Congressional Record, Senate, October 26, 2021, Page S7369

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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated October 26, 2021, at page S7369, with a resolution and additional cosponsor entries. S. Res. 428, recognizing October 2021 as National Principals Month, was considered and agreed to. The cosponsor entries include S. 437, on exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits, S. 586, on access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting, S. 1219, to establish a policy of no-first-use of nuclear weapons, S. 1609, on electrochromic glass as energy property, and S. 1780, on college cost as a barrier to a diverse educator workforce.

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October 26, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7369
S. Res. 428. A resolution recognizing Octo- S. 1210 S. 1609
ber 2021 as ‘‘National Principals Month’’; At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
considered and agreed to. the name of the Senator from Illinois names of the Senator from Arizona
f (Ms. DUCKWORTH) was added as a co- (Mr. KELLY) and the Senator from
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS sponsor of S. 1210, a bill to amend the Delaware (Mr. CARPER) were added as
S. 437
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clar- cosponsors of S. 1609, a bill to amend
At the request of Mr. SULLIVAN, the ify provisions enacted by the Captive the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
name of the Senator from Florida (Mr. Wildlife Safety Act, to further the con- ensure that electrochromic glass quali-
SCOTT) was added as a cosponsor of S. servation of certain wildlife species, fies as energy property for purposes of
437, a bill to amend title 38, United and for other purposes. the energy credit.
States Code, to concede exposure to S. 1219 S. 1780
airborne hazards and toxins from burn At the request of Ms. WARREN, the At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the
pits under certain circumstances, and name of the Senator from Vermont name of the Senator from Connecticut
for other purposes. (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor
S. 586 sor of S. 1219, a bill to establish the of S. 1780, a bill to remove college cost
At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the policy of the United States regarding as a barrier to every student having ac-
names of the Senator from Oklahoma the no-first-use of nuclear weapons. cess to a well-prepared and diverse edu-
(Mr. INHOFE) and the Senator from S. 1315 cator workforce, and for other pur-
Georgia (Mr. OSSOFF) were added as co- At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the poses.
sponsors of S. 586, a bill to amend title name of the Senator from Vermont S. 1813
XVIII of the Social Security Act to (Mr. SANDERS) was added as a cospon- At the request of Mr. COONS, the
combat the opioid crisis by promoting sor of S. 1315, a bill to amend title name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
access to non-opioid treatments in the XVIII of the Social Security Act to BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
hospital outpatient setting. provide for coverage of certain 1813, a bill to direct the Secretary of
S. 773 lymphedema compression treatment Health and Human Services to support
At the request of Mr. THUNE, the items under the Medicare program. research on, and expanded access to,
name of the Senator from Montana S. 1404 investigational drugs for amyotrophic
(Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the lateral sclerosis, and for other pur-
of S. 773, a bill to enable certain hos- name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. poses.
pitals that were participating in or ap- BRAUN) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 1848
plied for the drug discount program 1404, a bill to award a Congressional At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND,
under section 340B of the Public Health Gold Medal to the 23d Headquarters the name of the Senator from Oregon
Service Act prior to the COVID–19 pub- Special Troops and the 3133d Signal (Mr. MERKLEY) was added as a cospon-
lic health emergency to temporarily Service Company in recognition of sor of S. 1848, a bill to prohibit dis-
maintain eligibility for such program, their unique and distinguished service crimination on the basis of religion,
and for other purposes. as a ‘‘Ghost Army’’ that conducted de- sex (including sexual orientation and
S. 870 ception operations in Europe during gender identity), and marital status in
At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the World War II. the administration and provision of
name of the Senator from Connecticut S. 1532 child welfare services, to improve safe-
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- ty, well-being, and permanency for les-
At the request of Mr. KAINE, the
sponsor of S. 870, a bill to amend title bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and
name of the Senator from Tennessee
XVIII of the Social Security Act to im- queer or questioning foster youth, and
(Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co-
prove access to mental health services for other purposes.
sponsor of S. 1532, a bill to provide a
under the Medicare program.
work opportunity tax credit for mili- S. 1856
S. 967
tary spouses and to provide for flexible At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the
At the request of Mr. BLUNT, the spending arrangements for childcare
names of the Senator from Indiana name of the Senator from New Mexico
services for uniformed services fami- (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon-
(Mr. BRAUN) and the Senator from Cali- lies.
fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) were added as sor of S. 1856, a bill to enhance the se-
cosponsors of S. 967, a bill to provide
S. 1548 curity operations of the Transpor-
for the automatic acquisition of United At the request of Mr. LUJÁN, the tation Security Administration and
States citizenship for certain inter- name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. stability of the transportation security
nationally adopted individuals, and for MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. workforce by applying the personnel
other purposes. 1548, a bill to amend the Public Health system under title 5, United States
S. 1064
Service Act to improve the diversity of Code, to employees of the Transpor-
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the participants in research on Alzheimer’s tation Security Administration, and
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. disease, and for other purposes. for other purposes.
S. 1572 S. 1873
CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S.
1064, a bill to advance the strategic At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the
alignment of United States diplomatic the name of the Senator from Georgia names of the Senator from Arkansas
tools toward the realization of free, (Mr. OSSOFF) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. BOOZMAN), the Senator from
fair, and transparent elections in Nica- of S. 1572, a bill to expand child care Michigan (Mr. PETERS) and the Senator
ragua and to reaffirm the commitment opportunities for members of the from Montana (Mr. TESTER) were added
of the United States to protect the fun- Armed Forces, and for other purposes. as cosponsors of S. 1873, a bill to amend
damental freedoms and human rights S. 1588 title XVIII of the Social Security Act
of the people of Nicaragua, and for At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, to provide for Medicare coverage of
other purposes. the name of the Senator from Maine multi-cancer early detection screening
S. 1068 (Ms. COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor tests.
At the request of Mr. BROWN, the of S. 1588, a bill to amend the Lacey S. 1893
name of the Senator from Rhode Island Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
(Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of importation, exportation, transpor- name of the Senator from West Vir-

