Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., March 15, 2021)

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Congressional Record, Senate, pages S1526 and S1527, March 15, 2021. Introduced bills include S. 742 by Grassley, to modify the exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in the Freedom of Information Act, and S. 748 by Shaheen and Collins, to extend the temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration during the COVID–19 public health emergency. Resolutions include S. Res. 110 and S. Res. 111, designating Gold Star Wives Day and Vietnam Veterans Day, both considered and agreed to. Under Additional Cosponsors, the names of Senators are added as cosponsors of bills including S. 134, S. 196 and S. 723.

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S1526 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 15, 2021
20. A determination has been made that ROSEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. S. Res. 112. A resolution to provide for the
Germany can provide substantially the same WARNOCK, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. WARNER, printing of the Senate Manual for the One
degree of protection for the technology being Mr. BOOKER, Ms. WARREN, Ms. CORTEZ Hundred Seventeenth Congress; considered
released as the U.S. Government. This poten- MASTO, and Mr. WYDEN): and agreed to.
tial sale is necessary in furtherance of the S. 745. A bill to make high-speed broadband By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and
U.S. foreign policy and national security ob- internet service accessible and affordable to Mr. BLUNT):
jectives as outlined in the Policy Justifica- all Americans, and for other purposes; to the S. Res. 113. A resolution authorizing the
tion. Committee on Commerce, Science, and printing of a collection of the rules of the
21. All defense articles and services listed Transportation. committees of the Senate; considered and
in this transmittal have been authorized for By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Ms. agreed to.
release and export to Germany. SINEMA, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr.
f Mr. WICKER, and Mr. YOUNG): INHOFE):
S. 746. A bill to amend section 232 of the S. Res. 114. A resolution commending the
MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the United States African Development Founda-
Secretary of Defense to initiate investiga- tion on the occasion of its 40th anniversary
Messages from the President of the
tions and to provide for congressional dis- for creating pathways to prosperity for un-
United States were communicated to approval of certain actions, and for other derserved communities on the African con-
the Senate by Ms. Ridgway, one of his purposes; to the Committee on Finance. tinent through community-led development;
secretaries. By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Ms. to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
f WARREN): f
S. 747. A bill to amend the Immigration
EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED and Nationality Act to provide for the ad- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
In executive session the Presiding Of- justment of status of essential workers, and S. 134
ficer laid before the Senate messages for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary. At the request of Mr. MORAN, the
from the President of the United name of the Senator from Mississippi
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms.
States submitting sundry nominations COLLINS): (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor
which were referred to the appropriate S. 748. A bill to provide for an extension of of S. 134, a bill to direct the Secretary
committees. the temporary suspension of Medicare se- of Veterans Affairs to carry out a re-
(The messages received today are questration during the COVID–19 public training assistance program for unem-
printed at the end of the Senate pro- health emergency; to the Committee on Fi-
ployed veterans, and for other pur-
ceedings.) nance.
By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. poses.
f YOUNG, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. S. 196
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER PORTMAN, and Mr. SASSE): At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the
COMMUNICATIONS S. 749. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- names of the Senator from Michigan
enue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for (Ms. STABENOW) and the Senator from
The following communication was research activities; to the Committee on Fi- Iowa (Ms. ERNST) were added as co-
laid before the Senate, together with nance.
sponsors of S. 196, a bill to require the
accompanying papers, reports, and doc- By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. KING,
Ms. WARREN, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND): Secretary of Energy to establish an en-
uments, and was referred as indicated:
S. 750. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ergy efficiency materials pilot pro-
EC–618. A communication from the Regula-
enue Code of 1986 to require that return in- gram.
tions Coordinator, Health Resources and
formation from tax-exempt organizations be S. 212
Services Administration, Department of
made available in a searchable format and to At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the
Health and Human Services, transmitting,
provide the disclosure of the identity of con-
pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled
tributors to certain tax-exempt organiza-
name of the Senator from Missouri
‘‘National Vaccine Injury Compensation Pro- (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor
tions; to the Committee on Finance.
gram: Revisions to the Vaccine Injury of S. 212, a bill to amend the Internal
By Mr. TESTER:
Table’’ (RIN0906–AB24) received in the Office S. 751. A bill to establish a 5-year ban on Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a refund-
of the President of the Senate on March 4, individuals appointed to Executive Schedule
2021; to the Committee on Health, Education,
able tax credit against income tax for
positions and Members of Congress engaging the purchase of qualified access tech-
Labor, and Pensions. in lobbying activities at the Federal level; to nology for the blind.
f the Committee on the Judiciary.
S. 215
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND By Mr. TESTER:
S.J. Res. 11. A joint resolution proposing At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
JOINT RESOLUTIONS an amendment to the Constitution of the name of the Senator from New York
The following bills and joint resolu- United States to clarify the authority of (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co-
tions were introduced, read the first Congress and the States to regulate corpora- sponsor of S. 215, a bill to amend the
and second times by unanimous con- tions, limited liability companies, and other Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to re-
corporate entities established by the laws of
sent, and referred as indicated: quire certain tax-exempt organizations
any State, the United States, or any foreign
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. state; to the Committee on the Judiciary. to include on annual returns the names
LEAHY, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): and addresses of substantial contribu-
f
S. 742. A bill to modify the exemption for tors, and for other purposes.
trade secrets and commercial or financial in- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND S. 306
formation in the Freedom of Information SENATE RESOLUTIONS
Act, and for other purposes; to the Com-
At the request of Mr. VAN HOLLEN,
mittee on the Judiciary. The following concurrent resolutions the name of the Senator from Ohio
By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. GRASS- and Senate resolutions were read, and (Mr. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor
LEY, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: of S. 306, a bill to provide a process for
SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. granting lawful permanent resident
LANKFORD, Mr. DAINES, Mr. YOUNG, HIRONO): status to aliens from certain countries
Mr. RISCH, and Mr. THUNE): S. Res. 109. A resolution designating April who meet specified eligibility require-
S. 743. A bill to amend title VI of the So- 2021 as ‘‘National Native Plant Month’’; to ments, and for other purposes.
cial Security Act to remove the prohibition the Committee on the Judiciary.
on States and territories against lowering S. 321
By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr.
their taxes; to the Committee on Finance. MANCHIN): At the request of Mr. MORAN, the
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. S. Res. 110. A resolution designating April names of the Senator from Wisconsin
CASSIDY, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. CASEY): 5, 2021, as ‘‘Gold Star Wives Day’’; considered (Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator from Mis-

