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Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., April 29, 2021)

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This is S2355 of the Congressional Record, Senate, April 29, 2021, with interleaved columns of introduced bills and resolutions. The page lists S. 1523 and S. 1524 by Mr. Braun and others on prescription drug benefits and hospital and insurer price transparency, and S. 1525 by Mr. Markey and others to establish a Federal agenda to invest in a vibrant economy. It also lists resolutions, including S. Res. 194 celebrating the 149th anniversary of Arbor Day, S. Res. 196 designating a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls, S. Res. 201 on participation of absent Senators during a national crisis, and S. Res. 203 condemning the attack in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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                                             April 29, 2021                                    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                                    S2355
                                               S. 1522. A bill to allow reciprocity for the          and the day of May 9, 2021, as ‘‘Children’s            American and Pacific Islanders; considered
                                             carrying of certain concealed firearms; to              Mental Health Awareness Day’’; to the Com-             and agreed to.
                                             the Committee on the Judiciary.                         mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and                       By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr.
                                                   By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mrs.                Pensions.                                                       DURBIN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. SANDERS,
                                                     HYDE-SMITH):                                          By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. RISCH,                      Mr. KING, and Mr. SCHATZ):
                                               S. 1523. A bill to amend title XI of the So-                   Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BRAUN, Ms. BALD-              S. Res. 201. A resolution amending the
                                             cial security Act and title XXVII of the Pub-                    WIN, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. SMITH, Mr. BOOZ-          Standing Rules of the Senate to enable the
                                             lic Health Service Act to establish require-                     MAN, Mr. MANCHIN, Ms. COLLINS, Mrs.           participation of absent Senators during a na-
                                             ments with respect to prescription drug ben-                     MURRAY, and Mr. WICKER):                      tional crisis; to the Committee on Rules and
                                             efits; to the Committee on Health, Edu-                   S. Res. 194. A resolution celebrating the            Administration.
                                             cation, Labor, and Pensions.                            149th anniversary of Arbor Day; to the Com-                   By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr.
                                                   By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr.                    mittee on the Judiciary.                                        VAN HOLLEN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. COL-
                                                     GRASSLEY, Ms. ERNST, Mr. BARRASSO,                    By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr.                           LINS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. MERKLEY,
                                                     and Mr. TILLIS):                                         LANKFORD, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr.                         Mr. BOOKER, Mr. KAINE, Mr. CARDIN,
                                               S. 1524. A bill to amend the Public Health                     COTTON):                                               and Mr. COONS):
                                             Service Act to provide for hospital and in-               S. Res. 195. A resolution recognizing the              S. Res. 202. A resolution designating May 7,
                                                                                                     50th anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Ar-
                                             surer price transparency; to the Committee                                                                     2021, as ‘‘United States Foreign Service Day’’
                                                                                                     kansas River Navigation System; to the
                                             on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.                                                                     in recognition of the men and women who
                                                                                                     Committee on Environment and Public
                                                   By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Ms.                                                                          have served, or are presently serving, in the
                                                                                                     Works.
                                                     WARREN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. VAN HOL-                                                                        Foreign Service of the United States, and
                                                                                                           By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr.
                                                     LEN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. GILLI-                                                                       honoring the members of the Foreign Service
                                                                                                              TESTER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr.
                                                     BRAND,     Mr. SANDERS, and Mr.                                                                        who have given their lives in the line of
                                                                                                              LANKFORD, Mr. LUJÁN, Mr. SCHATZ,
                                                     MERKLEY):                                                Ms. MURKOWSKI, and Mr. CRAPO):                duty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
                                               S. 1525. A bill to establish a Federal agenda           S. Res. 196. A resolution designating May 5,                By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr.
