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

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Page S7072 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for October 19, 2021, marked as a correction, under the heading Additional Cosponsors, in interleaved columns. Introduced bills include S. 3012, a bill to provide a moratorium on all Federal research grants provided to any institution of higher education or research institute conducting gain-of-function research, and a bill to prohibit States from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for benefits under the Medicare, Medicaid or CHIP programs. Other remarks mention toxic PFAS chemicals and a juvenile court system that should rehabilitate and treat young people.

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                                                         S7072               CORRECTION                    CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE                                                    October 19, 2021
                                                         RECORDS on the dates indicated, and                     Human Services, and States from requiring              S. 3012. A bill to provide a moratorium on
                                                         ask unanimous consent, to save the ex-                  COVID–19 vaccination as a condition of eligi-        all Federal research grants provided to any
                                                         pense of reprinting on the Executive                    bility for benefits or assistance under the          institution of higher education or other re-
                                                                                                                 Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs; to             search institute that is conducting gain-of-
                                                         Calendar that these nominations lie at                  the Committee on Finance.                            function research; to the Committee on
                                                         the Secretary’s desk for the informa-                          By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:                      Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
                                                         tion of Senators.                                         S. 3000. A bill to prohibit proof of COVID–
                                                           The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without                        19 vaccination status as a requirement for                          f
                                                         objection, it is so ordered.                            receiving assistance under a program funded          SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND
                                                           Foreign Service nominations beginning                 by the Department of Housing and Urban De-                  SENATE RESOLUTIONS
                                                                                                                 velopment, and for other purposes; to the
                                                         with Ninoshka Abreu Guerra and ending
                                                                                                                 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban               The following concurrent resolutions
                                                         with Stefanie Nicole Yacubovich, which
                                                                                                                 Affairs.                                             and Senate resolutions were read, and
                                                         nominations were received by the Senate and
                                                                                                                        By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:                            referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
                                                         appeared in the Congressional Record on                   S. 3001. A bill to streamline enrollment in
                                                         July 19, 2021.                                          health insurance affordability programs and                By Mr. TILLIS:
                                                           Foreign Service nominations beginning                 minimum essential coverage, and for other              S. Res. 422. A resolution authorizing the
                                                         with Rosemary Gallant and ending with Eric              purposes; to the Committee on Finance.               use of the atrium in the Philip A. Hart Sen-
                                                         Wolff, which nominations were received by                      By Mr. CRUZ:                                  ate Office Building for a bipartisan Hal-
                                                         the Senate and appeared in the Congres-                   S. 3002. A bill to address the surge in ille-      loween dog parade on October 27, 2021; con-
                                                         sional Record on July 19, 2021.                         gal border crossings along the southwest bor-        sidered and agreed to.
                                                           Foreign Service nominations beginning                 der by establishing new ports of entry for                 By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
                                                         with Elizabeth R. Baiocchi and ending with              processing migrants in accordance with the             S. Res. 423. A resolution expressing support
                                                         William K. Makaneole, which nominations                 Immigration and Nationality Act and sec-             for the designation of October 2021 as ‘‘Na-
                                                         were received by the Senate and appeared in             tion 362 of the Public Health Service Act; to        tional Youth Justice Action Month’’; to the
                                                         the Congressional Record on August 9, 2021.             the Committee on the Judiciary.                      Committee on the Judiciary.
                                                           (Nominations without an asterisk                             By Mr. TESTER:                                               f
                                                         were reported with the recommenda-                        S. 3003. An original bill to improve health
                                                                                                                 care and benefits for veterans exposed to                  ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
                                                         tion that they be confirmed.)                           toxic substances, and for other purposes;
                                                                                                                                                                                          S. 212
                                                                          f                                      from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs;
                                                                                                                 placed on the calendar.                                At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
                                                            INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND                                   By Mr. WARNOCK:                               names of the Senator from Rhode Is-
                                                                 JOINT RESOLUTIONS                                 S. 3004. A bill to amend title 38, United          land (Mr. WHITEHOUSE) and the Senator
                                                           The following bills and joint resolu-                 States Code, to establish new requirements           from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL)
                                                                                                                 for State homes for veterans that receive per        were added as cosponsors of S. 212, a
                                                         tions were introduced, read the first                   diem from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
                                                         and second times by unanimous con-                      and for other purposes; to the Committee on          bill to amend the Internal Revenue
                                                         sent, and referred as indicated:                        Veterans’ Affairs.                                   Code of 1986 to allow a refundable tax
                                                                By Ms. ROSEN (for herself, Mr. SASSE,                   By Mr. BRAUN:                                 credit against income tax for the pur-
                                                                 and Mr. KING):                                    S. 3005. A bill establishing appropriate           chase of qualified access technology for
                                                           S. 2993. A bill to amend the Homeland Se-             thresholds for certain budget points of order        the blind.
                                                         curity Act of 2002 to establish in the Cyber-           in the Senate, and for other purposes; read
                                                                                                                                                                                          S. 535
                                                         security and Infrastructure Security Agency             the first time.
