Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., Feb. 12, 2021)

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This is S706 of the Congressional Record, Senate, February 12, 2021, a listing of introduced committee resolutions and additional cosponsors. Original resolutions S. Res. 52 to S. Res. 56 authorize expenditures by committees, and Ms. Klobuchar and Mr. Scott of South Carolina introduce S. Res. 57, supporting the designation of the week of February 13 through February 20, 2021, as National Entrepreneurship Week. Under Additional Cosponsors, names are added to bills including S. 35, a bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Officer Eugene Goodman, S. 171, a bill to authorize Keystone XL, and S. 211, a bill concerning Federal education funds for schools that do not offer in-person instruction.

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S706 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 12, 2021
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; from (Mr. PORTMAN) and the Senator from Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Colorado (Mr. HICKENLOOPER) were a credit against tax for neighborhood
Urban Affairs; to the Committee on Rules added as cosponsors of S. 35, a bill to revitalization, and for other purposes.
and Administration.
award a Congressional Gold Medal to S. 120
By Ms. STABENOW:
S. Res. 52. An original resolution author- Officer Eugene Goodman. At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the
izing expenditures by the Committee on Ag- At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, his name of the Senator from West Vir-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; from the name was added as a cosponsor of S. 35, ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co-
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and supra. sponsor of S. 120, a bill to prevent and
Forestry; to the Committee on Rules and Ad- S. 40 respond to the misuse of communica-
ministration.
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the tions services that facilitates domestic
By Mr. WARNER:
S. Res. 53. An original resolution author- name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. violence and other crimes.
izing expenditures by the Select Committee BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 121
on Intelligence; from the Select Committee 40, a bill to address the fundamental in- At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the
on Intelligence; to the Committee on Rules justice, cruelty, brutality, and inhu- names of the Senator from Michigan
and Administration. manity of slavery in the United States (Mr. PETERS) and the Senator from
By Mr. SCHATZ: and the 13 American colonies between Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co-
S. Res. 54. An original resolution author- 1619 and 1865 and to establish a com-
izing expenditures by the Committee on In- sponsors of S. 121, a bill to amend the
mission to study and consider a na- Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
dian Affairs; from the Committee on Indian
Affairs; to the Committee on Rules and Ad- tional apology and proposal for repara- Act to establish demonstration and
ministration. tions for the institution of slavery, its pilot projects to facilitate education
By Mrs. MURRAY: subsequent de jure and de facto racial and training programs in the field of
S. Res. 55. An original resolution author- and economic discrimination against advanced manufacturing.
izing expenditures by the Committee on African Americans, and the impact of S. 145
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; these forces on living African Ameri-
from the Committee on Health, Education, At the request of Mr. DAINES, the
cans, to make recommendations to the
Labor, and Pensions; to the Committee on name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms.
Congress on appropriate remedies, and
Rules and Administration. MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor
By Ms. CANTWELL: for other purposes. of S. 145, a bill to amend title 5, United
S. Res. 56. An original resolution author- S. 59
States Code, to repeal the requirement
izing expenditures by the Committee on At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the that the United States Postal Service
Commerce, Science, and Transportation; name of the Senator from Arkansas prepay future retirement benefits, and
from the Committee on Commerce, Science, (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon-
and Transportation; to the Committee on for other purposes.
sor of S. 59, a bill to provide a civil S. 171
Rules and Administration.
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and remedy for individuals harmed by sanc-
At the request of Mr. DAINES, the
Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina): tuary jurisdiction policies, and for
name of the Senator from Mississippi
S. Res. 57. A resolution expressing support other purposes.
(Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co-
for the designation of the week of February S. 60
sponsor of S. 171, a bill to authorize the
13 through February 20, 2021, as ‘‘National At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the
Entrepreneurship Week’’ to recognize the Keystone XL Pipeline.
name of the Senator from Arkansas S. 211
importance and contributions of entre-
preneurs and startups to the economic pros- (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
perity of the United States and the well- sor of S. 60, a bill to provide for the ef- name of the Senator from South Caro-
being of every community across the United fective use of immigration detainers to lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon-
States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. enhance public safety. sor of S. 211, a bill to prohibit the Sec-
f S. 65
retary of Education from providing
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the Federal elementary and secondary edu-
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
name of the Senator from West Vir- cation funds for fiscal year 2021 or
S. 13 ginia (Mr. MANCHIN) was added as a co- COVID–19 relief funds to an elementary
At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South sponsor of S. 65, a bill to ensure that school or secondary school that does
Carolina, the name of the Senator from goods made with forced labor in the not offer in-person instruction.
Tennessee (Mr. HAGERTY) was added as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region S. 212
a cosponsor of S. 13, a bill to establish of the People’s Republic of China do
At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
an advisory committee to make rec- not enter the United States market,
names of the Senator from New Hamp-
ommendations on improvements to the and for other purposes.
shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), the Senator from
security, integrity, and administration S. 74
Pennsylvania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator
of Federal elections. At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South from West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) and
S. 26 Carolina, the name of the Senator from the Senator from Alaska (Ms. MUR-
At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as KOWSKI) were added as cosponsors of S.
name of the Senator from California a cosponsor of S. 74, a bill to expand 212, a bill to amend the Internal Rev-
(Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- opportunity through greater choice in enue Code of 1986 to allow a refundable
sponsor of S. 26, a bill to provide the education, and for other purposes. tax credit against income tax for the
Administrator of the Drug-Free Com- S. 80 purchase of qualified access technology
munities Support Program the author- At the request of Ms. ERNST, the for the blind.
ity to waive the Federal fund limita- name of the Senator from Tennessee S. 225
tion for the Drug-Free Communities (Mr. HAGERTY) was added as a cospon- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the
Support Program. sor of S. 80, a bill to require U.S. Immi- names of the Senator from Virginia
S. 32 gration and Customs Enforcement to (Mr. WARNER) and the Senator from
At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, take into custody certain aliens who Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as
the name of the Senator from New have been charged in the United States cosponsors of S. 225, a bill to reform
Mexico (Mr. LUJÁN) was added as a co- with a crime that resulted in the death the antitrust laws to better protect
sponsor of S. 32, a bill to provide for or serious bodily injury of another per- competition in the American economy,
the establishment of a standing Health son, and for other purposes. to amend the Clayton Act to modify