                                             to transform, heal, and renew the United                2021, as the ‘‘National Day of Awareness for                    BRAUN):
                                             States by investing in a vibrant economy, to            Missing and Murdered Native Women and                    S. Res. 203. A resolution condemning the
                                             provide funds to certain Federal investment             Girls’’; considered and agreed to.                     horrific attack in Indianapolis, Indiana, on
                                             programs that meet related labor, equity,                     By Mr. BLUNT (for himself and Mr.                April 15, 2021, and expressing support and
                                             and environmental standards, and for other                       HAWLEY):                                      prayers for all of those impacted by that
                                             purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Se-                S. Res. 197. A resolution expressing support         tragedy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
                                             curity and Governmental Affairs.                        for the designation of May 1, 2021, as ‘‘Silver               By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself, Mr.
                                                   By Mr. LEE:                                       Star Service Banner Day’’; considered and                       BARRASSO, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. TESTER,
                                               S. 1526. A bill to authorize the use of off-          agreed to.                                                      Mr. DAINES, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms.
                                             highway vehicles in certain areas of the Cap-                 By Mr. BROWN (for himself, Ms. COL-                       ERNST, and Mr. CRAPO):
                                             itol Reef National Park, Utah; to the Com-                       LINS, Mr. KAINE, Ms. HIRONO, Ms.                S. Con. Res. 9. A concurrent resolution sup-
                                             mittee on Energy and Natural Resources.                          DUCKWORTH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms.                porting the Local Radio Freedom Act; to the
                                                   By Mr. LEE:                                                HASSAN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. WARREN,               Committee on Commerce, Science, and
                                               S. 1527. A bill to amend title 54, United                      Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr.             Transportation.
                                             States Code, to provide that State law shall                     MANCHIN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. KING, Mr.                              f
                                             apply to the use of motor vehicles on roads                      CASEY, Ms. SMITH, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr.
                                             within a System unit; to the Committee on                        VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. KLO-                     ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
                                             Energy and Natural Resources.                                    BUCHAR, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. BALD-
                                                                                                                                                                                S. 128
                                                                                                              WIN, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs.
                                                              f                                                                                               At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the
                                                                                                              CAPITO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. PADILLA,
                                             SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND                                     Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr.                 names of the Senator from New Hamp-
                                                    SENATE RESOLUTIONS                                        YOUNG, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, and Mr.               shire (Ms. HASSAN) and the Senator
                                                                                                              CARPER):                                      from Delaware (Mr. CARPER) were
                                               The following concurrent resolutions                    S. Res. 198. A resolution recognizing the
                                                                                                                                                            added as cosponsors of S. 128, a bill to
                                             and Senate resolutions were read, and                   roles and contributions of the teachers of the
                                                                                                     United States in building and enhancing the            amend the Internal Revenue Code of
                                             referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
                                                                                                     civic, cultural, and economic well-being of            1986 to provide for the treatment of di-
                                                   By Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself and                 the United States; considered and agreed to.           rect primary care service arrange-
                                                     Mr. PAUL):                                            By Mr. WARNOCK (for himself, Mr.                 ments as medical care, to provide that
                                               S. Res. 189. A resolution congratulating the                   GRASSLEY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. MAR-
                                             University      of    Kentucky’s     Women’s                                                                   such arrangements do not disqualify
                                                                                                              KEY, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY,
                                             Volleyball Team for winning the 2020 Na-                                                                       deductible health savings account con-
                                                                                                              Mr. WYDEN, Mr. CARPER, Ms. HIRONO,
                                             tional Collegiate Athletic Association Divi-                                                                   tributions, and for other purposes.
                                                                                                              Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr.