                                                                                                                        By Mr. BRAUN:                                   At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
                                                         the National Cyber Exercise Program, and
                                                         for other purposes; to the Committee on                   S. 3006. A bill to amend the Balanced Budg-        name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr.
                                                         Homeland Security and Governmental Af-                  et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985         GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of
                                                         fairs.                                                  to extend the discretionary spending limits          S. 535, a bill to authorize the location
                                                                By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs.                for fiscal years 2022 through 2031; read the         of a memorial on the National Mall to
                                                                 SHAHEEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs.                  first time.
                                                                                                                        By Mr. BRAUN:
                                                                                                                                                                      commemorate and honor the members
                                                                 FEINSTEIN, Ms. HASSAN, and Mr.                                                                       of the Armed Forces that served on ac-
                                                                                                                   S. 3007. A bill to amend the Balanced Budg-
                                                                 BLUMENTHAL):                                                                                         tive duty in support of the Global War
                                                                                                                 et and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
                                                           S. 2994. A bill to list certain perfluoroalkyl
                                                                                                                 to extend the discretionary spending limits;         on Terrorism, and for other purposes.
                                                         and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous
                                                                                                                 read the first time.                                                     S. 602
                                                         air pollutants, and for other purposes; to the
                                                                                                                        By Mr. BRAUN:
                                                         Committee on Environment and Public                       S. 3008. A bill to establish the Federal             At the request of Mr. COTTON, the
                                                         Works.                                                  Rainy Day Fund to control emergency                  names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.
                                                                By Mrs. MURRAY:                                  spending; read the first time.                       MORAN), the Senator from Oregon (Mr.
                                                           S. 2995. A bill to improve the provision of                  By Mr. BRAUN:                                 MERKLEY), the Senator from Florida
                                                         financial literacy training and information               S. 3009. A bill to amend title VI of the So-       (Mr. RUBIO), the Senator from North
                                                         relating to the Blended Retirement System               cial Security Act to remove the prohibition
                                                         to members of the Armed Forces; to the                                                                       Carolina (Mr. TILLIS), the Senator from
                                                                                                                 on States and territories against lowering
                                                         Committee on Armed Services.                            their taxes; read the first time.
                                                                                                                                                                      Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), the Senator from
                                                                By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and                       By Mr. BRAUN:                                 Texas (Mr. CORNYN) and the Senator
                                                                 Mr. SULLIVAN):                                    S. 3010. A bill to cap noninterest Federal         from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG) were added
                                                           S. 2996. A bill to provide for the distribu-          spending as a percentage of potential GDP to         as cosponsors of S. 602, a bill to combat
                                                         tion of certain outer Continental Shelf reve-           right-size the Government, grow the econ-            forced organ harvesting and trafficking
                                                         nues to the State of Alaska, and for other              omy, and balance the budget; read the first          in persons for purposes of the removal
                                                         purposes; to the Committee on Energy and                time.                                                of organs, and for other purposes.
                                                         Natural Resources.                                             By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr.
                                                                By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:                                  PADILLA, Mr. WYDEN, Ms. MUR-                                    S. 828
                                                           S. 2997. A bill to prohibit a COVID–19 vac-                    KOWSKI, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. KELLY,               At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the
                                                         cination requirement for eligibility in nutri-                   Mr. KENNEDY, and Mrs. SHAHEEN):             name of the Senator from Montana
                                                         tion programs; to the Committee on Agri-                  S. 3011. A bill to amend title VI of the So-       (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor
                                                         culture, Nutrition, and Forestry.                       cial Security Act to allow States and local          of S. 828, a bill to amend title XVIII of
                                                                By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:                         governments to use coronavirus relief funds
                                                                                                                                                                      the Social Security Act to provide for




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                                                           S. 2998. A bill to prohibit the Commissioner          provided under the American Rescue Plan
                                                         of Social Security and any officer or em-               Act for infrastructure projects, improve the         the coverage of marriage and family
                                                         ployee of the Social Security Administration            Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency              therapist services and mental health
                                                         from requiring that any individual be vac-              Fund, provide Tribal governments with more           counselor services under part B of the
                                                         cinated against COVID–19 as a condition of              time to use Coronavirus Relief Fund pay-             Medicare program, and for other pur-
                                                         receiving benefits under titles II or XVI of            ments, and for other purposes; considered            poses.
