Congressional Record, Senate — April 20, 2021, S2067

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This is S2067 of the Congressional Record, Senate, April 20, 2021, with interleaved columns. The page begins with the preamble of a resolution on fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic, which says that fraud deprives governments of resources and slows benefits to people in need. It lists introduced bills, including S. 1224 by Ms. Ernst and Mr. Grassley on the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership and S. 1225 by Mr. Murphy on revenue generated by college sports teams. It also lists S. 1235 by Mrs. Gillibrand and Mrs. Shaheen to establish a United States Commission on Hate Crimes and S. 1236 by Mr. Casey and Mr. Braun on resilience in emergency relief projects.

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April 20, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2067
Whereas, While we are in an unprecedented By Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr. based quality improvement to protect the
pandemic, and there is great need for expedi- GRASSLEY): health of mothers during pregnancy, child-
ency when processing unemployment claims, S. 1224. A bill to reauthorize, and increase birth, and in the postpartum period and to
there must be some form of security check the total funding cap for, the America’s Ag- reduce neonatal and infant mortality, to
to prevent claims from being made in our ricultural Heritage Partnership, to redesig- eliminate racial disparities in maternal
constituents’ names without their knowl- nate the America’s Agricultural Heritage health outcomes, and for other purposes; to
edge or consent; and Partnership as the ‘‘Silos & Smokestacks the Committee on Health, Education, Labor,
Whereas, The federal attitude of ‘‘pay and National Heritage Area’’, and for other pur- and Pensions.
chase,’’ meaning the overemphasis on expe- poses; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and
diting benefit payments without traditional ural Resources. Mrs. SHAHEEN):
safeguards, must be re-evaluated and By Mr. MURPHY: S. 1235. A bill to establish a United States
changed; and S. 1225. A bill to amend the Higher Edu- Commission on Hate Crimes to study and
Whereas, Across the country, regardless of cation Act of 1965 to require institutions of make recommendations on the prevention of
whether these fraudulent claims are through higher education to report revenue generated the commission of hate crimes, and for other
states’ traditional unemployment systems or by each sports team, and for other purposes; purposes; to the Committee on the Judici-
the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to the Committee on Health, Education, ary.
program, taxpayer dollars are being siphoned Labor, and Pensions. By Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr.
off by domestic criminals and international By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. BRAUN):
TOOMEY): S. 1236. A bill to require the Secretary of
thieves; and
S. 1226. A bill to designate the United Transportation to develop best practices for
Whereas, This fraud deprives our state and
States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th incorporating resilience into emergency re-
federal governments of necessary resources lief projects, and for other purposes; to the
during a pandemic and costs our constitu- Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the
‘‘Sylvia H. Rambo United States Court- Committee on Environment and Public
ents money; and Works.
Whereas, This fraud slows down the proc- house’’, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and
ess by which unemployment benefits are dis- Mr. MURPHY):
tributed to those who are truly in need with- By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr.
S. 1237. A bill to prevent the purchase of
in our communities; and BARRASSO, and Mr. TILLIS):
ammunition by prohibited purchasers; to the
Whereas, Instituting a system that stamps S. 1227. A bill to amend the Consumer Fi-
Committee on the Judiciary.
out fraud and theft will clear the way for re- nancial Protection Act of 2010 to set the rate
By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms.
sources to flow where they are needed more of pay for employees of the Bureau of Con-
COLLINS, Mr. KING, Ms. HASSAN, Ms.
quickly and efficiently; and sumer Financial Protection in accordance
SINEMA, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MENENDEZ,
Whereas, Ohioans who receive 1099–G tax with the General Schedule; to the Com-
Ms. STABENOW, Mr. BROWN, Mrs.
forms for unemployment benefits that they mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
GILLIBRAND, Mr. DURBIN, Mr.
did not receive must navigate a cumbersome, fairs.
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. MARKEY, Mr.
frustrating, and unresponsive system to By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms.
