Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., April 19, 2021)

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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated April 19, 2021, at page S2012, listing introduced bills, additional cosponsors and a statement on climate change. The bills include S. 1208, to provide for the issuance of Green Bonds and to establish the United States Green Bank, S. 1209, to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring that personally identifiable information be collected under a consolidated system, and S. 1217, which would require certain climate change disclosures under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. S. 1218 concerns the modernization of public housing. A Senator from New Jersey says climate change affects every nation and that abnormal winter weather this February killed eleven people.

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S2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 19, 2021
By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. BENNET, Mr. CAR- ministrative Region as Priority 2 refu-
S. 1207. A bill to amend title 18, United PER, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. BOOKER): gees of special humanitarian concern,
States Code, to require a Federal court to S. 1217. A bill to amend the Securities Ex- and for other purposes.
consider certain factors in imposing a sen- change Act of 1934 to require certain disclo-
tence on a caretaker, and for other purposes; S. 406
sures relating to climate change, and for
to the Committee on the Judiciary. other purposes; to the Committee on Bank- At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. of the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs.
BLUMENTHAL): By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. BLACKBURN) was added as a cosponsor
S. 1208. A bill to amend title 31, United WARREN, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. of S. 406, a bill to preserve and protect
States Code, to provide for the issuance of MERKLEY): the free choice of individual employees
Green Bonds and to establish the United S. 1218. A bill to provide economic em-
States Green Bank, and for other purposes; to form, join, or assist labor organiza-
powerment opportunities in the United
to the Committee on Finance. States through the modernization of public tions, or to refrain from such activi-
By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Ms. housing, and for other purposes; to the Com- ties.
LUMMIS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. MORAN, Mr. mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- S. 452
DAINES, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. BOOZ- fairs. At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the
MAN): By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs.
S. 1209. A bill to prohibit the Securities
name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.
FEINSTEIN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. MERKLEY, ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S.
and Exchange Commission from requiring and Mr. MARKEY):
that personally identifiable information be S. 1219. A bill to establish the policy of the
452, a bill to award a Congressional
collected under consolidated audit trail re- United States regarding the no-first-use of Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in recogni-
porting requirements, and for other pur- nuclear weapons; to the Committee on For- tion of his extraordinary contributions
poses; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- eign Relations. and commitment to hockey, inclusion,
ing, and Urban Affairs. By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Ms. COL- and recreational opportunity.
By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, LINS, Mr. KING, Mr. DAINES, Mr. S. 545
Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CARPER, and Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. TESTER, Mr. HOEVEN,
BURR): At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the
Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
S. 1210. A bill to amend the Lacey Act Mr. BROWN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MAR- name of the Senator from North Da-
Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions en- KEY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co-
acted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to CRAMER, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. MURRAY, sponsor of S. 545, a bill to permanently
further the conservation of certain wildlife Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. BOOZ- exempt payments made from the Rail-
species, and for other purposes; to the Com- MAN, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): road Unemployment Insurance Ac-
mittee on Environment and Public Works. S. 1220. A bill to amend title 38, United
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms.
count from sequestration under the
States Code, to recognize and honor the serv- Balanced Budget and Emergency Def-
DUCKWORTH): ice of individuals who served in the United
S. 1211. A bill to establish the Cahokia icit Control Act of 1985.
States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War
Mounds Mississippian Culture National His- II, and for other purposes; to the Committee S. 586
toric Park in Collinsville, Illinois, Monroe, on Veterans’ Affairs. At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the
Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois, and
f names of the Senator from Arkansas
St. Louis City County, Missouri, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Energy (Mr. BOOZMAN) and the Senator from
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Nevada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as co-
and Natural Resources. SENATE RESOLUTIONS
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. sponsors of S. 586, a bill to amend title
WARNOCK, and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO): The following concurrent resolutions XVIII of the Social Security Act to
S. 1212. A bill to address the needs of work- and Senate resolutions were read, and combat the opioid crisis by promoting
ers in industries likely to be impacted by referred (or acted upon), as indicated: access to non-opioid treatments in the
rapidly evolving technologies; to the Com- hospital outpatient setting.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr.
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and
LANKFORD, and Mr. RUBIO): S. 611
Pensions.
S. Res. 164. A resolution expressing the
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the
sense of the Senate that the number of jus-
Mr. BLUNT):
tices of the Supreme Court of the United names of the Senator from Washington
S. 1213. A bill to require the Secretary of (Mrs. MURRAY) and the Senator from
States should remain at 9; to the Committee
Commerce to seek to enter into an agree- Florida (Mr. SCOTT) were added as co-
on the Judiciary.
ment with the National Academies of
f sponsors of S. 611, a bill to deposit cer-
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to con-
duct a study on the top 10 emerging science tain funds into the Crime Victims
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS Fund, to waive matching requirements,
and technology challenges faced by the
United States and develop recommendations S. 65 and for other purposes.
to address them, and for other purposes; to At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the S. 613
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and name of the Senator from Tennessee At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the
Transportation. (Mr. HAGERTY) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.
By Mr. LEE:
S. 1214. A bill to amend the Federal Land sor of S. 65, a bill to ensure that goods MARSHALL) was added as a cosponsor of
Policy and Management Act of 1976 to au- made with forced labor in the Xinjiang S. 613, a bill to direct the Secretary of
thorize the Secretary of the Interior and the Uyghur Autonomous Region of the Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot
Secretary of Agriculture to enter into coop- People’s Republic of China do not enter program on dog training therapy and
erative agreements with States to provide the United States market, and for to amend title 38, United States Code,
for State administration of allotment man- other purposes. to authorize the Secretary to provide
agement plans; to the Committee on Energy service dogs to veterans with mental
S. 138
and Natural Resources.
By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the illnesses who do not have mobility im-
VAN HOLLEN): names of the Senator from Montana pairments.
S. 1215. A bill to state the policy of the (Mr. DAINES) and the Senator from Ne- S. 701
United States regarding the need for reci- vada (Ms. ROSEN) were added as cospon- At the request of Mr. MORAN, the
procity in the relationship between the sors of S. 138, a bill to waive certain name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
United States and the People’s Republic of pay limitations for Department of Ag- CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon-
China, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations.
riculture and Department of the Inte- sor of S. 701, a bill to amend titles
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. rior employees engaged in emergency XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
HASSAN, and Mr. CORNYN): wildland fire suppression activities, Act to provide equal coverage of in
S. 1216. A bill to extend the temporary and for other purposes. vitro specific IgE tests and