                                             sion I Women’s Volleyball Championship;                          DURBIN, Mr. REED, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.                                S. 169
                                             considered and agreed to.                                        KAINE, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. CANT-                 At the request of Mr. TILLIS, the
                                                   By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr.                          WELL, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BROWN, Mr.              name of the Senator from Tennessee
                                                     WICKER, Mr. PETERS, Mrs. FISCHER,                        PADILLA, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. HASSAN,
                                                     Mr. TESTER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MAR-                                                                        (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co-
                                                                                                              Mr. COONS, Mr. MENENDEZ, Ms. COR-             sponsor of S. 169, a bill to amend title
                                                     KEY, Mr. LUJÁN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
                                                                                                              TEZ MASTO, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. KLO-
                                                     Ms. BALDWIN, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR):                                                                       17, United States Code, to require the
                                                                                                              BUCHAR, Ms. WARREN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr.
                                               S. Res. 190. A resolution recognizing 50                       MERKLEY, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. OSSOFF,            Register of Copyrights to waive fees for
                                             years of service by the National Railroad                        Ms. SMITH, Mr. CARDIN, and Mr.                filing an application for registration of
                                             Passenger Corporation, commonly known as                         BOOKER):                                      a copyright claim in certain cir-
                                             Amtrak; to the Committee on Commerce,                     S. Res. 199. A resolution condemning the             cumstances, and for other purposes.
                                             Science, and Transportation.                            horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on                                 S. 344
                                                   By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mrs.                  March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the commit-
                                                     FISCHER, Ms. CANTWELL, and Mr.                  ment of the Senate to combating hate, big-               At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
                                                     WICKER):                                        otry, and violence against the Asian Amer-             name of the Senator from Maryland
                                               S. Res. 191. A resolution supporting the              ican and Pacific Islander community; consid-           (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor
                                             goals and ideals of National Safe Digging               ered and agreed to.                                    of S. 344, a bill to amend title 10,
                                             Month; to the Committee on Commerce,                          By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr.                United States Code, to provide for con-
                                             Science, and Transportation.                                     DURBIN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. WHITE-                current receipt of veterans’ disability
                                                   By Ms. ERNST (for herself and Mr.                          HOUSE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. WARNOCK,
                                                     PETERS):                                                                                               compensation and retirement pay for
                                                                                                              Mr. TILLIS, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Ms.
                                               S. Res. 192. A resolution expressing support                   ERNST, Mr. WICKER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr.           disability retirees with fewer than 20
                                             for the designation of May 2021 as ‘‘Motor-                      SCOTT of South Carolina, Mr. ROM-             years of service and a combat-related
                                             cycle Safety Awareness Month’’; to the Com-                      NEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. CAS-           disability, and for other purposes.




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                                             mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-                       SIDY, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. PORTMAN,                                  S. 444
                                             tation.                                                          Mr. CRAPO, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr.                    At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
                                                   By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. CORNYN,                      CRAMER, Mr. RISCH, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr.
                                                     Ms. SMITH, and Ms. HASSAN):                                                                            name of the Senator from Wisconsin
                                                                                                              ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr.
                                               S. Res. 193. A resolution supporting the                       OSSOFF, and Ms. HASSAN):                      (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon-
                                             designation of the week of May 2, 2021, as                S. Res. 200. A resolution condemning re-             sor of S. 444, a bill to amend title 38,
                                             ‘‘Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week’’             cent hate crimes committed against Asian               United States Code, to authorize the



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                                             Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pro-                   (Ms. ERNST) and the Senator from                       a Climate Change Education Program,
                                             vide or assist in providing an addi-                    Texas (Mr. CRUZ) were added as cospon-                 and for other purposes.
                                             tional vehicle adapted for operation by                 sors of S. 659, a bill to require the Sec-                               S. 967
                                             disabled individuals to certain eligible                retary of Transportation to promulgate                   At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the
                                             persons.                                                regulations relating to commercial                     names of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.