KAINE, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. LEAHY, Mr.
clear the fraud status from their account; WARREN, and Mr. MARKEY):
S. 1228. A bill to provide for equitable CARDIN, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. SMITH, Ms.
now therefore be it WARREN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. TESTER,
Resolved, That we, the members of the treatment for Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr.
134th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, MERKLEY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr.
urge the federal government to reinstitute and American Samoa; to the Committee on
Finance. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BEN-
the traditional safeguards as well as new NET, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr.
identification verification to ensure that the By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mrs.
CAPITO, Mr. DAINES, Mr. RISCH, Ms. CARPER, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. VAN
individuals requesting and receiving benefits HOLLEN, and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO):
under the Pandemic Unemployment Assist- CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. KING,
S. 1238. A bill to amend title 10, United
ance program are those who truly need it, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. WYDEN, Mrs. MUR-
States Code, to ensure that members of the
RAY, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. BENNET, Mr.
and not fraudulent actors; and be it further Armed Forces and their families have access
Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate TESTER, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mr. BURR): to the contraception they need in order to
S. 1229. A bill to modify the procedures for
transmit duly authenticated copies of this promote the health and readiness of all
issuing special recreation permits for certain
resolution to the President of the United members of the Armed Forces, and for other
public land units, and for other purposes; to
States, the Speaker and Clerk of the United purposes; to the Committee on Armed Serv-
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- ices.
States House of Representatives, the Presi-
sources. By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
dent Pro Tempore and Secretary of the
By Mr. CRAMER (for himself, Ms. S. 1239. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
United States Senate, each member of the
WARREN, Ms. LUMMIS, Ms. HIRONO, enue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion
Ohio Congressional delegation, the U.S. Sec-
Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. ROUNDS, and Mr. from gross income for certain waste water
retary of Labor, and the news media of Ohio.
BOOZMAN): management subsidies; to the Committee on
f S. 1230. A bill to amend the Bank Service Finance.
Company Act to provide improvements with By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND
respect to State banking agencies, and for BLUNT):
JOINT RESOLUTIONS other purposes; to the Committee on Bank- S. 1240. A bill to expand and enhance the
The following bills and joint resolu- ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Manufacturing USA Program, and for other
tions were introduced, read the first By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Ms. purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,
and second times by unanimous con- HIRONO): Science, and Transportation.
S. 1231. A bill to amend the Construction By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr.
sent, and referred as indicated: Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of KING, Mr. COONS, Mr. BRAUN, and Ms.
By Mr. DAINES (for himself and Mrs. 2020 to correct a provision on the prohibition HASSAN):
FEINSTEIN): on the use of a reverse auction, and for other S. 1241. A bill to provide for the discharge
S. 1221. A bill to require the Director of the purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se- of parent borrower liability if a student on
Office of Personnel Management to create a curity and Governmental Affairs. whose behalf a parent has received certain
classification that more accurately reflects By Ms. BALDWIN: student loans becomes disabled; to the Com-
the vital role of wildland firefighters; to the S. 1232. A bill to modify the maximum pay- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- check protection program loan amount for Pensions.
ernmental Affairs. farmers and ranchers, sole proprietors, inde- By Mr. COTTON (for himself and Ms.
By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. pendent contractors, and self-employed indi- ERNST):
LEE): viduals; to the Committee on Small Business S. 1242. A bill to establish the Office of In-
S. 1222. A bill to designate and adjust cer- and Entrepreneurship. telligence in the Department of Agriculture,
tain lands in the State of Utah as compo- By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on
nents of the National Wilderness Preserva- PORTMAN): Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
tion System, and for other purposes; to the S. 1233. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- By Ms. ERNST (for herself and Ms.