                                                         the Social Security Act; to the Committee               and passed.                                                              S. 868
                                                         on Finance.                                                    By Mr. MARSHALL (for himself, Mr.
                                                                By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:                                  PAUL, Ms. ERNST, Mr. TUBERVILLE,              At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
                                                           S. 2999. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of                   Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. HAGERTY, Mr.            the name of the Senator from Michigan
                                                         Health and Human Services, any officer or                        BRAUN, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. RUBIO,             (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon-
                                                         employee of the Department of Health and                         Mr. COTTON, and Mr. WICKER):                sor of S. 868, a bill to amend title II of



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                                             the Social Security Act to eliminate                    COLLINS) and the Senator from Arkan-                   needs and the health needs of their
                                             the five-month waiting period for dis-                  sas (Mr. BOOZMAN) were added as co-                    partners during the period following a
                                             ability insurance benefits under such                   sponsors of S. 1893, a bill to amend title             pregnancy loss, an unsuccessful round
                                             title and waive the 24-month waiting                    XVIII of the Social Security Act to                    of intrauterine insemination or of an
                                             period for Medicare eligibility for indi-               support rural residency training fund-                 assisted reproductive technology pro-
                                             viduals with Huntington’s disease.                      ing that is equitable for all States, and              cedure, a failed adoption arrangement,
                                                                    S. 958                           for other purposes.                                    a failed surrogacy arrangement, or a
                                               At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the                                             S. 1986                         diagnosis or event that impacts preg-
                                             name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.                     At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the                   nancy or fertility, to support related
                                             BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S.                   name of the Senator from Arkansas                      research and education, and for other
                                             958, a bill to amend the Public Health                  (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon-                   purposes.
                                             Service Act to expand the allowable                                                                                              S. 2491
                                                                                                     sor of S. 1986, a bill to amend title
                                             use criteria for new access points                      XVIII of the Social Security Act and                     At the request of Mr. KING, the name
                                             grants for community health centers.                    the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to ex-               of the Senator from New Hampshire
                                                                    S. 996                           pand and expedite access to cardiac re-                (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a cosponsor
                                                                                                     habilitation programs and pulmonary                    of S. 2491, a bill to amend the Home-
                                               At the request of Mr. WICKER, the
                                                                                                     rehabilitation programs under the                      land Security Act of 2002 to establish
                                             name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr.
                                                                                                     Medicare program, and for other pur-                   the National Cyber Resilience Assist-
                                             WARNOCK) was added as a cosponsor of
                                                                                                     poses.                                                 ance Fund, to improve the ability of
                                             S. 996, a bill to award grants to certain
                                                                                                                                                            the Federal Government to assist in
                                             intuitions of higher education to edu-                                         S. 2011
                                                                                                                                                            enhancing critical infrastructure cyber
                                             cate and train students to participate                    At the request of Mr. COONS, the                     resilience, to improve security in the
                                             in the telecommunications workforce.                    name of the Senator from Montana                       national cyber ecosystem, to address
                                                                    S. 1139                          (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor                  Systemically Important Critical Infra-
                                               At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the                      of S. 2011, a bill to award a Congres-                 structure, and for other purposes.
                                             name of the Senator from Wyoming                        sional Gold Medal to honor the con-                                      S. 2700
                                             (Ms. LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor                   tributions of all those whose efforts led                At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the
                                             of S. 1139, a bill to repeal the Military               to the successful development of life                  name of the Senator from California
                                             Selective Service Act.                                  saving vaccines to combat the novel                    (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co-
                                                                    S. 1378                          coronavirus.                                           sponsor of S. 2700, a bill to require the
                                               At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the                                           S. 2013                         Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
                                             name of the Senator from New Hamp-                        At the request of Mr. CASEY, the                     ices to improve the detection, preven-
                                             shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co-                   names of the Senator from Massachu-                    tion, and treatment of mental health
                                             sponsor of S. 1378, a bill to amend the                 setts (Ms. WARREN) and the Senator                     issues among public safety officers, and
                                             Animal Welfare Act to allow for the re-                 from Minnesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) were                    for other purposes.