                                                                    S. 450                           motor vehicle drivers under the age of                 ERNST) and the Senator from Massa-
                                               At the request of Mr. BURR, the                       21, and for other purposes.                            chusetts (Ms. WARREN) were added as
                                             names of the Senator from North Da-                                             S. 710                         cosponsors of S. 967, a bill to provide
                                             kota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Senator from                       At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN,                    for the automatic acquisition of United
                                             Montana (Mr. DAINES), the Senator                       the name of the Senator from Montana                   States citizenship for certain inter-
                                             from Kansas (Mr. MARSHALL) and the                      (Mr. DAINES) was added as a cosponsor                  nationally adopted individuals, and for
                                             Senator from Kansas (Mr. MORAN) were                    of S. 710, a bill to direct the Comp-                  other purposes.
                                             added as cosponsors of S. 450, a bill to                troller General of the United States to                                  S. 1024
                                             award posthumously the Congressional                    conduct a study to evaluate the activi-                  At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the
                                             Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie                     ties of sister city partnerships oper-                 names of the Senator from Pennsyl-
                                             Till-Mobley.                                            ating within the United States, and for                vania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator from
                                                                    S. 481                           other purposes.                                        Kentucky (Mr. PAUL), the Senator from
                                               At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the                                             S. 714                         Washington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Sen-
                                             name of the Senator from Rhode Island                     At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE,                    ator from South Dakota (Mr. THUNE),
                                             (Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of                  the name of the Senator from Con-                      the Senator from Maine (Mr. KING), the
                                             S. 481, a bill to secure the Federal vot-               necticut (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a                   Senator from South Dakota (Mr.
                                             ing rights of persons when released                     cosponsor of S. 714, a bill to amend the               ROUNDS), the Senator from Illinois (Ms.
                                             from incarceration.                                     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro-                  DUCKWORTH) and the Senator from Mis-
                                                                    S. 544                           vide for current year inclusion of net                 souri (Mr. BLUNT) were added as co-
                                               At the request of Ms. ERNST, the                      CFC tested income, and for other pur-                  sponsors of S. 1024, a bill to enhance
                                             name of the Senator from Vermont                        poses.                                                 our Nation’s nurse and physician work-
                                             (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon-                                            S. 828                         force during the COVID–19 crisis by re-
                                             sor of S. 544, a bill to direct the Sec-                  At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the                  capturing unused immigrant visas.
                                             retary of Veterans Affairs to designate                 name of the Senator from Connecticut                                     S. 1052
                                             one week each year as ‘‘Buddy Check                     (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor                    At the request of Mr. LEE, the name
                                             Week’’ for the purpose of outreach and                  of S. 828, a bill to amend title XVIII of              of the Senator from Florida (Mr.
                                             education concerning peer wellness                      the Social Security Act to provide for                 RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                             checks for veterans, and for other pur-                 the coverage of marriage and family                    1052, a bill to improve the poverty
                                             poses.                                                  therapist services and mental health                   measurement methodology used by the
                                                                    S. 611                           counselor services under part B of the                 Bureau of the Census to more accu-
                                               At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the                     Medicare program, and for other pur-                   rately measure poverty in the United
                                             name of the Senator from Florida (Mr.                   poses.                                                 States.
                                             RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S.                                           S. 853                                           S. 1249
                                             611, a bill to deposit certain funds into                 At the request of Mr. CASEY, the                       At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
                                             the Crime Victims Fund, to waive                        name of the Senator from Maine (Mr.                    name of the Senator from Iowa (Ms.
                                             matching requirements, and for other                    KING) was added as a cosponsor of S.                   ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                             purposes.                                               853, a bill to amend the Child Nutrition               1249, a bill to amend the Small Busi-
                                                                    S. 614                           Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligi-              ness Act to modify the maximum pay-
                                               At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the                     bility for children to receive benefits                check protection program loan amount
                                             names of the Senator from Mississippi                   under the special supplemental nutri-                  for farmers and ranchers, sole propri-
                                             (Mrs. HYDE-SMITH), the Senator from                     tion program for women, infants, and                   etors, independent contractors, and
                                             Arizona (Mr. KELLY) and the Senator                     children, and for other purposes.                      self-employed individuals, and for
                                             from Georgia (Mr. WARNOCK) were                                                 S. 910                         other purposes.