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S. 744. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- and agreed to. souri (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator from
cation Act of 1965 to require institutions of By Mr. BURR (for himself and Mr. Iowa (Ms. ERNST), the Senator from
higher education to disclose hazing inci- MANCHIN):
S. Res. 111. A resolution designating March
North Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Sen-
dents, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and 29, 2021, as ‘‘Vietnam Veterans Day’’; consid- ator from Virginia (Mr. KAINE), the
Pensions. ered and agreed to. Senator from Florida (Mr. SCOTT), the
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Senator from Minnesota (Ms. SMITH)
LUJÁN, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. Mr. BLUNT): and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr.

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March 15, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1527
WICKER) were added as cosponsors of S. S. 636 Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as co-
321, a bill to award a Congressional At the request of Ms. ERNST, the sponsors of S. 723, a bill to amend the
Gold Medal to the members of the name of the Senator from New Hamp- Small Business Act and the CARES
Women’s Army Corps who were as- shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- Act to extend the covered period for
signed to the 6888th Central Postal Di- sponsor of S. 636, a bill to require the the paycheck protection program, and
rectory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six Director of the Office of Management for other purposes.
Triple Eight’’. and Budget to submit to Congress an S. 730
S. 377 annual report on projects that are over At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the
At the request of Mr. COTTON, the budget and behind schedule, and for names of the Senator from Oklahoma
name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. other purposes. (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator from Indiana
YOUNG) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 656 (Mr. YOUNG), the Senator from North
377, a bill to promote and protect from At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) and the Senator
discrimination living organ donors. Carolina, the name of the Senator from from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN) were
At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL) was added as a added as cosponsors of S. 730, a bill to
the names of the Senator from Penn- cosponsor of S. 656, a bill to ensure that amend title VI of the Social Security
sylvania (Mr. CASEY) and the Senator organizations with religious or moral Act to remove the prohibition on
from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) were convictions are allowed to continue to States and territories against lowering
added as cosponsors of S. 377, supra. provide services for children. their taxes.
S. 382 S. 664 S. RES. 97
At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
the name of the Senator from Virginia of the Senator from Florida (Mr. names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
(Mr. KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S. MERKLEY), the Senator from Oregon
S. 382, a bill to establish the Office of 664, a bill to require the Comptroller (Mr. WYDEN) and the Senator from
the Ombudsperson for Immigrant Chil- General of the United States to review Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) were
dren in Government Custody, and for certain legislation in order to identify added as cosponsors of S. Res. 97, a res-
other purposes. potential risks of duplication of and olution calling on the Government of
S. 452 overlap with existing Federal pro- Ethiopia, the Tigray People’s Libera-
At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the grams, offices, and initiatives. tion Front, and other belligerents to
names of the Senator from Connecticut S. 682 cease all hostilities, protect human
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from At the request of Mr. TESTER, the rights, allow unfettered humanitarian
Washington (Ms. CANTWELL), the Sen- name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. access, and cooperate with independent
ator from Illinois (Ms. DUCKWORTH), HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. investigations of credible atrocity alle-
the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. KLO- 682, a bill to authorize the Secretary of gations pertaining to the conflict in
BUCHAR), the Senator from Massachu- Veterans Affairs to furnish a vaccine the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
setts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator for COVID–19 to certain individuals S. RES. 99
from Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN) were who are not enrolled in the patient en- At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
added as cosponsors of S. 452, a bill to rollment system of the Department of names of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
award a Congressional Gold Medal to Veterans Affairs. CRAPO) and the Senator from South
Willie O’Ree, in recognition of his ex- Dakota (Mr. ROUNDS) were added as co-
S. 687
traordinary contributions and commit- sponsors of S. Res. 99, a resolution ob-
At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
ment to hockey, inclusion, and rec- serving the 10th anniversary of the up-
name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr.
reational opportunity. rising in Syria.
CRAPO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 517
687, a bill to advance a policy for man- f
At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the
aged strategic competition with the SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
name of the Senator from Utah (Mr.
People’s Republic of China.
LEE) was added as a cosponsor of S. 517,
S. 697
a bill to provide for joint reports by SENATE RESOLUTION 109—DESIG-
relevant Federal agencies to Congress At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the
name of the Senator from Tennessee NATING APRIL 2021 AS ‘‘NA-
regarding incidents of terrorism, and TIONAL NATIVE PLANT MONTH’’
for other purposes. (Mr. HAGERTY) was added as a cospon-
S. 582
sor of S. 697, a bill to require the Sec- Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms.
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the retary of the Treasury to mint com- HIRONO) submitted the following reso-
name of the Senator from Delaware memorative coins in recognition of the lution; which was referred to the Com-
(Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman’s mittee on the Judiciary:
of S. 582, a bill to prohibit the imposi- birth. S. RES. 109
S. 702 Whereas native plants are indigenous spe-
tion of the death penalty for any viola-
tion of Federal law, and for other pur- At the request of Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, cies that have evolved and occur naturally in
poses. the names of the Senator from South a particular region, ecosystem, and habitat;
Carolina (Mr. SCOTT) and the Senator Whereas there are more than 17,000 native
S. 587
from North Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN) were plant species in the United States, which in-
At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the clude trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, and
names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms. added as cosponsors of S. 702, a bill to wildflowers;
ERNST) and the Senator from Virginia prohibit Federal funding of State fire- Whereas native plants help prevent flood-
(Mr. WARNER) were added as cosponsors arm ownership databases, and for other ing, drought, and erosion and can help re-
of S. 587, a bill to amend the Inspector purposes. store damaged ecosystems;
General Act of 1978 to provide that the S. 706 Whereas native plants provide shelter as
At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name well as nectar, pollen, and seeds that serve
President or certain agency heads may as food for native butterflies, insects, birds,
remove the Inspector General, or place of the Senator from North Carolina and other wildlife in ways that non-native
an Inspector General on non-duty sta- (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a cosponsor plants cannot;
tus, only if certain conditions are sat- of S. 706, a bill to modify a provision Whereas more than 200 of the native plant
isfied, and for other purposes. relating to adjustments of certain species in the United States are estimated to

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S. 590 State apportionments for Federal high- have been lost since the early 19th century;
At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the way programs, and for other purposes. Whereas habitat loss and degradation, ex-
S. 723
treme weather events, and invasive species
name of the Senator from Tennessee
have contributed to the decline of native
(Mr. HAGERTY) was added as a cospon- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the plants in the United States; and
sor of S. 590, a bill to establish limita- names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Whereas native plants are essential compo-
tions regarding Confucius Institutes, MARSHALL), the Senator from Alaska nents of resilient ecosystems and our natural
and for other purposes. (Mr. SULLIVAN) and the Senator from heritage: Now, therefore, be it

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