Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., July 28, 2021)

Summary

Page S5142 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for July 28, 2021, headed Additional Cosponsors, in interleaved columns. Entries record added cosponsors such as Mr. Durbin and Ms. Klobuchar on S. 1435, a bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to prohibit product hopping, Mr. Markey on S. 97 on Medicare dental coverage, Mr. Lujan on S. 1068 on an occupational heat standard, Mr. Carper on S. 1574 on long-term care pharmacies, and Mr. Romney on S. Res. 310. A later column carries statement text on payday lending, saying such lenders are known to target seniors, veterans and low-income borrowers.

Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used

Cite this document

“Additional Cosponsors (Cong. Rec., July 28, 2021).” Original at www.govinfo.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/crec-crec-2021-07-28-crec-2021-07-28-pt1-pgs5142-ad531b3429/, SHA-256 cca1b2e60ffedccf70cf4949021a12cc5f4d501b0ea3e97038a11ad6f573b317.

Full text

S5142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2021
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS spect to certain benefits administered S. 1435

S. 97 by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
and for other purposes. the names of the Senator from Illinois
At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
S. 1068 (Mr. DURBIN) and the Senator from
name of the Senator from Massachu-
At the request of Mr. BROWN, the Minnesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) were added
setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co-
name of the Senator from New Mexico as cosponsors of S. 1435, a bill to amend
sponsor of S. 97, a bill to amend title
(Mr. LUJÁN) was added as a cosponsor the Federal Trade Commission Act to
XVIII of the Social Security Act to
of S. 1068, a bill to direct the Occupa- prohibit product hopping, and for other
provide for coverage of dental services
tional Safety and Health Administra- purposes.
under the Medicare program.
S. 1574
S. 346 tion to issue an occupational safety
and health standard to protect workers At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the Carolina, the name of the Senator from
name of the Senator from New Mexico from heat-related injuries and ill-
nesses. Delaware (Mr. CARPER) was added as a
(Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- cosponsor of S. 1574, a bill to codify a
sor of S. 346, a bill to end preventable S. 1089
statutory definition for long-term care
maternal mortality and severe mater- At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, pharmacies.
nal morbidity in the United States and the name of the Senator from New S. 1813
close disparities in maternal health Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as At the request of Mr. COONS, the
outcomes, and for other purposes. a cosponsor of S. 1089, a bill to direct names of the Senator from Colorado
S. 377 the Government Accountability Office (Mr. BENNET), the Senator from West
At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, to evaluate appropriate coverage of as- Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN), the Senator
the name of the Senator from Indiana sistive technologies provided to pa- from Arizona (Ms. SINEMA), the Sen-
(Mr. BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor tients who experience amputation or ator from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), the
of S. 377, a bill to promote and protect live with limb difference. Senator from California (Mrs. FEIN-
from discrimination living organ do- S. 1175 STEIN), the Senator from Arizona (Mr.
nors. At the request of Mr. BURR, the name KELLY), the Senator from California
S. 388 of the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. PADILLA) and the Senator from
At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a cosponsor Montana (Mr. TESTER) were added as
name of the Senator from New Hamp- of S. 1175, a bill to categorize public cosponsors of S. 1813, a bill to direct
shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- safety telecommunicators as a protec- the Secretary of Health and Human
sponsor of S. 388, a bill to suspend cer- tive service occupation under the Services to support research on, and
tain United States assistance for the Standard Occupational Classification expanded access to, investigational
Government of Honduras until corrup- System. drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
tion, impunity, and human rights vio- S. 1198 and for other purposes.
lations are no longer systemic, and the At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the S. 1872
perpetrators of these crimes are being name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
brought to justice. SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. names of the Senator from Tennessee
S. 445 1198, a bill to amend title 38, United (Mr. HAGERTY), the Senator from Min-
At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the States Code, to improve and expand the nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) and the Sen-
names of the Senator from Indiana Solid Start program of the Department ator from Michigan (Ms. STABENOW)
(Mr. BRAUN) and the Senator from Or- of Veterans Affairs, and for other pur- were added as cosponsors of S. 1872, a
egon (Mr. MERKLEY) were added as co- poses. bill to award a Congressional Gold
sponsors of S. 445, a bill to amend sec- S. 1302
Medal, collectively, to the United
tion 303(g) of the Controlled Substances States Army Rangers Veterans of
At the request of Mr. BROWN, the
Act (21 U.S.C. 823(g)) to eliminate the World War II in recognition of their ex-
name of the Senator from Montana
separate registration requirement for traordinary service during World War
(Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor
dispensing narcotic drugs in schedule II.
of S. 1302, a bill to amend title II of the
S. 1912
III, IV, or V, such as buprenorphine, for Social Security Act to repeal the Gov-
maintenance or detoxification treat- At the request of Mr. PADILLA, the
ernment pension offset and windfall
ment, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from Maryland
elimination provisions.
(Mr. CARDIN was added as a cosponsor
S. 812 S. 1404
of S. 1912, a bill to clarify the rights of
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the certain persons who are held or de-
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. names of the Senator from Tennessee tained at a port of entry or at any fa-
CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mr. HAGERTY) and the Senator from cility overseen by U.S. Customs and
812, a bill to direct the Secretary of Delaware (Mr. COONS) were added as co- Border Protection.
State to develop a strategy to regain sponsors of S. 1404, a bill to award a S. 1976
observer status for Taiwan in the Congressional Gold Medal to the 23d At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the
World Health Organization, and for Headquarters Special Troops and the names of the Senator from Massachu-
other purposes. 3133d Signal Service Company in rec- setts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator
S. 924 ognition of their unique and distin- from Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) were
At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, guished service as a ‘‘Ghost Army’’ added as cosponsors of S. 1976, a bill to
the name of the Senator from West that conducted deception operations in establish a program to oversee the
Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a Europe during World War II. global COVID–19 response and prepare
cosponsor of S. 924, a bill to establish a S. 1428 for future pandemics, and for other
demonstration program to provide pay- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the purposes.
ments on eligible loans for individuals name of the Senator from Tennessee S. 2048
who are eligible for the National (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co- At the request of Mr. BROWN, the
Health Service Corps Loan Repayment sponsor of S. 1428, a bill to prohibit name of the Senator from Michigan
Program. brand name drug companies from com- (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon-
S. 1031 pensating generic drug companies to sor of S. 2048, a bill to amend title

SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE
At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the delay the entry of a generic drug into XVIII of the Social Security Act to
name of the Senator from New Mexico the market, and to prohibit biological count a period of receipt of outpatient
(Mr. LUJÁN) was added as a cosponsor product manufacturers from compen- observation services in a hospital to-
of S. 1031, a bill to require the Comp- sating biosimilar and interchangeable ward satisfying the 3-day inpatient
troller General of the United States to companies to delay the entry of bio- hospital requirement for coverage of
conduct a study on disparities associ- similar biological products and inter- skilled nursing facility services under
ated with race and ethnicity with re- changeable biological products. Medicare.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:27 Jul 29, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.016 S28JYPT1
July 28, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5143
S. 2081 Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) were added as co- rowers to pay more in fees than the
At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the sponsors of S. 2489, a bill to require the amount of money they originally bor-
names of the Senator from California maintenance of the country of origin rowed, which is a sign of predatory
(Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from markings for imported goods produced lending and poor underwriting.
Colorado (Mr. BENNET) were added as in the West Bank or Gaza, and for According to a coalition of commu-
cosponsors of S. 2081, a bill to improve other purposes. nity organizations, payday lenders are
the structure of the Federal Pell Grant S. RES. 310 known to target the most vulnerable,
program, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. ROMNEY, his including seniors, veterans, and low-in-
S. 2085 name was added as a cosponsor of S. come borrowers. Many in these com-
At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Res. 310, a resolution expressing soli- munities were already struggling to
the name of the Senator from Delaware darity with Cuban citizens dem- make ends meet before the pandemic,
(Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor onstrating peacefully for fundamental and continuing to pay exorbitant APRs
of S. 2085, a bill to amend the Internal freedoms, condemning the Cuban re- may cause them to fall deeper into eco-
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for car- gime’s acts of repression, and calling nomic insecurity. This is why it’s im-
bon dioxide and other greenhouse gas for the immediate release of arbitrarily portant to extend strong protections
and criteria air pollutant emission detained Cuban citizens. against unscrupulous lenders to all
fees, provide rebates to low- and mid- At the request of Mr. HAGERTY, his Americans.
dle-income Americans, invest in fossil name was added as a cosponsor of S. The MLA’s successful track record
fuel communities and workers, invest Res. 310, supra. demonstrates that providing for rea-
in environmental justice communities, f sonable, responsible limits on interest
and for other purposes. rates does not cut off consumers’ ac-
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED cess to credit. According to a May 2021
S. 2229 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
At the request of Mr. KELLY, the report from the Department of Defense,
By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. ‘‘credit cards, auto loans, and personal
name of the Senator from North Caro-
MERKLEY, Mr. BROWN, Mr. VAN loans are widely available at risk-based
lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon-
HOLLEN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. BOOK- rates under the 36 percent [military]
sor of S. 2229, a bill to require the Sec-
ER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. APR’’ and ‘‘[s]ervice members continue
retary of Transportation to carry out a
SCHATZ, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. to have ample access to necessary cred-
highway formula modernization study,
WARNOCK, Mr. LEAHY, and Mr. it.’’
and for other purposes.
WYDEN): Moreover, this legislation would fol-
S. 2315
S. 2508. A bill to amend the Truth in low the trend in many states towards
At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the Lending Act to extend the consumer greater protections against predatory
name of the Senator from Massachu- credit protections provided to members loans. Eighteen states and the District
setts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a co- of the Armed Forces and their depend- of Columbia have enacted APR caps of
sponsor of S. 2315, a bill to require the ents under title 10, United States Code, 36% or lower for payday loans or
Secretary of Health and Human Serv- to all consumers; to the Committee on banned them altogether. Lenders in