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Force and a Resilience Force to re- S. 98 the standard for an unlawful acquisi-
spond to public health emergencies and At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the tion, to deter anticompetitive exclu-
meet public health needs. names of the Senator from Michigan sionary conduct that harms competi-
S. 35 (Ms. STABENOW) and the Senator from tion and consumers, to enhance the
At the request of Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Kansas (Mr. MORAN) were added as co- ability of the Department of Justice
the names of the Senator from Ohio sponsors of S. 98, a bill to amend the and the Federal Trade Commission to

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February 12, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S707
enforce the antitrust laws, and for that the April 21, 2020, Navigable 1303(a)(1) of title 41, United States Code (or
other purposes. Waters Protection Rule should not be any successor regulations)) manufactured by
withdrawn or vacated. an entity or entities that enter into a con-
S. 248
tract with the Secretary to sell such equip-
At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, S. RES. 34 ment to the Secretary for such purpose; and
the name of the Senator from Michigan At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the ‘‘(II) that additional amounts made avail-
(Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- names of the Senator from Massachu- able under this section for the purposes de-
sor of S. 248, a bill to provide paid fam- setts (Mr. MARKEY), the Senator from scribed in subclause (I), up to 100 percent of
ily and medical leave benefits to cer- Rhode Island (Mr. REED), the Senator such amounts, are allocated to procurement
from Oregon (Mr. WYDEN), the Senator of domestic end products as described in sub-
tain individuals, and for other pur-
clause (I), provided that, with respect to any
poses. from Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY), the such procurement of domestic end products
S. 255 Senator from Wyoming (Ms. LUMMIS) in excess of the amount required under sub-
At the request of Mr. WICKER, the and the Senator from Florida (Mr. clause (I), domestic supply exists and the
names of the Senator from North Caro- SCOTT) were added as cosponsors of S. costs of procuring equipment that is a do-
lina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from Or- Res. 34, a resolution recognizing the mestic end product are not unreasonably
200th anniversary of the independence high compared to other equipment that is
egon (Mr. MERKLEY), the Senator from not a domestic end product.
Arizona (Mr. KELLY), the Senator from of Greece and celebrating democracy in
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—In the event that there is
Nevada (Ms. CORTEZ MASTO) and the Greece and the United States. insufficient domestic end product available
Senator from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH) S. RES. 45 for procurement to meet the needs for cer-
were added as cosponsors of S. 255, a At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the tain covered testing equipment and personal
bill to establish a $120,000,000,000 Res- names of the Senator from Tennessee protective equipment for the stockpile under
taurant Revitalization Fund to provide (Mr. HAGERTY), the Senator from Okla- paragraph (1) while satisfying the require-
ment of clause (i)(I), or that the cost of pro-
structured relief to food service or homa (Mr. LANKFORD), the Senator
curing equipment that is a domestic end
drinking establishments, and for other from Indiana (Mr. BRAUN), the Senator product in quantities required under clause
purposes. from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the (i)(I) would be unreasonably high compared
S. 278 Senator from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG), the to other equipment that is not a domestic
At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. LUJÁN), end product, clause (i)(I) shall apply with re-
the Senator from Mississippi (Mrs. spect to the applicable equipment only to
names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. the extent that such equipment that is a do-
BROWN) and the Senator from New HYDE-SMITH) and the Senator from
South Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS) were added mestic end product is available and to the
York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) were added as extent that the cost is not unreasonable, as
cosponsors of S. 278, a bill to require as cosponsors of S. Res. 45, a resolution applicable.
the Secretary of Agriculture to provide celebrating Black History Month. ‘‘(B) SALE OR TRANSFER OF PPE.—
assistance for socially disadvantaged f ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any cov-
farmers and ranchers and socially dis- ered testing equipment and personal protec-
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED tive equipment in the stockpile under para-
advantaged groups, and for other pur- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION graph (1), the Secretary—
