Introduction of Bills (Cong. Rec., March 17, 2021)
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This is S1613 of the Congressional Record, Senate, March 17, 2021, with interleaved columns. The page records House messages, including that the House passed a bill in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate and appointments to the Joint Economic Committee. It lists executive communications, including rules from environmental and Interior Department agencies, and Under Introduction of Bills lists S. 784 by Mr. Wyden and others on an employment, training, and supportive services program, and S. 785 by Mr. Cotton, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Inhofe to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from products of the People's Republic of China.
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March 17, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1613
covered period for the paycheck protection ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- tifying our democracy, and for other pur-
program, and for other purposes. titled ‘‘Amendment of 40 CFR 63.6(f)(1) and 40 poses; to the Committee on Rules and Ad-
The message also announced that CFR 63(h)(1) to Reflect Court Vacatur of Ex- ministration.
emption from Emission Standards During By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. BALD-
pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1024(a), and the
Periods of Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunc- WIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. BENNET,
order of the House of January 4, 2021, tion’’ (FRL No. 10019–05–OAR) received in the and Mr. BOOKER):
the Speaker appoints the following Office of the President of the Senate on S. 784. A bill to amend the Social Security
Members on the part of House of Rep- March 15, 2021; to the Committee on Environ- Act to establish a new employment, train-
resentatives to the Joint Economic ment and Public Works. ing, and supportive services program for un-
Committee: Mr. TRONE of Maryland, EC–641. A communication from the Endan- employed and underemployed individuals, in-
Mrs. BEATTY of Ohio, Mr. POCAN of Wis- gered Species Biologist, Fish and Wildlife cluding individuals with barriers to employ-
Service, Department of the Interior, trans- ment and those who are unemployed or un-
consin, Mr. PETERS of California, Ms.
mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule deremployed as a result of COVID–19, and for
DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. LAHOOD of Illi- other purposes; to the Committee on Fi-
entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wild-
nois, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER of Wash- life and Plants; Removal of the Bradshaw’s nance.
ington, and Mr. ESTES of Kansas. Lomatium (Lomatium bradshawii) From the By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr.
-- Federal List of Endangered and Threatened SCOTT of Florida, and Mr. INHOFE):
At 6:07 p.m., a message from the Wildlife’’ (RIN1018–BD59) received in the Of- S. 785. A bill to withdraw normal trade re-
House of Representatives, delivered by fice of the President of the Senate on March lations treatment from, and apply certain
Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- 15, 2021; to the Committee on Environment provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974
nounced that the House has passed the and Public Works. to, products of the People’s Republic of
EC–642. A communication from the Chair, China, and to expand the eligibility require-
following bill, in which it requests the
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access ments for products of the People’s Republic
concurrence of the Senate: of China to receive normal trade relations
Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law,
H.R. 1085. An act to award three congres- a report entitled ‘‘March 2021 Report to Con- treatment in the future, and for other pur-
sional gold medals to the United States Cap- gress on Medicaid and CHIP’’; to the Com- poses; to the Committee on Finance.
itol Police and those who protected the U.S. mittee on Finance. By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr.
Capitol on January 6, 2021. PETERS):
f S. 786. A bill to require the Secretary of
f
EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF Transportation to review laws relating to
MEASURES DISCHARGED COMMITTEE the illegal passing of school buses and to exe-
cute a public safety messaging campaign re-
The following bill was discharged The following executive reports of lating to illegal passing of school buses, and
from the Committee on Veterans’ Af- nominations were submitted: for other purposes; to the Committee on
fairs, and referred to the Committee on By Mrs. MURRAY for the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Armed Services: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr.
S. 344. A bill to amend title 10, United *Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be KENNEDY):
States Code, to provide for concurrent re- Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the S. 787. A bill to amend the Atchafalaya Na-
ceipt of veterans’ disability compensation Public Health Service, subject to qualifica- tional Heritage Area Act to extend the au-
and retirement pay for disability retirees tions therefor as provided by law and regula- thority of the Secretary of the Interior to
with fewer than 20 years of service and a tions, and to be Surgeon General of the Pub- provide assistance to the local coordinating
combat-related disability, and for other pur- lic Health Service for a term of four years. entity for the Atchafalaya National Heritage
poses. *Rachel Leland Levine, of Pennsylvania, to Area under that Act; to the Committee on
be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Energy and Natural Resources.
f By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs.
Human Services.
EXECUTIVE AND OTHER HYDE-SMITH, and Mr. HAWLEY):
*Nomination was reported with rec- S. 788. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
COMMUNICATIONS ommendation that it be confirmed sub- enue Code of 1986 to establish a nonrefund-
The following communications were ject to the nominee’s commitment to able tax credit for the purchase of gun safes
laid before the Senate, together with respond to requests to appear and tes- and gun safety courses; to the Committee on
accompanying papers, reports, and doc- tify before any duly constituted com- Finance.
uments, and were referred as indicated: mittee of the Senate. By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Ms.
SMITH, Mr. LANKFORD, and Ms.