                                             added as cosponsors of S. 614, a bill to                  At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the                                     S. 1251
                                             amend title 23, United States Code, to                  names of the Senator from Wisconsin                      At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the
                                             improve the transportation alter-                       (Ms. BALDWIN) and the Senator from                     name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr.
                                             natives program, and for other pur-                     Arizona (Mr. KELLY) were added as co-                  KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                             poses.                                                  sponsors of S. 910, a bill to create pro-              1251, a bill to authorize the Secretary
                                                                    S. 617                           tections for financial institutions that               of Agriculture to develop a program to
                                               At the request of Mr. THUNE, the                      provide financial services to cannabis-                reduce barriers to entry for farmers,
                                             name of the Senator from Oklahoma                       related legitimate businesses and serv-                ranchers, and private forest landowners
                                             (Mr. LANKFORD) was added as a cospon-                   ice providers for such businesses, and                 in certain voluntary markets, and for
                                             sor of S. 617, a bill to amend the Inter-               for other purposes.                                    other purposes.
                                             nal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the                                          S. 936                                           S. 1300
                                             estate and generation-skipping transfer                   At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the                      At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
                                             taxes, and for other purposes.                          names of the Senator from Georgia                      name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.
                                                                    S. 657                           (Mr. WARNOCK) and the Senator from                     MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the                    Florida (Mr. RUBIO) were added as co-                  1300, a bill to amend the Internal Rev-
                                             name of the Senator from North Caro-                    sponsors of S. 936, a bill to require on-              enue Code of 1986 and the Small Busi-
                                             lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co-                    line marketplaces to collect, verify,                  ness Act to expand the availability of
                                             sponsor of S. 657, a bill to modify the                 and disclose certain information re-                   employee stock ownership plans in S
                                             presumption of service connection for                   garding high-volume third party sellers                corporations, and for other purposes.
                                             veterans who were exposed to herbicide                  of consumer products to inform con-                                      S. 1302
                                             agents while serving in the Armed                       sumers.                                                  At the request of Mr. BROWN, the
                                             Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam                                           S. 966                         names of the Senator from California




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                                             era, and for other purposes.                              At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the                    (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from
                                                                    S. 659                           name of the Senator from California                    Michigan (Mr. PETERS) were added as
                                               At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the                      (Mr. PADILLA) was added as a cosponsor                 cosponsors of S. 1302, a bill to amend
                                             names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.                   of S. 966, a bill to require the Adminis-              title II of the Social Security Act to re-
                                             MARSHALL), the Senator from Montana                     trator of the National Oceanic and At-                 peal the Government pension offset and
                                             (Mr. DAINES), the Senator from Iowa                     mospheric Administration to establish                  windfall elimination provisions.



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                                                                    S. 1315                                                 S. 1417                         matching contributions, and for other
                                               At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the                     At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name                 purposes; to the Committee on Fi-
                                             name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.                    of the Senator from Florida (Mr.                       nance.
                                             MARSHALL) was added as a cosponsor of                   SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S.                    Mr. WYDEN. Madam President,
                                             S. 1315, a bill to amend title XVIII of                 1417, a bill to establish a Venezuela Re-              today I have introduced the Retire-
                                             the Social Security Act to provide for                  construction Fund, and for other pur-                  ment Parity for Student Loans Act.