ices to establish a program to provide Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. these states have incentives to offer
health care coverage to low-income Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I am more affordable loans that borrowers
adults in States that have not ex- reintroducing the Veterans and Con- have an ability to repay. The same in-
panded Medicaid. sumers Fair Credit Act (VCFCA) along centives should apply across the na-
S. 2405 with Senator MERKLEY, Senate Bank- tion.
At the request of Mr. SULLIVAN, the ing Committee Chairman BROWN, and I thank the bill’s supporters, includ-
name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. many of my colleagues. This important ing the Consumer Federation of Amer-
MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor legislation would extend the bipartisan ica, the National Consumer Law Center
of S. 2405, a bill to amend title 38, Military Lending Act’s (MLA) protec- (on behalf of its low income clients),
United States Code, to authorize the tions for active-duty servicemembers the Center for Responsible Lending,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award and their families to all Americans by Americans for Financial Reform, Vet-
grants to States to improve outreach imposing a nationwide 36 percent cap erans Education Success, the Military
to veterans, and for other purposes. on the annual percentage rate (APR) Officers Association of America, and
S. 2447 for most extensions of consumer credit. the National Military Family Associa-
At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the The MLA was enacted on a bipartisan tion.
name of the Senator from Minnesota basis in 2006 to rein in payday and I urge our colleagues to join us in
(Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor other unscrupulous lenders that tar- supporting this important legislation.
of S. 2447, a bill to amend the American geted American troops with abusive ---
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide ad- and predatory loans. Unfortunately, By Mr. KAINE (for himself and
ditional funding for E-rate support for the MLA does not protect veterans or Mr. RUBIO):
emergency educational connections Gold Star families from these exploita- S. 2509. A bill to authorize the New
and devices, and for other purposes. tive practices. Our servicemembers and Partnerships Initiative to expand and
their families should not lose impor- diversify the partner base of the United
S. 2449
tant consumer protections simply be- States Agency for International Devel-
At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the opment and to provide more entry
cause they retire, separate from honor-
name of the Senator from Tennessee points for organizations to work with
able service, or lose their loved ones.
(Mr. HAGERTY) was added as a cospon- USAID; to the Committee on Foreign
As such, our legislation would extend
sor of S. 2449, a bill to amend chapter Relations.
the MLA’ s protections to veterans and
44 of title 18, United States Code, to en- Mr. KAINE. Mr. President. The
Gold Star families as well as ensure
hance penalties for theft of a firearm United States Agency for International
that all Americans are shielded from
from a Federal firearms licensee. Development’s (USAID) New Partner-
predatory loans.
S. 2467 Hundreds of millions of American ships Initiative (NPI) was formed to
At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the consumers could benefit from a 36 per- help small and local nonprofit organi-
name of the Senator from Minnesota cent APR cap. In states that do not zations partner with the agency on hu-
(Ms. SMITH) was added as a cosponsor have such a cap, predatory lenders are manitarian work, and was inspired in

SSpencer on DSK126QN23PROD with SENATE
of S. 2467, a bill to provide for a Public permitted to offer loans with triple- part by requests from Congress for
Health Emergency Fund, and for other digit APRs that trap individuals in cy- USAID to cooperate more closely with
purposes. cles of debt. For instance, the Con- these organizations. The program was
S. 2489 sumer Financial Protection Bureau founded on the principle that greater
At the request of Mr. COTTON, the found that 80 percent of payday loans diversity and competition among the
names of the Senator from Texas (Mr. are rolled over or renewed within two USAID partner base would lead to bet-
CRUZ) and the Senator from North weeks. This practice can cause bor- ter and more effective development

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:27 Jul 29, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.018 S28JYPT1

File and source

File: CREC_crec-2021-07-28_crec-2021-07-28-pt1-pgs5142.pdf
Size: 231,694 bytes
SHA-256: cca1b2e60ffedccf70cf4949021a12cc5f4d501b0ea3e97038a11ad6f573b317
Our copy: CREC_crec-2021-07-28_crec-2021-07-28-pt1-pgs5142.pdf
Original: www.govinfo.gov