poses. ‘‘(I) shall assess the stock of such equip-
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and
S.J. RES. 3 ment on a regular basis, and not less fre-
Mr. CASSIDY):
At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name quently than—
S. 308. A bill to establish a pilot pro- ‘‘(aa) twice per year, other than during pe-
of the Senator from Wyoming (Ms. gram to address shortages of testing
LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor of riods described in item (bb); or
equipment and personal protective ‘‘(bb) monthly, during any period in which
S.J. Res. 3, a joint resolution proposing equipment through enhanced domestic the Secretary determines it likely that such
an amendment to the Constitution of production, and for other purposes; to equipment will be deployed, such as during a
the United States relative to limiting the Committee on Health, Education, public health emergency;
the number of terms that a Member of Labor, and Pensions. ‘‘(II) shall communicate to manufacturers
Congress may serve. and suppliers of such equipment to the
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask
S.J. RES. 4
stockpile under paragraph (1) if an assess-
unanimous consent that the text of the ment under subclause (I) indicates that there
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the bill be printed in the RECORD. will be an increased need for such equipment;
name of the Senator from Nebraska There being no objection, the text of ‘‘(III) may, at appropriate intervals and
(Mrs. FISCHER) was added as a cospon- the bill was ordered to be printed in with respect to any such equipment in such
sor of S.J. Res. 4, a joint resolution the RECORD, as follows: stockpile—
proposing an amendment to the Con- S. 308 ‘‘(aa) transfer such equipment to other
stitution of the United States to re- agencies or operating divisions within the
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Department of Health and Human Services,
quire that the Supreme Court of the resentatives of the United States of America in or to the Department of Defense, the Depart-
United States be composed of not more Congress assembled, ment of Homeland Security, the Department
than 9 justices. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. of Veterans Affairs, or any other Federal
S. CON. RES. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting agency or department, in accordance with
At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the Providers Everywhere in America Act’’ or the needs of such agencies, divisions, or de-
the ‘‘PPE in America Act’’. partments; or
names of the Senator from Montana
SEC. 2. DOMESTIC PPE PROCUREMENT PILOT ‘‘(bb) sell such equipment to health care fa-
(Mr. TESTER) and the Senator from Illi- PROGRAM. cilities at a competitive price, as determined
nois (Ms. DUCKWORTH) were added as (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 319F–2(a) of the by the Secretary, taking into account the
cosponsors of S. Con. Res. 3, a concur- Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d– current market pricing for the applicable
rent resolution authorizing the use of 6b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the equipment and the operational budget for
the rotunda of the Capitol for the lying following: the stockpile; and
in state of the remains of the last ‘‘(6) DOMESTIC PROCUREMENT PILOT PRO- ‘‘(IV) may enter into a contract or cooper-
Medal of Honor recipient of World War GRAM.— ative agreement with an entity that has ex-
II, in order to honor the Greatest Gen- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— pertise in supply chain logistics and manage-
‘‘(i) REQUIREMENT TO PURCHASE DOMESTIC ment to carry out the activities described in
eration and the more than 16,000,000 END PRODUCTS.—For the period of fiscal years this subparagraph.
men and women who served in the 2022 through 2026, subject to clause (ii), the ‘‘(ii) GROUP PURCHASING ORGANIZATIONS AND
Armed Forces of the United States Secretary shall ensure— MEDICAL PRODUCT DISTRIBUTORS.—In making
from 1941 to 1945. ‘‘(I) that not less than 40 percent of sales under clause (i)(II)(bb), the Secretary
S. RES. 17 amounts made available under this section may transact with group purchasing organi-

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At the request of Ms. ERNST, the for purposes of procuring covered testing zations and medical product distributors to
equipment and personal protective equip- facilitate timeliness, logistical assistance,
name of the Senator from South Da-
ment for the stockpile under paragraph (1) and appropriate pricing, and to determine
kota (Mr. THUNE) was added as a co- are allocated to procurement of such equip- appropriate amounts of covered testing
sponsor of S. Res. 17, a resolution ex- ment that is a domestic end product (as de- equipment and personal protective equip-
pressing the sense of the Senate that fined in part 25.003 of the Federal Acquisition ment for applicable health care facilities.
clean water is a national priority and Regulations maintained under section ‘‘(iii) COMPENSATION TO HHS.—

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