are among the highest standards in the
name of the Senator from Minnesota an amendment to the resolution S. Res. 625, world;
affirming the benefits of ‘‘Buying Amer- Whereas American-made products are pro-
(Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor
ican’’. duced by workers earning competitive wages
of S. 4055, a bill to address health work- SA 2727. Mr. SCOTT, of Florida proposed and working in safe working conditions;
force shortages and disparities high- an amendment to the resolution S. Res. 625, Whereas purchasing American-made prod-
lighted by the COVID–19 pandemic supra. ucts supports the producers of those prod-
through additional funding for the Na- SA 2728. Mr. SCOTT, of Florida proposed ucts and their communities;
tional Health Service Corps and the an amendment to the resolution S. Res. 625, Whereas, according to the Manufacturing
Nurse Corps, and to establish a Na- supra. Institute, each dollar spent in sales of manu-
SA 2729. Mr. CORNYN (for Mrs. FISCHER) factured products supports $1.33 in output
tional Health Service Corps Emergency
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 371, to from other sectors of the economy;
Service demonstration project. provide regulatory relief to charitable orga- Whereas, according to the Manufacturers
S. 4461 nizations that provide housing assistance, Alliance for Productivity and Innovation
At the request of Mr. LANKFORD, the and for other purposes. Foundation, for every full-time job in manu-
names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. SA 2730. Mr. CORNYN (for Mr. RUBIO (for facturing, there are 3.4 full-time equivalent
MURKOWSKI) and the Senator from Ne- himself and Mr. SCHATZ)) proposed an jobs created in non-manufacturing indus-
braska (Mr. SASSE) were added as co- amendment to the bill S. 2429, to reauthorize tries;
the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and Whereas, according to a 2017 poll conducted
sponsors of S. 4461, a bill to provide for
to establish the United States Coral Reef by Reuters and Ipsos, when buying products,
a period of continuing appropriations Task Force, and for other purposes. nearly 70 percent of Americans find it impor-
in the event of a lapse in appropria- SA 2731. Mr. WARNER (for Mr. ROUNDS (for tant that the products they buy were made
tions under the normal appropriations himself and Mr. WARNER)) submitted an in the United States;
process, and establish procedures and amendment intended to be proposed by Mr. Whereas strengthening American manufac-
consequences in the event of a failure Warner to the bill H.R. 133, to promote eco- turing supports employment in the United
to enact appropriations. nomic partnership and cooperation between States, produces innovation and the seeds for
the United States and Mexico; which was or- future industries, and supports the global
S. 4742
dered to lie on the table. competitiveness of the United States;
At the request of Mr. BROWN, his SA 2732. Mr. BOOZMAN (for Mr. WICKER) Whereas a strong American manufacturing
name was added as a cosponsor of S. proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 3153, base is an important component in helping
4742, a bill to amend title XIX of the to direct the Director of the National to revitalize the United States economy as it
Social Security Act to promote access Science Foundation to support research on recovers from the global COVID–19 pan-
to life-saving therapies for Medicaid opioid addiction, and for other purposes. demic;
enrollees by ensuring coverage of rou- SA 2733. Mr. BOOZMAN proposed an Whereas a strong domestic supply chain
amendment to the resolution S. Res. 774, for certain goods and close cooperation with
tine patient costs for items and serv-
honoring the United Nations World Food trusted allies can support national security
ices furnished in connection with par- Programme on the occasion of being awarded
ticipation in qualifying clinical trials, and public safety;
the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Whereas the global COVID–19 pandemic
and for other purposes. SA 2734. Mr. BOOZMAN proposed an presented significant challenges for the glob-
S. 4757 amendment to the resolution S. Res. 774, ally interconnected supply chain of medical
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the supra. products and has heightened the need for
names of the Senator from Virginia f supply chain security of a variety of critical
(Mr. KAINE), the Senator from Hawaii materials and products; and
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
(Ms. HIRONO) and the Senator from Col- Whereas, regarding the manufacturing of
orado (Mr. BENNET) were added as co- SA 2726. Mr. SCOTT of Florida pro- critical medical supplies and products essen-
sponsors of S. 4757, a bill to amend the posed an amendment to the resolution tial to national security, national stockpiles
S. Res. 625, affirming the benefits of and a healthy domestic industrial base would
Animal Welfare Act to establish addi- help handle any future surge in need for
tional requirements for dealers, and for ‘‘Buying American’’; as follows:
these supplies: Now, therefore, be it
other purposes. Strike all after the resolving clause and in-
sert the following: ‘‘That—
S. 4867 SA 2728. Mr. SCOTT of Florida pro-
(1) it is the policy of the United States
At the request of Mr. COONS, the Government to ‘‘Buy American’’ products for posed an amendment to the resolution
names of the Senator from Alabama public use when fiscally and reasonably pos- S. Res. 625, affirming the benefits of
(Mr. JONES), the Senator from North sible, in accordance with the Buy American ‘‘Buying American’’; as follows:
Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Senator from Act of 1933 (41 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.); and Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A resolu-
Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) and the Senator (2) the Senate supports American manufac- tion affirming the benefits of ‘Buying Amer-
from West Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN) were turing and strengthening our American man- ican’.’’.
ufacturing base.
added as cosponsors of S. 4867, a bill to
direct the Secretary of Health and SA 2727. Mr. SCOTT of Florida pro- SA 2729. Mr. CORNYN (for Mrs.
Human Services to support research posed an amendment to the resolution FISCHER) proposed an amendment to

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on, and expanded access to, investiga- S. Res. 625, affirming the benefits of the bill S. 371, to provide regulatory re-
tional drugs for amyotrophic lateral ‘‘Buying American’’; as follows: lief to charitable organizations that
sclerosis, and for other purposes. Strike the preamble and insert the fol-
provide housing assistance, and for
S. 4898 lowing: other purposes; as follows:
At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the Whereas, on July 15, 2019, President Donald Strike all after the enacting clause and in-
name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. J. Trump signed Executive Order 13881 titled sert the following:

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