Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., March 22, 2021)

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Page S1672 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for March 22, 2021, headed Additional Cosponsors, in interleaved columns. Bills introduced include S. 885 from Ms. Collins and others to establish a rural postsecondary and economic development grant program, S. 886 from Ms. Collins and Ms. Sinema to establish a National Child Abuse Hotline and S. 887 from Mr. Moran and Mr. Tester on the supply chain of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Cosponsor additions cover S. 346 on maternal mortality, S. 377 on living organ donors and S. 707 on exports on United States-flag vessels. A statement says the Department of Education rejected Upward Bound applications over formatting criteria, and a tribute notes how TRIO helped a man now leading Educate Maine.

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S1672 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 22, 2021
aliens to attempt to enter the United States SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mr. CASSIDY) was added as a cosponsor
unlawfully, and for other purposes; to the 346, a bill to end preventable maternal of S. 707, a bill to require a certain per-
Committee on the Judiciary. mortality and severe maternal mor- centage of natural gas and crude oil ex-
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Ms. HAS- ports be transported on United States-
bidity in the United States and close
SAN, Mr. CORNYN, and Ms. SMITH):
S. 885. A bill to establish a rural postsec- disparities in maternal health out- built and United States-flag vessels,
ondary and economic development grant pro- comes, and for other purposes. and for other purposes.
gram; to the Committee on Health, Edu- S. 377 S. 723
cation, Labor, and Pensions. At the request of Mr. COTTON, the At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Ms. name of the Senator from Pennsyl- names of the Senator from North Caro-
SINEMA): lina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from
S. 886. A bill to establish a National Child vania (Mr. TOOMEY) was added as a co-
sponsor of S. 377, a bill to promote and Georgia (Mr. OSSOFF), the Senator
Abuse Hotline; to the Committee on Health,
protect from discrimination living from West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO), the
Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr. organ donors. Senator from Oregon (Mr. MERKLEY),
TESTER): S. 400
the Senator from New Mexico (Mr.
S. 887. A bill make certain improvements HEINRICH) and the Senator from Ohio
At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
relating to the supply chain of the Depart- (Mr. PORTMAN) were added as cospon-
ment of Veterans Affairs, and for other pur- name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms.
sors of S. 723, a bill to amend the Small
poses; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor Business Act and the CARES Act to ex-
fairs. of S. 400, a bill to designate the head- tend the covered period for the pay-
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. quarters building of the Department of check protection program, and for
HIRONO, Mr. BROWN, Mr. COONS, Ms. Transportation located at 1200 New
WARREN, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. BALDWIN,
other purposes.
Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, S. 730
Ms. SMITH, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. as the ‘‘William T. Coleman, Jr., Fed-
PADILLA, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. DUR- At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the
eral Building’’. names of the Senator from Texas (Mr.
BIN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. CARDIN, Mr.
S. 452
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. CRUZ), the Senator from Arkansas (Mr.
DUCKWORTH, Mr. SANDERS, and Mr. At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the BOOZMAN) and the Senator from Iowa
WARNOCK): names of the Senator from Florida (Mr. (Ms. ERNST) were added as cosponsors
S. 888. A bill to prohibit discrimination RUBIO) and the Senator from Arizona of S. 730, a bill to amend title VI of the
based on an individual’s texture or style of (Ms. SINEMA) were added as cosponsors
hair; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Social Security Act to remove the pro-
of S. 452, a bill to award a Congres- hibition on States and territories
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr.
PORTMAN, Mr. KING, and Mr. sional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in against lowering their taxes.
MANCHIN): recognition of his extraordinary con- S. 736
S. 889. A bill to require the use of prescrip- tributions and commitment to hockey, At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the
tion drug monitoring programs; to the Com- inclusion, and recreational oppor- name of the Senator from Colorado
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and tunity. (Mr. HICKENLOOPER) was added as a co-
Pensions. S. 473
By Mr. CRUZ:
sponsor of S. 736, a bill to regulate as-
S. 890. A bill to amend the Immigration At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the sault weapons, to ensure that the right
and Nationality Act to increase penalties for name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. to keep and bear arms is not unlimited,
individuals who illegally reenter the United KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. and for other purposes.
States after being removed, and for other 473, a bill to amend the CARES Act to S. 743
purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- extend the sunset for the definition of At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the
ary. a small business debtor, and for other name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.
f purposes. ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S.
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND S. 479 743, a bill to amend title VI of the So-
SENATE RESOLUTIONS At the request of Mr. WICKER, the cial Security Act to remove the prohi-
name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. bition on States and territories against
The following concurrent resolutions
BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. lowering their taxes.
and Senate resolutions were read, and
479, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- S. 754
referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
enue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
By Mr. SCHUMER:
S. Res. 127. A resolution electing Karen H. refunding bonds. names of the Senator from Maryland
Gibson as Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper S. 488 (Mr. CARDIN) and the Senator from
of the Senate; considered and agreed to. At the request of Mr. HAGERTY, the Alaska (Mr. SULLIVAN) were added as
By Mr. SCHUMER: names of the Senator from South Da- cosponsors of S. 754, a bill to provide
S. Res. 128. A resolution notifying the
kota (Mr. THUNE) and the Senator from health insurance benefits for out-
House of Representatives of the election of a patient and inpatient items and serv-
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Nebraska (Mrs. FISCHER) were added as
cosponsors of S. 488, a bill to provide ices related to the diagnosis and treat-
Senate; considered and agreed to. ment of a congenital anomaly or birth
By Mr. SCHUMER: for congressional review of actions to
defect.
S. Res. 129. A resolution notifying the terminate or waive sanctions imposed
President of the United States of the elec- S. 758
with respect to Iran.
tion of a Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the
S. 611
of the Senate; considered and agreed to. name of the Senator from Louisiana
At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the (Mr. CASSIDY) was added as a cosponsor
f
name of the Senator from Maryland of S. 758, a bill to support financing of
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor affordable and reliable energy projects
S. 65 of S. 611, a bill to deposit certain funds by international financial institutions,
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the into the Crime Victims Fund, to waive and for other purposes.
names of the Senator from Louisiana matching requirements, and for other S. 774
(Mr. CASSIDY) and the Senator from purposes. At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the
Maine (Mr. KING) were added as cospon- S. 677 name of the Senator from North Da-
sors of S. 65, a bill to ensure that goods At the request of Mr. LEE, the name kota (Mr. HOEVEN) was added as a co-
made with forced labor in the Xinjiang of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. sponsor of S. 774, a bill to amend title
Uyghur Autonomous Region of the THUNE) was added as a cosponsor of S. 18, United States Code, to punish