                                             coverage of certain lymphedema com-                     poses.                                                 This legislation would permit employ-
                                             pression treatment items under the                                           S.J. RES. 15                      ers to make matching contributions to
                                             Medicare program.                                         At the request of Mr. VAN HOLLEN,                    workers under 401(k) and similar types
                                                                    S. 1325                          the name of the Senator from Oregon                    of retirement plans as if a worker’s
                                                                                                     (Mr. MERKLEY) was added as a cospon-                   student loan payments were salary re-
                                               At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN,                                                                            duction contributions to the retire-
                                             the names of the Senator from Lou-                      sor of S.J. Res. 15, a joint resolution
                                                                                                     providing for congressional disapproval                ment plan. This legislation will help
                                             isiana (Mr. KENNEDY) and the Senator                                                                           workers who cannot afford to both save
                                             from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN) were                        under chapter 8 of title 5, United
                                                                                                                                                            for retirement and pay off their stu-
                                             added as cosponsors of S. 1325, a bill to               States Code, of the rule submitted by
                                                                                                                                                            dent loan debt by providing them with
                                             ensure that women seeking an abortion                   the Office of the Comptroller of Cur-
                                                                                                                                                            employer contributions to build their
                                             are informed of the medical risks asso-                 rency relating to ‘‘National Banks and
                                                                                                                                                            retirement savings. This legislation is
                                             ciated with the abortion procedure and                  Federal Savings Associations as Lend-                  a common sense fix to the rules that
                                             the major developmental characteris-                    ers’’.                                                 govern employer-sponsored retirement
                                             tics of the unborn child, before giving                                      S. RES. 149                       plans and I urge my colleagues to sup-
                                             their informed consent to receive an                      At the request of Mr. KELLY, the                     port this legislation. I ask unanimous
                                             abortion.                                               names of the Senator from Indiana                      consent that this bill be printed in the
                                                                    S. 1334                          (Mr. YOUNG), the Senator from Mary-                    RECORD.
                                               At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,                    land (Mr. CARDIN) and the Senator from                   There being no objection, the text of
                                             the names of the Senator from New                       Missouri (Mr. HAWLEY) were added as                    bill was ordered to be printed in the
                                             Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) and the Sen-                     cosponsors of S. Res. 149, a resolution                RECORD, as follows:
                                             ator from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) were                    expressing the sense of the Senate that                                     S. 1443
                                             added as cosponsors of S. 1334, a bill to               Congress should continue to support                      Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
                                             amend the Toxic Substance Control                       the A–10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft                resentatives of the United States of America in
                                                                                                     program, also known as the Warthog                     Congress assembled,
                                             Act to codify a Federal cause of action
                                                                                                     and A–10C or OA–10C.                                   SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
                                             and a type of remedy available for indi-                                                                        This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Retirement
                                             viduals significantly exposed to per-                                        S. RES. 167
                                                                                                                                                            Parity for Student Loans Act’’.
                                             and polyfluoroalkyl substances, to en-                    At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the                SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF STUDENT LOAN PAY-
                                             courage research and accountability                     name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr.                                MENTS AS ELECTIVE DEFERRALS
                                             for irresponsible discharge of those                    GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of                             FOR PURPOSES OF MATCHING CON-
                                                                                                                                                                       TRIBUTIONS.
                                             substances, and for other purposes.                     S. Res. 167, a resolution supporting the
                                                                                                                                                              (a) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of sec-
                                                                    S. 1338                          goals and ideals of ‘‘Countering Inter-                tion 401(m)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code
                                               At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,                     national Parental Child Abduction                      of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
                                             the name of the Senator from Oregon                     Month’’ and expressing the sense of the                end of clause (i), by striking the period at
                                             (Mr. WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor                    Senate that Congress should raise                      the end of clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’,
                                             of S. 1338, a bill to repeal the Protec-                awareness of the harm caused by inter-                 and by adding at the end the following new
                                                                                                     national parental child abduction.                     clause:
                                             tion of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act,                                                                             ‘‘(iii) subject to the requirements of para-
                                                                                                                          S. RES. 185
                                             and provide for the discoverability and                                                                        graph (13), any employer contribution made
                                             admissibility of gun trace information                    At the request of Mr. SCOTT of Flor-                 to a defined contribution plan on behalf of an
                                             in civil proceedings.                                   ida, the name of the Senator from Ten-                 employee on account of a qualified student
                                                                    S. 1369
                                                                                                     nessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as                   loan payment.’’.