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scheduling order for fentanyl-related sub- S. 295 percutaneous tests for allergies under
stances; read the first time. the Medicare and Medicaid programs,
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mr. and for other purposes.
SCHATZ, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. name of the Senator from North Caro-
lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- S. 747
BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr.
VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MARKEY, Ms. KLO- sponsor of S. 295, a bill to designate At the request of Mr. PADILLA, the
BUCHAR, Ms. SMITH, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, residents of the Hong Kong Special Ad- names of the Senator from New York

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April 19, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2013
(Mr. SCHUMER) and the Senator from S. 1112 left thousands in Texas without power
Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) were added as At the request of Mr. MORAN, the and water. Less than a year prior,
cosponsors of S. 747, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. deadly wildfires, exacerbated by cli-
Immigration and Nationality Act to MARSHALL) was added as a cosponsor of mate change engulfed California, kill-
provide for the adjustment of status of S. 1112, a bill to amend the National ing 31 people, and Australia, killing 34
essential workers, and for other pur- Trails System Act to designate the people, and forced thousands to flee
poses. Chisholm National Historic Trail and their homes and lose their livelihoods.
S. 800 the Western National Historic Trail, And yet, while hurricanes and storm
At the request of Mr. BROWN, the and for other purposes. surges are horrific, climate change is
names of the Senator from Montana S. RES. 134 also increasing the intensity, length
(Mr. TESTER) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. LEE, the name and geographic expanse of droughts
West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) were added of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASS- around the world contributing to food
as cosponsors of S. 800, a bill to amend LEY) was added as a cosponsor of S. insecurity, natural resource scarcity
title XVIII of the Social Security Act Res. 134, a resolution expressing the and desertification.
to permit nurse practitioners and phy- Likewise, intensifying effects of cli-
sense of the Senate that the President
sician assistants to satisfy the docu- mate change pose an existential threat
should work with the Government of
mentation requirement under the to hundreds of millions of people and
the United Kingdom to conclude nego-
Medicare program for coverage of cer- exacerbate global forced migration.
tiations for a comprehensive free trade
tain shoes for individuals with diabe- Nations like Bangladesh, India, and In-
agreement between the United States
tes. donesia are incredibly vulnerable to
and the United Kingdom.
S. 828
mass displacement due to rising sea
S. RES. 148
At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the levels. Island nations like Tuvalu,
At the request of Ms. WARREN, the Seychelles, the Republic of the Mar-
name of the Senator from Arkansas name of the Senator from Minnesota
(Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- shall Islands and Kiribati are already
(Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- managing internal migration due to
sor of S. 828, a bill to amend title XVIII sponsor of S. Res. 148, a resolution rec-
of the Social Security Act to provide climate change induced sea-level rise.
ognizing the importance of paying trib- Without ambitious action to both keep
for the coverage of marriage and fam- ute to those individuals who have
ily therapist services and mental global leverage temperatures well
faithfully served and retired from the below an increase of two degrees Cel-
health counselor services under part B Armed Forces of the United States,
of the Medicare program, and for other sius above preindustrial levels it is
designating April 18, 2021, as ‘‘Military forecasted that the entirety of certain
purposes. Retiree Appreciation Day’’, and en-
S. 844
nations may become uninhabitable
couraging the people of the United within my grandchildren’s lifetime. It
At the request of Mr. THUNE, the States to honor the past and continued is a moral imperative for the Senators
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. service of military retirees to their in this body, and humanity, to act to
SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. local communities and the United ensure that is not the world we leave
844, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- States. for the generations that will come
enue Code of 1986 to treat certain
f after us. Today’s generations are the
amounts paid for physical activity, fit-
first people to personally and regularly
ness, and exercise as amounts paid for STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED
experience the effects of climate
medical care. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION
change on the natural world and its
S. 892 By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, impact on humanity . . . and we are
At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the Ms. HIRONO, Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. also the last generations that can, and
name of the Senator from Washington SHAHEEN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. must, act to prevent the worst fore-
(Ms. CANTWELL) was added as a cospon- SCHATZ, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. casts from becoming reality.
sor of S. 892, a bill to amend the Inter- KAINE, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. BOOK- Changing climate and weather pat-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that ER, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): terns intensification of global food in-
kombucha is exempt from any excise S. 1201. A bill to restore the United security and resource scarcity espe-
taxes and regulations imposed on alco- States’ international leadership on cli- cially threaten the lives and security
holic beverages. mate change and clean energy, and for of the world’s most vulnerable popu-
S. 895 other purposes; to the Committee on lations. For months, heavy rainfall and
At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the Foreign Relations. warmer temperatures have triggered a
name of the Senator from Oklahoma Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I locust plague in East Africa that has
(Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor rise today to speak on the United lasted more than an entire year. This
of S. 895, a bill to amend the Internal States Climate Leadership on Inter- historic locust plague—triggered by
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an ex- national Mitigation, Adaptation, and conditions exacerbated by climate
emption from gross income for manda- Technology Enhancement Act of 2021— change—has threatened agricultural
tory restitution or civil damages as the U.S. CLIMATE Act. Mr. President, and pastoral livelihoods and worsened
recompense for trafficking in persons. climate change represents a clear and already acute food insecurity in the re-
S. 903 present threat to the stability, secu- gion. At the same time, similar ex-
At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, rity and prosperity of nations around treme weather patterns are expected to
the name of the Senator from Ten- the world, including the United States. expand and shift the ranges of life-
nessee (Mr. HAGERTY) was added as a The cost of climate-induced disasters threatening diseases like malaria, West
cosponsor of S. 903, a bill to amend the becomes more indisputable and dev- Nile Virus, cholera, and others. Beyond
Immigration and Nationality Act to re- astating with every passing year. Bar- the palpable destruction and devasta-
quire a DNA test to determine the fa- ring swift and ambitious action, the tion of climate-induced crises, climate
milial relationship between an alien situation will only worsen. change is a ‘‘threat multiplier,’’ a term
and an accompanying minor, and for We’ve all seen the devastating im- coined by the CNA Corporation’s Mili-
other purposes. pacts of climate change. For years, un- tary Advisory Board in 2007 to express
S. 1021 precedented tropical storms have de- the way in which climate change exac-
At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, stroyed communities in Mozambique, erbates instability; conflict and subse-
the names of the Senator from Mary- Central America, and the United quent displacement; terrorism; and

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land (Mr. CARDIN) and the Senator from States, including communities in my other vital security matters.
Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) were added home state of New Jersey. This past Clearly, climate change does not
as cosponsors of S. 1021, a bill to ensure February, incredibly abnormal and begin nor end at any nation’s borders.
affordable abortion coverage and care brutal winter weather, exacerbated by No one is immune to the effects of cli-
for every person, and for other pur- climatic disruption to the Arctic’s mate change—which is why we must
poses. polar vortex, killed eleven people and not only work with the rest of the

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