                                             tirement of certain animals used in                     added as cosponsors of S. 2013, a bill to                                S. 2706
                                             Federal research, and for other pur-                    provide for the coverage of medically                    At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
                                             poses.                                                  necessary food and vitamins and indi-                  name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
                                                                    S. 1488                          vidual amino acids for digestive and in-               BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH,                      herited metabolic disorder under Fed-                  2706, a bill to improve diversity in clin-
                                             the name of the Senator from Massa-                     eral health programs and private                       ical trials and data collection for
                                             chusetts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a                    health insurance, to ensure State and                  COVID–19 and future public health
                                             cosponsor of S. 1488, a bill to amend                   Federal protection for existing cov-                   threats to address social determinants
                                             title 37, United States Code, to estab-                 erage, and for other purposes.                         of health.
                                             lish a basic needs allowance for low-in-                                       S. 2069                                           S. 2729
                                             come regular members of the Armed                         At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the                    At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the
                                             Forces.                                                 names of the Senator from Washington                   name of the Senator from New Jersey
                                                                    S. 1697                          (Ms. CANTWELL) and the Senator from                    (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor
                                               At the request of Mr. LUJÁN, the                     Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added as co-                  of S. 2729, a bill to direct the Federal
                                             name of the Senator from New Mexico                     sponsors of S. 2069, a bill to expand the              Communications Commission to estab-
                                             (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon-                   Medicaid certified community behav-                    lish a program through which eligible
                                             sor of S. 1697, a bill to address mater-                ioral health clinic demonstration pro-                 individuals may obtain vouchers for
                                             nity care storages and promote optimal                  gram and to authorize funding for addi-                the purchase of connected devices, and
                                             maternity outcomes by expanding edu-                    tional grants to certified community                   for other purposes.
                                                                                                     behavioral health clinics.                                               S. 2736
                                             cational opportunities for midwives,
                                             and for other purposes.                                                        S. 2091
                                                                                                                                                              At the request of Mr. BURR, the name
                                                                                                                                                            of the Senator from Indiana (Mr.
                                                                    S. 1779                            At the request of Ms. SINEMA, the
                                                                                                                                                            BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                               At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH,                      name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
                                                                                                                                                            2736, a bill to exclude vehicles to be
                                             the name of the Senator from Michigan                   COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
                                                                                                                                                            used solely for competition from cer-
                                             (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon-                   2091, a bill to amend the American Res-
                                                                                                                                                            tain provisions of the Clean Air Act,
                                             sor of S. 1779, a bill to amend title 38,               cue Plan Act of 2021 to increase appro-
                                                                                                                                                            and for other purposes.
                                             United States Code, to eliminate co-                    priations to Restaurant Revitalization
                                                                                                                                                                              S. 2780
                                             payments by the Department of Vet-                      Fund, and for other purposes.
                                                                                                                                                              At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the
                                             erans Affairs for medicines relating to                                        S. 2100
                                                                                                                                                            name of the Senator from Louisiana
                                             preventive health services, and for                       At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the                (Mr. KENNEDY) was added as a cospon-
                                             other purposes.                                         name of the Senator from Connecticut                   sor of S. 2780, a bill to amend title 10,
                                                                    S. 1873                          (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co-                    United States Code, to prohibit certain
                                               At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the                      sponsor of S. 2100, a bill to amend the                adverse    personnel     actions  taken
                                             name of the Senator from Wisconsin                      Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act                   against members of the Armed Forces
                                             (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon-                    to ensure the safety of cosmetics.                     based on declining the COVID–19 vac-
                                             sor of S. 1873, a bill to amend title                                          S. 2390                         cine.