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S. 1068, a bill to direct the Occupa- tation, sale, receipt, acquisition, and ginia (Mrs. CAPITO) was added as a co-
tional Safety and Health Administra- purchase in interstate or foreign com- sponsor of S. 1893, a bill to amend title
tion to issue an occupational safety merce, or in a manner substantially af- XVIII of the Social Security Act to
and health standard to protect workers fecting interstate or foreign commerce, support rural residency training fund-
from heat-related injuries and ill- or possession, of any live animal of any ing that is equitable for all States, and
nesses. prohibited primate species. for other purposes.

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S7370 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 26, 2021
S. 2024 S. 2937 STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED
At the request of Mr. THUNE, the At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
name of the Senator from Wyoming name of the Senator from Montana
(Ms. LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor ---
By Mr. COONS:
of S. 2024, a bill to require that inter- of S. 2937, a bill to authorize humani- S. 3075. A bill making appropriations
net platforms give users the option to tarian assistance and civil society sup- for the Department of State, foreign
engage with a platform without being port, promote democracy and human operations, and related programs for
manipulated by algorithms driven by rights, and impose targeted sanctions the fiscal year ending September 30,
user-specific data. with respect to human rights abuses in 2022, and for other purposes; to the
S. 2120 Burma, and for other purposes. Committee on Appropriations.
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the S. 2945 Mr. COONS. Mr. President, I come to
name of the Senator from Colorado At the request of Ms. ERNST, the the floor to speak to the fiscal year
(Mr. HICKENLOOPER) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Tennessee 2022 State-Foreign Operations appro-
sponsor of S. 2120, a bill to establish (Mr. HAGERTY) was added as a cospon- priations bill.
the United States-Israel Artificial In- sor of S. 2945, a bill to include sexual Every year as December approaches,
telligence Center to improve artificial assault and aggravated sexual violence we finally roll up our sleeves and get
intelligence research and development in the definition of aggravated felonies serious about passing the critical ap-
cooperation. under the Immigration and Nationality propriations bills that fund our govern-
S. 2429 Act in order to expedite the removal of ment for the new fiscal year, and this
At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the aliens convicted of such crimes. year should be no different. We are, in
names of the Senator from Connecticut S. 2953 fact, already a month into fiscal year
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the Senator At the request of Mr. TUBERVILLE, 2022. Until we complete our work on
from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) were added the name of the Senator from South the Appropriations Committee, Federal
as cosponsors of S. 2429, a bill to amend Carolina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a co- Agencies are compelled to run on auto-
chapter 38 of title 31, United States sponsor of S. 2953, a bill to prohibit the pilot—something they can manage for
Code, relating to civil remedies, and Internal Revenue Service from requir- a few weeks, even a few months, but it
for other purposes. ing financial institutions to report on creates immense problems for Agencies
S. 2612
the financial transactions of their cus- and has grave consequences for every
tomers. State and county and municipality in
At the request of Mr. LUJÁN, the
S. 3013 this country if it goes on too long.
name of the Senator from Montana What I am talking about today is the
(Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. ERNST, the
names of the Senator from South Caro- grave risk that we will end up with a
of S. 2612, a bill to amend title XVIII of continuing resolution. Now, a con-
the Social Security Act to add physical lina (Mr. GRAHAM), the Senator from
New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) and the tinuing resolution doesn’t sound that
therapists to the list of providers al- scary, but it is appropriations-speak
lowed to utilize locum tenens arrange- Senator from Ohio (Mr. BROWN) were
