Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., April 21, 2021)

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Congressional Record, Senate, pages S2123 and S2124, April 21, 2021. The page lists additional cosponsors of Senate bills and submitted resolutions, including S. Res. 168, congratulating the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats men's basketball team on winning the 2021 NCAA Men's Division II National Championship, and S. Res. 169, honoring the life and legacy of William Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ ‘‘Slick’’ Leonard. Under statements on introduced bills, Feinstein speaks about children's exposure to diesel school bus exhaust, and S. 1271 would reauthorize the Clean School Bus Program. Thune's S. 1274 would limit the authority of taxing jurisdictions to tax certain income of employees, with the text of the ‘‘Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021’’ printed.

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April 21, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S2123
and expressing the sense of the Senate that sor of S. 321, a bill to award a Congres- sponsor of S. 829, a bill to amend title
Congress should raise awareness of the harm sional Gold Medal to the members of 10, United States Code, to improve the
caused by international parental child ab- the Women’s Army Corps who were as- TRICARE program for certain mem-
duction; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- bers of the Retired Reserve of the re-
signed to the 6888th Central Postal Di-
tions.
By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr. rectory Battalion, known as the ‘‘Six serve components.
HAWLEY): Triple Eight’’. S. 834
S. Res. 168. A resolution congratulating the S. 420 At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
Northwest Missouri State University At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the name of the Senator from Michigan
Bearcats men’s basketball team on winning name of the Senator from West Vir- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon-
the 2021 NCAA Men’s Division II National sor of S. 834, a bill to amend title XVIII
ginia (Mr. MANCHIN) was added as a co-
Championship; considered and agreed to. of the Social Security Act to provide
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr. sponsor of S. 420, a bill to amend the
National Labor Relations Act, the for the distribution of additional resi-
YOUNG): dency positions, and for other pur-
S. Res. 169. A resolution honoring the life Labor Management Relations Act, 1947,
and legacy of William Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ and the Labor-Management Reporting poses.
‘‘Slick’’ Leonard; considered and agreed to. S. 853
and Disclosure Act of 1959, and for
By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. other purposes. At the request of Mr. CASEY, the
SMITH, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MCCON-
S. 479
name of the Senator from Montana
NELL, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor
Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
of S. 853, a bill to amend the Child Nu-
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOK- name of the Senator from Mississippi trition Act of 1966 to increase the age
ER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- of eligibility for children to receive
BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, sponsor of S. 479, a bill to amend the benefits under the special supple-
Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CAR- Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to rein-
PER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms.
mental nutrition program for women,
state advance refunding bonds. infants, and children, and for other
COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms.
S. 611 purposes.
CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr.
CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the S. 896
DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, name of the Senator from New York At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the
Ms. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRA- sponsor of S. 611, a bill to deposit cer- SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S.
HAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, tain funds into the Crime Victims 896, a bill to amend the Employee Re-
Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEIN- Fund, to waive matching requirements,
RICH, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO,
tirement Income Security Act of 1974
Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr.
and for other purposes. to establish additional criteria for de-
INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. S. 613 termining when employers may join to-
KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Mr. At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the gether in a group or association of em-
LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. name of the Senator from New Hamp- ployers that will be treated as an em-
LUJÁN, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. MANCHIN, shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co- ployer under section 3(5) of such Act
Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. sponsor of S. 613, a bill to direct the for purposes of sponsoring a group
MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, health plan, and for other purposes.
Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
MURRAY, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, out a pilot program on dog training S. 910

Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, therapy and to amend title 38, United At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the
Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, States Code, to authorize the Secretary name of the Senator from Virginia (Mr.
Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, to provide service dogs to veterans KAINE) was added as a cosponsor of S.
Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, with mental illnesses who do not have 910, a bill to create protections for fi-
Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of mobility impairments. nancial institutions that provide finan-
South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. cial services to cannabis-related legiti-
S. 692
SHELBY, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. STABENOW, mate businesses and service providers
Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
names of the Senator from Connecticut for such businesses, and for other pur-
THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr.
TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. (Mr. MURPHY), the Senator from Cali- poses.
WARNER, Mr. WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Sen- S. 927
Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. ator from Arizona (Mr. KELLY) were At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the
WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG): added as cosponsors of S. 692, a bill to name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
S. Res. 170. A resolution relating to the COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
award a Congressional Gold Medal to
death of Walter Frederick Mondale, former 927, a bill to improve the provision of
Vice President of the United States; consid- the female telephone operators of the
Army Signal Corps, known as the health care and other benefits from the
ered and agreed to.
‘‘Hello Girls’’. Department of Veterans Affairs for vet-
f erans who were exposed to toxic sub-
S. 786
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS stances, and for other purposes.
At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the
S. 1021
S. 56 name of the Senator from North Caro-
At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH,
At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon-
the name of the Senator from New
name of the Senator from Maryland sor of S. 786, a bill to require the Sec-
Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a
(Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- retary of Transportation to review cosponsor of S. 1021, a bill to ensure af-
sponsor of S. 56, a bill to amend the laws relating to the illegal passing of fordable abortion coverage and care for
Public Health Service Act to authorize school buses and to execute a public every person, and for other purposes.
grants for training and support serv- safety messaging campaign relating to S. 1206
ices for families and caregivers of peo- illegal passing of school buses, and for
At the request of Mr. THUNE, the
ple living with Alzheimer’s disease or a other purposes.
name of the Senator from South Caro-
related dementia. S. 814
lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon-
S. 127 At the request of Mr. RISCH, the sor of S. 1206, a bill to limit the author-
At the request of Mr. REED, the name name of the Senator from South Caro- ity of the Secretary of Labor to modify
of the Senator from Michigan (Ms. lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- the pandemic unemployment assist-
STABENOW) was added as a cosponsor of sponsor of S. 814, a bill to promote se- ance program, and for other purposes.

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S. 127, a bill to support library infra- curity partnership with Ukraine, and S. 1218
structure. for other purposes. At the request of Mr. SANDERS, the
S. 321 S. 829 name of the Senator from Connecticut
At the request of Mr. MORAN, the At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co-
name of the Senator from New Jersey name of the Senator from New Hamp- sponsor of S. 1218, a bill to provide eco-
(Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- nomic empowerment opportunities in