Committee on Energy and Natural Re- enue Code of 1986 to simplify reporting re- HASSAN):
sources. quirements, promote tax compliance, and re- S. 1243. A bill to amend title 38, United

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By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. duce tip reporting compliance burdens in the States Code, to improve the equal employ-
KAINE, and Mr. WARNER): beauty service industry; to the Committee ment opportunity functions of Department
S. 1223. A bill to revise the treatment of ur- on Finance. of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes;
banized areas experiencing population By Mrs. GILLIBRAND: to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
changes following a major disaster; to the S. 1234. A bill to support States in their By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban work to end preventable morbidity and mor- SANDERS, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. MERKLEY,
Affairs. tality in maternity care by using evidence- Mrs. GILLIBRAND, and Mr. BOOKER):

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S2068 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 20, 2021
S. 1244. A bill to amend the National and pared and permits and applications are proc- Mr. PADILLA, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr.
Community Service Act of 1990 to establish a essed and regulated by Federal departments BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr.
Civilian Climate Corps to help communities and agencies, and for other purposes; to the MERKLEY, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. HIRONO,
respond to climate change and transition to Committee on Environment and Public Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. BOOKER):
a clean economy, and for other purposes; to Works. S. Res. 166. A resolution recognizing the
the Committee on Finance. By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. CANT- duty of the Federal Government to create a
By Mr. GRAHAM: WELL, Mr. PADILLA, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. Green New Deal; to the Committee on Envi-
S. 1245. A bill to combat the theft of trade SINEMA, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. CORTEZ ronment and Public Works.
secrets by China, and for other purposes; to MASTO, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. f
the Committee on the Judiciary. WARNOCK, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr.
By Ms. CANTWELL: WYDEN, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
S. 1246. A bill to amend the Reclamation BLUMENTHAL, Mr. LUJÁN, Mr. DURBIN, S. 40
Project Act of 1939 to authorize pumped stor- and Ms. SMITH):
age hydropower development utilizing mul- At the request of Ms. SMITH, her
S. 1255. A bill to require the Minority Busi- name was added as a cosponsor of S. 40,
tiple Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs; to
ness Development Agency of the Department
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- a bill to address the fundamental injus-
of Commerce to promote and administer pro-
sources. tice, cruelty, brutality, and inhu-
grams in the public and private sectors to as-
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. manity of slavery in the United States
sist the development of minority business
CORNYN, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. RUBIO, Mrs. and the 13 American colonies between
enterprises, to ensure that such Agency has
BLACKBURN, Mr. HAWLEY, and Mr. 1619 and 1865 and to establish a com-
the necessary supporting resources, particu-
TILLIS):
S. 1247. A bill to impose certain limitations larly during economic downturns, and for mission to study and consider a na-
on consent decrees and settlement agree- other purposes; to the Committee on Com- tional apology and proposal for repara-
ments by agencies that require the agencies merce, Science, and Transportation. tions for the institution of slavery, its
to take regulatory action in accordance with By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. HAS- subsequent de jure and de facto racial
the terms thereof, and for other purposes; to SAN, Mr. CARDIN, and Ms. CORTEZ
and economic discrimination against
the Committee on the Judiciary. MASTO):
S. 1256. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- African Americans, and the impact of
By Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. these forces on living African Ameri-
WYDEN): enue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for
S. 1248. A bill to establish an Outdoor Res- investors in start-up businesses, to provide a cans, to make recommendations to the
toration Fund for restoration and resilience credit for wages paid by start-up businesses Congress on appropriate remedies, and
projects, and for other purposes; to the Com- to their first employees, and for other pur- for other purposes.
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- poses; to the Committee on Finance. S. 65
estry. By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. THUNE):
names of the Senator from Wisconsin
LANKFORD, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. COL- S. 1257. A bill to establish a Federal artifi-
cial intelligence scholarship-for-service pro- (Ms. BALDWIN) and the Senator from
LINS, Mr. KING, Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr.
MARSHALL): gram; to the Committee on Commerce, Nebraska (Mrs. FISCHER) were added as
S. 1249. A bill to amend the Small Business Science, and Transportation. cosponsors of S. 65, a bill to ensure
Act to modify the maximum paycheck pro- By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mrs. that goods made with forced labor in
tection program loan amount for farmers CAPITO): the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Re-
and ranchers, sole proprietors, independent S. 1258. A bill to extend the authorization gion of the People’s Republic of China
contractors, and self-employed individuals, of each of the National Coal Heritage Area do not enter the United States market,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on and the Wheeling National Heritage Area in and for other purposes.