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                                             XVIII of the Social Security Act to                       At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH,                                       S. 2889
                                             provide for Medicare coverage of multi-                 the name of the Senator from Massa-                      At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the
                                             cancer early detection screening tests.                 chusetts (Ms. WARREN) was added as a                   name of the Senator from Michigan
                                                                    S. 1893                          cosponsor of S. 2390, a bill to allow                  (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon-
                                               At the request of Mr. TESTER, the                     Americans to receive paid leave time                   sor of S. 2889, a bill to amend the Con-
                                             names of the Senator from Maine (Ms.                    to process and address their own health                solidated Appropriations Act, 2021 to



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                                             address the timing for the use of funds                 the water supply, it is less well known                 able and maintaining public safety, and the
                                             with respect to grants made to shut-                    that PFAS chemicals are also emitted                    juvenile court system is therefore better
                                             tered venue operators.                                  into the air.                                           equipped to work with youth than the adult
                                                                                                                                                             criminal justice system, which is punitive in
                                                                    S. 2925                            This legislation would add PFOA,                      nature;
                                               At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the                      PFOS, PFBS, and GenX to the list of                       Whereas youth are developmentally dif-
                                             name of the Senator from Tennessee                      hazardous air pollutants regulated                      ferent from adults, and those differences
                                             (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co-                     under section 112(b) of the Clean Air                   have been—
                                             sponsor of S. 2925, a bill to provide for               Act. It would also direct the EPA to                      (1) documented by research on the adoles-
                                                                                                     create a list of categories of major                    cent brain; and
                                             a strategic plan for the domestic manu-                                                                           (2) acknowledged by the Supreme Court of
                                             facture of necessary medical supplies                   sources and area sources that emit                      the United States, State supreme courts, and
                                             or supplies needed to facilitate emer-                  PFAS within 2 years and give the EPA                    many State and Federal laws that prohibit
                                             gency or medical response, and for                      a 5-year deadline to finalize the subse-                youth under the age of 18 from taking on
                                             other purposes.                                         quent regulations.                                      major adult responsibilities such as voting,
                                                                                                       The EPA has acknowledged that ‘‘air                   jury duty, and military service;
                                                                    S. 2984
                                                                                                     emissions of PFAS from industrial                         Whereas youth who are placed under the
                                               At the request of Ms. MURKOWSKI, the                                                                          commitment of the juvenile court system
                                             name of the Senator from Arkansas                       sources is now recognized as a signifi-
                                                                                                                                                             are able to access age-appropriate services
                                             (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon-                    cant route for PFAS releases to the en-                 and education and remain closer to their
                                             sor of S. 2984, a bill to establish that a              vironment and is evidenced by deposi-                   families, which reduces the likelihood that
                                             State-based education loan program is                   tion as well as their presence in rain-                 those youth will commit offenses in the fu-
                                             excluded from certain requirements re-                  water.’’ Yet PFAS air emissions aren’t                  ture;
                                                                                                     currently regulated under the Clean                       Whereas every year in the United States
                                             lating to a preferred lender arrange-                                                                           an estimated 76,000 youths are tried, sen-
                                             ment.                                                   Air Act or any other anti-pollution
                                                                                                     law.                                                    tenced, or incarcerated as adults, and most
                                                                 S. RES. 380                                                                                 of those youth are prosecuted for nonviolent
                                                                                                       Adding PFAS to the EPA’s hazardous                    offenses;
                                               At the request of Mr. RISCH, the
                                                                                                     air pollutants list would build upon                      Whereas most laws allowing the prosecu-
                                             name of the Senator from Delaware
                                                                                                     work done by States to limit air emis-                  tion of youth as adults were enacted before
                                             (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor
                                                                                                     sions from industrial facilities and                    the publication of research-based evidence
                                             of S. Res. 380, a resolution reiterating                                                                        by the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
                                                                                                     greatly expand the number of facilities
                                             United States support for the people of                                                                         vention and the Office of Juvenile Justice
                                                                                                     that would have to adopt technology to
                                             the Republic of South Sudan in their                                                                            and Delinquency Prevention of the Depart-
                                                                                                     reduce PFAS emissions.
                                             quest for lasting peace, stability, and                                                                         ment of Justice demonstrating that pros-
                                                                                                       I thank my colead Senator SHAHEEN                     ecuting youth in adult court actually de-
                                             democracy after 10 years of independ-
                                                                                                     for her tireless leadership fighting                    creases public safety as, on average, youth
                                             ence and calling for a review of United
                                                                                                     PFAS contamination and protecting                       prosecuted in adult court are 34 percent
                                             States policy toward South Sudan.