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People’s Republic of China do not enter 677, a bill to require annual reports on criminal offenses targeting law en-
the United States market, and for allied contributions to the common de- forcement officers, and for other pur-
other purposes. fense, and for other purposes. poses.
S. 346 S. 707 S. 788
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the At the request of Mr. WICKER, the At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the
name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. name of the Senator from Louisiana name of the Senator from Louisiana

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March 22, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1673
(Mr. CASSIDY) was added as a cosponsor STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED and instead focused on whether the for-
of S. 788, a bill to amend the Internal BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION matting criteria were followed exactly
Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. correctly.
nonrefundable tax credit for the pur- TESTER, Mrs. CAPITO, and Ms. One of these applications was from
chase of gun safes and gun safety BALDWIN): the University of Maine at Presque
courses. S. 883. A bill to modify the Federal Isle. It had used 11⁄2 spacing instead of
S. 815 TRIO programs; to the Committee on double spacing in text appearing in
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- graphics in just two of the applica-
name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. sions. tion’s 65 pages.
Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, helping Imagine that the application was not
MARSHALL) was added as a cosponsor of
students achieve their education and considered on its merits at all because
S. 815, a bill to amend the Small Busi-
career goals has long been a priority of a spacing error that accompanied
ness Act and the CARES Act to extend
for me. I come to the floor today to in- graphics on 2 pages of a 65-page appli-
the covered period for the paycheck
troduce two bipartisan bills. Both are cation. The Department’s bureaucratic
protection program, and for other pur-
aimed at helping students pursue high- decision would have denied 960 dis-
poses.
er education, complete their degrees, advantaged Maine high school students
S. 833
and have satisfying work lives. from the chance of fulfilling their aca-
At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the Prior to my election to the Senate, I demic potential.
name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. worked at Husson University in Ban- After many months of advocacy, I
WARNOCK) was added as a cosponsor of gor, ME. Many of Husson’s students, worked with the Department of Edu-
S. 833, a bill to amend XVIII of the So- for the most part, are first-generation cation. I kept pressing the Department.
cial Security Act to allow the Sec- college students. They are the first in And I worked with my Appropriations
retary of Health and Human Services their families to take that step of pur- colleagues to reverse this ill-conceived
to negotiate fair prescription drug suing higher education. policy. But it took Federal legislation
prices under part D of the Medicare I saw firsthand the importance of to move the Department from its bu-
program. several Federal initiatives: Pell grants, reaucratic decision, which affected po-
S. 864 work study, and TRIO—programs that tentially 960 students in northern
At the request of Mr. KAINE, the are specifically aimed at students Maine. It affected students that were
names of the Senator from Virginia whose families have little or no experi- in other high schools as well across
(Mr. WARNER) and the Senator from ence at all with higher education. this country. I remember Montana was
Montana (Mr. DAINES) were added as The first bill that I am introducing one of those that was affected.
cosponsors of S. 864, a bill to extend today is the Educational Opportunity The University of Maine at Presque
Federal Pell Grant eligibility of cer- and Success Act. It would reauthorize Isle ultimately received its TRIO grant
tain short-term programs. and strengthen the Federal TRIO Pro- to serve those students. The bill that
grams. we are introducing today would pre-
S.J. RES. 3
I have been a longtime champion of vent the Department of Education
At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the TRIO. It helps students prepare for, from rejecting applications simply on