EC–637. A communication from the Direc- f SINEMA):
tor of the Regulatory Management Division, S. 789. A bill to repeal certain obsolete
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND laws relating to Indians; to the Committee
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- JOINT RESOLUTIONS on Indian Affairs.
titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; California; South The following bills and joint resolu- By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms.
Coast Air Quality Management District; HASSAN):
tions were introduced, read the first
Ventura County Air Pollution Control Dis- S. 790. A bill to amend the Federal Advi-
trict; Correction’’ (FRL No. 10021–07–Region and second times by unanimous con-
sory Committee Act to increase the trans-
9) received in the Office of the President of sent, and referred as indicated: parency of Federal advisory committees, and
the Senate on March 15, 2021; to the Com- By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. for other purposes; to the Committee on
mittee on Environment and Public Works. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. DUR- Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
EC–638. A communication from the Direc- BIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, fairs.
tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, By Mr. BOOKER:
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. S. 791. A bill to amend title 40, United
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Ms. WARREN, States Code, to direct the Administrator of
titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Jeffer- Mr. BOOKER, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. WAR- General Services to incorporate practices
son County Gasoline Loading Facilities at NER, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. and strategies to reduce bird fatalities re-
Existing Bulk Terminals and New Bulk MENENDEZ, Mr. PETERS, Mr. sulting from collisions with certain public
Plants’’ (FRL No. 10021–39–Region 4) received BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, Mrs. FEIN- buildings, and for other purposes; to the
in the Office of the President of the Senate STEIN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. Committee on Environment and Public
on March 15, 2021; to the Committee on Envi- SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. KING, Ms. Works.
ronment and Public Works. DUCKWORTH, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr.
EC–639. A communication from the Direc- KAINE, Mr. REED, Mr. BROWN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. WICKER, and Ms. SMITH):
tor of the Regulatory Management Division, COONS, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. S. 792. A bill to amend the Motor Carrier
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify
ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- ROSEN, Ms. HASSAN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, certain agricultural exemptions for hours of
titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Jeffer- Mr. TESTER, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. service requirements, and for other purposes;
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son County Existing and New VOC Storage HICKENLOOPER, Mr. KELLY, Mr. to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
Vessels Rule Changes’’ (FRL No. 10021–19–Re- LUJÁN, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. PADILLA, and Transportation.
gion 4) received in the Office of the President and Mr. OSSOFF): By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. BLUNT,
of the Senate on March 15, 2021; to the Com- S. 1. A bill to expand Americans’ access to Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. CRAPO,
mittee on Environment and Public Works. the ballot box, reduce the influence of big Mr. DAINES, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr.
EC–640. A communication from the Direc- money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for HAGERTY, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. LANKFORD,
tor of the Regulatory Management Division, public servants, and implement other anti- Mr. PAUL, Mr. RISCH, Mr. RUBIO, and
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- corruption measures for the purpose of for- Mr. SCOTT of Florida):
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S1614 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 17, 2021
S. 793. A bill to require the Congressional By Ms. COLLINS: enhance accountability for the provision of
Budget Office to make publicly available the S. 804. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- such services, and for other purposes; to the
fiscal and mathematical models, data, and enue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and
other details of computations used in cost on the amount individuals filing jointly can Pensions.
analysis and scoring; to the Committee on deduct for certain State and local taxes; to By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. MENEN-
the Budget. the Committee on Finance. DEZ, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr.
By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of BARRASSO, and Mrs. SHAHEEN):
WARREN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. South Carolina, Mr. CORNYN, Mrs. S. 814. A bill to promote security partner-
MARKEY): BLACKBURN, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. ship with Ukraine, and for other purposes; to
S. 794. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- INHOFE, and Mr. CRUZ): the Committee on Foreign Relations.
enue Code of 1986 to impose a corporate tax S. 805. A bill to repeal the wage require- By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. COL-
rate increase on companies whose ratio of ments of the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Com- LINS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. RISCH, Mr.
compensation of the CEO or other highest mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and BRAUN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. BARRASSO,
paid employee to median worker compensa- Pensions. Mr. LANKFORD, Mrs. CAPITO, Mrs.
tion is more than 50 to 1, and for other pur- By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. SCOTT of South
poses; to the Committee on Finance. CARPER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOK- Carolina, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mr.
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. ER, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): HAWLEY):
DURBIN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. WICKER, and S. 806. A bill to amend title 23, United S. 815. A bill to amend the Small Business
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH): States Code, to require the Secretary of Act and the CARES Act to extend the cov-
S. 795. A bill to establish the Emmett Till Transportation to establish a program to ered period for the paycheck protection pro-
and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple provide grants to carry out activities to ben- gram, and for other purposes; to the Com-
National Historic Site in the State of Illi- efit pollinators on roadsides and highway mittee on Small Business and Entrepreneur-
nois, and for other purposes; to the Com- rights-of-way, including the planting and ship.
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. seeding of native, locally-appropriate grasses By Mr. RISCH:
By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and and wildflowers, including milkweed, and for S. 816. A bill to amend the Diplomatic Se-
Ms. COLLINS): other purposes; to the Committee on Envi- curity Act of 1986 to provide for improved se-
S. 796. A bill to codify maternity care co- ronment and Public Works. rious security incident investigations, and
ordination programs at the Department of By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. for other purposes; to the Committee on For-
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to GRASSLEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Ms. eign Relations.