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S2124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 21, 2021
the United States through the mod- pacts student achievement. Studies (1) the taxing jurisdiction of the employ-
ernization of public housing, and for show that transitioning to cleaner bus ee’s residence; and
other purposes. fleets can spur both health and aca- (2) any taxing jurisdiction within which
the employee is present and performing em-
S. 1251 demic improvements.
ployment duties for more than 30 days dur-
At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the As we work to build back better and ing the calendar year in which the wages or
names of the Senator from Pennsyl- combat climate change, we must help other remuneration is earned.
vania (Mr. CASEY) and the Senator school districts accelerate the deploy-
(b) INCOME TAX WITHHOLDING AND REPORT-
from Ohio (Mr. PORTMAN) were added ment of zero-emission buses to reduce ING.—Wages or other remuneration earned in
as cosponsors of S. 1251, a bill to au- the exposure of our children to pollut- any calendar year shall not be subject to in-
thorize the Secretary of Agriculture to ants and cut greenhouse gas emissions. come tax withholding and reporting require-
develop a program to reduce barriers to That is why I am proud to introduce ments with respect to any taxing jurisdic-
entry for farmers, ranchers, and pri- this bill together with Senator tion unless the employee is subject to in-
vate forest landowners in certain vol- WARNOCK to authorize $25 billion for a come tax in such taxing jurisdiction under
untary markets, and for other pur- new grant program to help school dis- subsection (a). Income tax withholding and
poses. tricts replace existing buses with reporting requirements under subsection
S.J. RES. 1 clean, zero-emission buses. (a)(2) shall apply to wages or other remu-
At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the This funding represents an essential neration earned as of the commencement
aspect of building more equitable, sus- date of employment duties in the taxing ju-
name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. risdiction during the calendar year.
KING) was added as a cosponsor of S.J. tainable transportation infrastructure,
Res. 1, a joint resolution removing the and it represents an investment in our (c) OPERATING RULES.—For purposes of de-
deadline for the ratification of the children, our environment, and our fu- termining penalties related to an employer’s
equal rights amendment. ture. income tax withholding and reporting re-
This legislation recognizes the dis- quirements with respect to any taxing juris-
S. RES. 97
proportionate impact this pollution diction—
At the request of Mr. RISCH, the has on underserved populations by set- (1) an employer may rely on an employee’s
name of the Senator from South Caro- ting aside 40 percent of the grant fund- annual determination of the time expected
lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- ing for replacing school buses serving to be spent by such employee in the perform-
sponsor of S. Res. 97, a resolution call- ance of employment duties in the taxing ju-
environmental justice communities. risdictions in which the employee will per-
ing on the Government of Ethiopia, the Some of California’s school districts
Tigray People’s Liberation Front, and form such duties absent—
have already begun the transition to (A) the employer’s actual knowledge of
other belligerents to cease all hos- zero-emission buses. The California Air fraud by the employee in making the deter-
tilities, protect human rights, allow Resources Board has leveraged federal mination; or
unfettered humanitarian access, and funding to assist school districts and (B) collusion between the employer and the
cooperate with independent investiga- local air boards with the costs of employee to evade tax;
tions of credible atrocity allegations school bus replacements. This bill will (2) except as provided in paragraph (3), if
pertaining to the conflict in the Tigray records are maintained by an employer in
accelerate this transition and provide the regular course of business that record
Region of Ethiopia. funding to reach more schools in Cali- the location at which an employee performs
AMENDMENT NO. 1431 fornia and across the nation. employment duties, such records shall not
At the request of Ms. ERNST, the I want to thank Senator WARNOCK for preclude an employer’s ability to rely on an
name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. co-leading this bill with me, and I hope employee’s determination under paragraph
GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of our colleagues will join us in support of (1); and
amendment No. 1431 intended to be pro- this bill that would transform our na- (3) notwithstanding paragraph (2), if an
posed to S. 937, a bill to facilitate the tion’s school bus fleet, protect air qual- employer, at its sole discretion, maintains a
expedited review of COVID–19 hate time and attendance system that tracks
ity, and improve the health and where the employee performs duties on a
crimes, and for other purposes. wellbeing of our children. daily basis, data from the time and attend-
f Thank you, Mr. President. I yield the ance system shall be used instead of the em-
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED floor. ployee’s determination under paragraph (1).
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BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION (d) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For
By Mr. THUNE (for himself and
purposes of this Act:
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mr. BROWN): (1) DAY.—
Mr. WARNOCK, Ms. SMITH, Mr. S. 1274. A bill to limit the authority (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
SANDERS, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. of States or other taxing jurisdictions an employee is considered present and per-
MARKEY, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. to tax certain income of employees for forming employment duties within a taxing
MERKLEY, and Ms. STABENOW): employment duties performed in other jurisdiction for a day if the employee per-
S. 1271. A bill to reauthorize the States or taxing jurisdictions, and for forms more of the employee’s employment
Clean School Bus Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on duties within such taxing jurisdiction than
other purposes; to the Committee on in any other taxing jurisdiction during a
Finance.
day.
Environment and Public Works. Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask (B) If an employee performs employment
Ms. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I rise unanimous consent that the text of the duties in a resident taxing jurisdiction and
to speak in support of the ‘‘Clean Com- bill be printed in the RECORD. in only one nonresident taxing jurisdiction
mute for Kids Act,’’ which I introduced There being no objection, the text of during one day, such employee shall be con-
today. the bill was ordered to be printed in sidered to have performed more of the em-
I know firsthand how outdated diesel the RECORD, as follows: ployee’s employment duties in the non-
school buses expose our children to S. 1274 resident taxing jurisdiction than in the resi-
harmful and unnecessary pollution. I dent taxing jurisdiction for such day.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the por-
grew up in the San Fernando Valley resentatives of the United States of America in tion of the day during which the employee is
and for many years, I rode a bus to Congress assembled, in transit shall not be considered in deter-
school. I can still smell the diesel ex- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. mining the location of an employee’s per-
haust that my classmates and I would This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Remote and formance of employment duties.
breathe in on our way to and from Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021’’. (2) EMPLOYEE.—
school. SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON WITHHOLDING AND TAX- (A) IN GENERAL.—
Before the COVID–19 pandemic, near- ATION OF EMPLOYEE INCOME. (i) GENERAL DEFINITION.—Except as pro-

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ly 25 million American children were (a) IN GENERAL.—No part of the wages or vided in clause (ii), the term ‘‘employee’’ has
other remuneration earned by an employee the meaning given such term in section
exposed to this same diesel exhaust
who is a resident of a taxing jurisdiction and 3121(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
when they ride over 500,000 predomi- performs employment duties in more than unless such term is defined by the taxing ju-
nantly diesel buses to school nation- one taxing jurisdiction shall be subject to in- risdiction in which the person’s employment
wide. This pollution not only harms come tax in any taxing jurisdiction other duties are performed, in which case the tax-
our children’s health, but it also im- than— ing jurisdiction’s definition shall prevail.

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