                                                                                                     vulnerable communities and Congress-                    more likely to commit future crimes than
                                                                 S. RES. 411
                                                                                                     woman STEVENS for successfully shep-                    youth retained in the juvenile court system;
                                               At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the                   herding this legislation through the                      Whereas youth of color, youth with disabil-
                                             names of the Senator from Maryland                      House.                                                  ities, and youth with mental health issues
                                             (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator                          I look forward to working with my                     are disproportionately represented at all
                                             from Michigan (Mr. PETERS) were                                                                                 stages of the criminal justice system;
                                                                                                     colleagues to enact the PROTECT Act                       Whereas it is harmful to public safety and
                                             added as cosponsors of S. Res. 411, a                   as quickly as possible.                                 to young people in the legal system to con-
                                             resolution designating October 6, 2021,
                                                                                                                        f                                    fine youth in adult jails or prisons where
                                             as ‘‘Energy Efficiency Day’’ in celebra-                                                                        they are significantly more likely to be
                                             tion of the economic and environ-                               SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS                           physically and sexually assaulted and often
                                             mental benefits that have been driven                                                                           placed in solitary confinement;
                                             by private sector innovation and Fed-                                           ---                               Whereas youth sentenced as adults receive
                                             eral energy efficiency policies.                        SENATE      RESOLUTION      422—AU-                     an adult criminal record that hinders future
                                                              f                                        THORIZING THE USE OF THE                              education and employment opportunities;
                                                                                                       ATRIUM IN THE PHILIP A. HART                            Whereas youth who receive extremely long
                                                STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED                                                                                     sentences deserve an opportunity to dem-
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                                                                                                       A BIPARTISAN HALLOWEEN DOG                            and
                                                   By Mr. PADILLA (for himself,                        PARADE ON OCTOBER 27, 2021                              Whereas, in October, people around the
                                                    Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. GILLI-                                                                                United States participate in Youth Justice
                                                                                                       Mr. TILLIS submitted the following
                                                    BRAND, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms.                                                                               Action Month to increase public awareness
                                                                                                     resolution; which was considered and
                                                    HASSAN, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL):                                                                             of the need to protect the constitutional
                                                                                                     agreed to.:
                                               S. 2994. A bill to list certain                                                                               rights of youth, establish a minimum age for
                                             perfluoroalkyl    and   polyfluoroalkyl                                       S. RES. 422                       arresting children, remove youth from adult
                                             substances as hazardous air pollutants,                      Resolved,                                          courts and prisons, and end the practice of
                                             and for other purposes; to the Com-                     SECTION 1. USE OF THE ATRIUM IN THE HART                sentencing children to life, and de facto life,
                                                                                                                SENATE OFFICE BUILDING FOR A BI-             without parole and to provide people across
                                             mittee on Environment and Public                                   PARTISAN HALLOWEEN DOG PA-                   the United States with an opportunity to de-
                                             Works.                                                             RADE.                                        velop action-oriented events in their commu-
                                               Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I rise                      The atrium in the Philip A. Hart Senate               nities: Now, therefore, be it
                                             to introduce the Prevent Release of                     Office Building is authorized to be used on               Resolved, That the Senate—
                                             Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and                    October 27, 2021, for a bipartisan Halloween              (1) acknowledges that the collateral con-
                                             Transfer Act. The PROTECT Act would                     dog parade.                                             sequences normally applied in the adult
                                                                                                                                                             criminal justice system should not auto-
                                             add certain PFAS chemicals to the list                                     f
                                                                                                                                                             matically apply to youth arrested for crimes
                                             of hazardous air pollutants under the                                                                           before the age of 18;
                                             Clean Air Act.                                          SENATE      RESOLUTION       423—EX-
                                                                                                       PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE                                (2) expresses support for the designation of
                                               The Environmental Working Group                                                                               October 2021 as ‘‘National Youth Justice Ac-
                                             recently identified nearly 30,000 poten-                  DESIGNATION OF OCTOBER 2021
                                                                                                                                                             tion Month’’;
                                             tial industrial dischargers of PFAS                       AS ‘‘NATIONAL YOUTH JUSTICE                             (3) recognizes and supports the goals and
                                             into the air and water. Yet there are                     ACTION MONTH’’                                        ideals of National Youth Justice Action
                                             currently no restrictions on industrial                   Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted the fol-                     Month; and




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                                             PFAS discharges under the Clean                         lowing resolution; which was referred                     (4) recognizes the importance of and en-
                                                                                                                                                             courages the Office of Juvenile Justice and
                                             Water Act or the Clean Air Act, leav-                   to the Committee on the Judiciary:
                                                                                                                                                             Delinquency Prevention of the Department
                                             ing communities vulnerable to the dev-                                  S. RES. 423                             of Justice to fully implement the Juvenile
                                             astating impacts of PFAS pollution.                       Whereas the historical role of the juvenile           Justice Reform Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–
                                               While it is well documented how                       court system is to rehabilitate and treat               385; 132 Stat. 5123) in a manner in keeping
                                             toxic PFAS chemicals are prevalent in                   young people while holding them account-                with the spirit and intent of the law.




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