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. KLOBUCHAR):
S. 807. A bill to permit the televising of Su- f
By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Mr.
THUNE): preme Court proceedings; to the Committee
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
S. 797. A bill to require transparency, ac- on the Judiciary.
By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. COL- SENATE RESOLUTIONS
countability, and protections for consumers
LINS, Mr. WARNER, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. The following concurrent resolutions
online; to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation. CORTEZ MASTO, and Mr. WYDEN): and Senate resolutions were read, and
S. 808. A bill to amend the Securities Ex- referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
change Act of 1934 to promote transparency
S. 798. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr.
in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at
enue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 Re- CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. ERNST, Mr.
publicly traded companies; to the Committee
covery Rebates are not provided to prisoners; HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. SCOTT of
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
to the Committee on Finance. Florida, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr.
By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr.
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. CAS- WICKER):
WYDEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. BOOK-
SIDY, Ms. SMITH, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. S. Res. 119. A resolution establishing the
ER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr.
WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. Congressional Gold Star Family Fellowship
PADILLA):
DUCKWORTH, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. TESTER, S. 809. A bill to encourage and facilitate ef- Program for the placement in offices of Sen-
Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Mr. MANCHIN): forts by States and other stakeholders to ators of children, spouses, and siblings of
S. 799. A bill to require the Secretary of conserve and sustain the western population members of the Armed Forces who are hos-
Energy to establish programs for carbon di- of monarch butterflies, and for other pur- tile casualties or who have died from a train-
oxide capture, transport, utilization, and poses; to the Committee on Environment and ing-related injury; to the Committee on
storage, and for other purposes; to the Com- Public Works. Rules and Administration.
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mr. By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. MENEN-
By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Ms. WYDEN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. DEZ, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. KAINE, and Mr.
COLLINS): CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. CASSIDY):
S. 800. A bill to amend title XVIII of the SCHUMER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. S. Res. 120. A resolution recognizing the
Social Security Act to permit nurse practi- MANCHIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. Ninth Summit of the Americas and reaffirm-
tioners and physician assistants to satisfy COONS, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. KLO- ing the commitment of the United States to
the documentation requirement under the BUCHAR, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. SMITH, and a more prosperous, secure, and democratic
Medicare program for coverage of certain Mr. BOOKER): Western Hemisphere; to the Committee on
shoes for individuals with diabetes; to the S. 810. A bill to amend title 38, United Foreign Relations.
Committee on Finance. States Code, to expand the list of diseases as- By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr.
By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Ms. HAS- sociated with exposure to certain herbicide YOUNG, Mr. BROWN, Ms. WARREN, and
SAN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. YOUNG, and Ms. agents for which there is a presumption of Mr. MARKEY):
ROSEN): service connection for veterans who served S. Res. 121. A resolution honoring the 100th
S. 801. A bill to identify and address bar- in the Republic of Vietnam to include hyper- anniversary of the birth of George Daniel
riers to coverage of remote physiologic de- tension, and for other purposes; to the Com- Crowe; considered and agreed to.
vices under State Medicaid programs to im- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs.
prove maternal and child health outcomes f
By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr.
for pregnant and postpartum women; to the RUBIO, Mr. COONS, Mr. HAGERTY, and ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
Committee on Finance. Mrs. SHAHEEN):
By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Ms. CORTEZ S. 127
S. 811. A bill to establish the Taiwan Fel-
MASTO, Mr. CRAPO, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. lowship Program, and for other purposes; to At the request of Mr. REED, the name
HOEVEN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. KENNEDY, the Committee on Foreign Relations. of the Senator from Minnesota (Ms.
and Ms. MURKOWSKI): By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and SMITH) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 802. A bill to modify the Federal and Mr. INHOFE): 127, a bill to support library infrastruc-
State Technology Partnership Program of S. 812. A bill to direct the Secretary of
the Small Business Administration, and for
ture.
State to develop a strategy to regain ob-
other purposes; to the Committee on Small server status for Taiwan in the World Health S. 231
Business and Entrepreneurship. Organization, and for other purposes; to the At the request of Mr. PETERS, the
By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mrs. Committee on Foreign Relations. name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms.
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HYDE-SMITH, Mr. BRAUN, and Mr. By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mrs. SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S.
HAWLEY): CAPITO, Ms. WARREN, and Mr. BRAUN): 231, a bill to direct the Administrator
S. 803. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- S. 813. A bill to promote and ensure deliv-
of the Federal Emergency Management
enue Code of 1986 to remove short-barreled ery of high-quality special education and re-
rifles from the definition of firearms for pur- lated services to students with visual disabil- Agency to develop guidance for fire-
poses of the National Firearms Act, and for ities or who are deaf or hard of hearing or fighters and other emergency response
other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- deaf-blind through instructional methodolo- personnel on best practices to protect
nance. gies meeting their unique learning needs, to them from exposure to PFAS and to
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