names of the Senator from Montana succeed in, and graduate from college the basis of formatting criteria. This is
(Mr. DAINES), the Senator from Ken- or other institutions of higher learn- a commonsense reform that will pre-
tucky (Mr. PAUL) and the Senator from ing. I would like to thank Senators vent unnecessary bureaucratic obsta-
Missouri (Mr. HAWLEY) were added as TESTER, CAPITO, and BALDWIN for join- cles in the future. We should be making
cosponsors of S.J. Res. 3, a joint resolu- ing me as original cosponsors. sure that Federal funds get out the
tion proposing an amendment to the Congress created the TRIO Programs door efficiently and focus on the stu-
Constitution of the United States rel- because it recognized that low-income, dents they are meant to serve.
ative to limiting the number of terms first-generation college students often I have met so many Maine TRIO stu-
that a Member of Congress may serve. face significant obstacles to accessing dents and have loved learning about
S.J. RES. 10 and completing higher education. Our their dreams for the future. One of
At the request of Mr. KAINE, the bipartisan bill would reauthorize these them is a priest who serves in
names of the Senator from New Mexico programs, modestly increase grant Skowhegan, ME. Neither of his parents
(Mr. HEINRICH) and the Senator from sizes, and make it easier for adminis- went beyond the eighth grade. He,
New Mexico (Mr. LUJÁN) were added as trators to reach students who would through the encouragement of the Up-
cosponsors of S.J. Res. 10, a joint reso- benefit from TRIO. ward Bound Program, went to Dart-
lution to repeal the authorizations for The bill also updates the way that mouth and then on to the seminary and
use of military force against Iraq, and the programs are evaluated and is now a priest.
for other purposes. streamlines the application process. Let me tell you about another out-
S. RES. 99 The bill would also increase the small standing individual, Jason Judd. Jason
stipend for Upward Bound students. grew up in Athens, ME, a very small
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
Upward Bound is one of the TRIO Pro- community. Jason said: I knew that
names of the Senator from New Jersey
grams. These stipends make their col- education was the only way I could es-
(Mr. BOOKER) and the Senator from
lege visits more accessible. These visits cape poverty. Upward Bound taught me
North Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) were added
are often the first time that these how to be successful in education and
as cosponsors of S. Res. 99, a resolution
young people have experienced a col- encouraged me to pursue my passions.
observing the 10th anniversary of the Jason is a first-generation college
lege campus. And it would create a new
uprising in Syria. graduate. With the support of Upward
stipend for veterans participating in
S. RES. 126 Bound, he went to the University of
the Veterans Upward Bound Program.
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the The Educational Opportunity and Maine at Farmington and earned his
name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. Success Act would also institute a bachelor’s degree. He chose to go into
MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of commonsense process for correcting school administration. He received his
S. Res. 126, a resolution condemning TRIO applications that have minor er- master’s degree from the University of
the crackdown by the Government of rors. Southern Maine in educational leader-
the People’s Republic of China and the Now, let me give you a concrete ex- ship and earned his doctorate from
Chinese Communist Party in Hong ample. In 2017, the Department of Edu- Northeastern University in organiza-

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Kong, including the arrests of pro-de- cation initially rejected dozens of Up- tional leadership studies.
mocracy activists and repeated viola- ward Bound applications based on arbi- Now, Jason is the executive director
tions of the obligations of that Govern- trary, nonsubstantive formatting cri- of Educate Maine, where he works to
ment undertaken in the Sino-British teria, such as line spacing or font size improve education in our State. TRIO
Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong irregularities. The Department lost put him on the path to success. And
Kong Basic Law. sight of the goal of serving students now Jason supports students just like

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