                                                                                                     a cosponsor of S. Res. 185, a resolution                 (b) QUALIFIED STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT.—
                                               At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the                                                                          Paragraph (4) of section 401(m) of the Inter-
                                                                                                     requesting that the President transmit
                                             name of the Senator from Missouri                                                                              nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
                                                                                                     to the Senate not later than 14 days
                                             (Mr. HAWLEY) was added as a cosponsor                                                                          ing at the end the following new subpara-
                                                                                                     after the date of the adoption of this
                                             of S. 1369, a bill to require United                                                                           graph:
                                                                                                     resolution documents in the possession                   ‘‘(D) QUALIFIED STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT.—
                                             States educational institutions to in-
                                                                                                     of the President relating to the Admin-                The term ‘qualified student loan payment’
                                             clude information regarding financial
                                                                                                     istration’s discussions and plans to as-               means a payment made by an employee in
                                             transactions with the Government of
                                                                                                     sess, mitigate, and prevent growing in-                repayment of a qualified education loan (as
                                             the People’s Republic of China or its                                                                          defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred by the
                                                                                                     flation.
                                             affiliates in any petition for certifi-                                                                        employee to pay qualified higher education
                                                                                                                          S. RES. 188
                                             cation or recertification with the Stu-                                                                        expenses, but only—
                                             dent and Exchange Visitor Program.                        At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the                    ‘‘(i) to the extent such payments in the ag-
                                                                                                     names of the Senator from Texas (Mr.                   gregate for the year do not exceed an
                                                                    S. 1373
                                                                                                     CRUZ) and the Senator from Alaska                      amount equal to—
                                               At the request of Ms. LUMMIS, the                     (Mr. SULLIVAN) were added as cospon-                     ‘‘(I) the limitation applicable under section
                                             name of the Senator from Wyoming                        sors of S. Res. 188, a resolution express-             402(g) for the year (or, if lesser, the employ-
                                             (Mr. BARRASSO) was added as a cospon-                   ing appreciation and recognition for                   ee’s compensation (as defined in section
                                             sor of S. 1373, a bill to reduce, from 21               the Trump Administration for the cre-                  415(c)(3)) for the year), reduced by
                                             years of age to 18 years of age, the min-               ation of Operation Warp Speed and the                    ‘‘(II) the elective deferrals made by the em-
                                             imum age at which a person may ob-                                                                             ployee for such year, and
                                                                                                     historic development of a COVID–19                       ‘‘(ii) if the employee certifies to the em-
                                             tain a handgun from a Federal firearms                  vaccine.
                                             license.                                                                                                       ployer making the matching contribution
                                                                                                                       f                                    under this paragraph that such payment has
                                                                    S. 1385
                                                                                                                                                            been made on such loan.
                                               At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the                        STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED                            For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
                                             names of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.                     BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS                          ‘qualified higher education expenses’ means
                                             ROSEN), the Senator from Michigan                             By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr.                   the cost of attendance (as defined in section




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                                             (Mr. PETERS) and the Senator from Ha-                           BROWN, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr.                       472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as in
                                             waii (Mr. SCHATZ) were added as co-                             CARDIN, and Mr. WHITEHOUSE):                   effect on the day before the date of the en-
                                                                                                                                                            actment of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997)
                                             sponsors of S. 1385, a bill to amend the                  S. 1443. A bill to amend the Internal                at an eligible educational institution (as de-
                                             Animal Welfare Act to establish addi-                   Revenue Code of 1986 to permit treat-                  fined in section 221(d)(2)).’’.
                                             tional requirements for dealers, and for                ment of student loan payments as elec-                   (c) MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR QUALI-
                                             other purposes.                                         tive deferrals for purposes of employer                FIED STUDENT LOAN PAYMENTS.—Subsection




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