Small Business and Entrepreneurship. the State of West Virginia, and for other
S. 99
By Mr. SULLIVAN: purposes; to the Committee on Energy and
S. 1250. A bill to amend title 5, United Natural Resources. At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name
States Code, to postpone the effective date of By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. of the Senator from Alabama (Mr.
high-impact rules pending judicial review; to PORTMAN, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL): TUBERVILLE) was added as a cosponsor
the Committee on Homeland Security and S. 1259. A bill to provide that crib bumpers of S. 99, a bill to implement equal pro-
Governmental Affairs. shall be considered banned hazardous prod- tection under the 14th Amendment to
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Ms. STA- ucts under section 8 of the Consumer Prod- the Constitution of the United States
BENOW, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. WHITE- uct Safety Act, and for other purposes; to
HOUSE, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR,
for the right to life of each born and
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. BENNET, Mr. preborn human person.
Transportation.
GRASSLEY, Ms. SMITH, Ms. ERNST, Mr. S. 101
By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr.
COONS, Mr. THUNE, Mr. KING, Ms. YOUNG, Ms. HASSAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
COLLINS, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. COONS, Mr. PORTMAN, Ms. BALDWIN, name of the Senator from Minnesota
BROWN, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BLUNT, (Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor
Mr. RUBIO, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. CAS- Mr. DAINES, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. of S. 101, a bill to establish the Envi-
SIDY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. MUR- ROMNEY, and Mr. KELLY): ronmental Justice Mapping Com-
KOWSKI, Mr. CARPER, Mr. ROMNEY, S. 1260. A bill to establish a new Direc- mittee, and for other purposes.
Mr. WYDEN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. LUJÁN, torate for Technology and Innovation in the
S. 127
Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. National Science Foundation, to establish a
LUMMIS, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. regional technology hub program, to require At the request of Mr. REED, the
TUBERVILLE, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. COR- a strategy and report on economic security, names of the Senator from New York
NYN, and Mr. CRAMER): science, research, innovation, manufac- (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) and the Senator
S. 1251. A bill to authorize the Secretary of turing, and job creation, to establish a crit- from New Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH) were
Agriculture to develop a program to reduce ical supply chain resiliency program, and for added as cosponsors of S. 127, a bill to
barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and other purposes; to the Committee on Com- support library infrastructure.
private forest landowners in certain vol- merce, Science, and Transportation.
untary markets, and for other purposes; to S. 134
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, f At the request of Mr. MORAN, the
and Forestry. name of the Senator from Arkansas
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
By Mr. SULLIVAN: (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon-
S. 1252. A bill to require each agency to re- SENATE RESOLUTIONS
sor of S. 134, a bill to direct the Sec-
peal or amend 2 or more rules before issuing The following concurrent resolutions retary of Veterans Affairs to carry out
or amending a rule; to the Committee on and Senate resolutions were read, and
Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
a retraining assistance program for un-
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: employed veterans, and for other pur-
fairs.
By Mr. BRAUN: By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. poses.
S. 1253. A bill to cap noninterest Federal STABENOW): S. 152

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spending as a percentage of potential GDP to S. Res. 165. A resolution calling on the At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name
right-size the Government, grow the econ- Government of the Russian Federation to
of the Senator from Utah (Mr. LEE) was
omy, and balance the budget; to the Com- provide evidence or to release United States
mittee on the Budget. citizen Paul Whelan; to the Committee on added as a cosponsor of S. 152, a bill to
By Mr. SULLIVAN: Foreign Relations. allow States to approve the use of diag-
S. 1254. A bill to improve the processes by By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. nostic tests during a public health
which environmental documents are pre- WYDEN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. SANDERS, emergency.

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