added as cosponsors of S. 3013, a bill to for doing nothing, for a zombie govern-
ments under Medicare. ment, for conducting business as if
require the evaluation and standardiza-
S. 2629
tion of suicide prevention efforts by time has stopped and nothing has
At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the changed.
the Department of Defense, and for
name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. As the relatively new chairman of
other purposes.
DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. the Appropriations Subcommittee on
S. 3056
2629, a bill to establish cybercrime re- State and Foreign Operations, I am
At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South
porting mechanisms, and for other pur- acutely aware that running our govern-
Carolina, the name of the Senator from
poses. ment on autopilot undermines the abil-
Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI) was added as
S. 2649
a cosponsor of S. 3056, a bill to prohibit ity of the United States to be a global
At the request of Mr. YOUNG, the the implementation of new require- leader, to defend and advance our na-
name of the Senator from North Da- ments to report bank account deposits tional security and foreign interests,
kota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a co- and withdrawals. and to counter the influence and ag-
sponsor of S. 2649, a bill to establish a S.J. RES. 10
gression of our competitors and adver-
demonstration program to provide in- saries.
At the request of Mr. KAINE, the If we were to continue month after
tegrated care for Medicare bene- name of the Senator from Michigan
ficiaries with end-stage renal disease, month through this entire fiscal year
(Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor with no appropriation, what are the
and for other purposes. of S.J. Res. 10, a joint resolution to re-
S. 2708 things that have happened that we
peal the authorizations for use of mili- would fail to respond to?
At the request of Mr. LUJÁN, the tary force against Iraq, and for other
name of the Senator from New Mexico Well, tragically, in Ethiopia and in
purposes. Afghanistan, there are humanitarian
(Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- S. CON. RES. 11
sor of S. 2708, a bill to provide for crises unfolding before our eyes, where
At the request of Ms. SINEMA, the millions are at risk of starvation. In
greater consultation between the Fed- name of the Senator from Maine (Ms.
eral Government and the governing Haiti, due to the recent earthquake
COLLINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. and political changes, armed gangs
bodies and community users of land Con. Res. 11, a concurrent resolution
grant-mercedes in New Mexico, to pro- have taken over much of the capital,
providing for an annual joint hearing and tens of thousands are homeless. In
vide for a process for recognition of the of the Committee on the Budget of the
historic-traditional uses of land grant- Venezuela, the ongoing crisis with the
Senate and the Committee on the Maduro regime continues to worsen,
mercedes, and for other purposes. Budget of the House of Representatives putting enormous pressure on its
S. 2865 to receive a presentation from the neighbors as millions of Venezuelans
At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the Comptroller General of the United flee to other regions seeking refuge.
name of the Senator from Washington States regarding the audited financial We are also continuing to work to
(Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- statement of the executive branch. vaccinate the world to stop further the
sor of S. 2865, a bill to improve the un- S. RES. 390 spread of COVID–19 and prevent the de-
employment insurance program. At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the velopment of even more deadly

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S. 2922 name of the Senator from Connecticut variants than the Delta variant.
At the request of Ms. DUCKWORTH, (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor Last year’s State and Foreign Oper-
the name of the Senator from Michigan of S. Res. 390, a resolution expressing ations bill included a small fraction of
(Mr. PETERS) was added as a cosponsor appreciation for the State of Qatar’s ef- what is now widely recognized as being
of S. 2922, a bill to establish a commis- forts to assist the United States during essential to prepare for the next out-
sion to study the war in Afghanistan. Operation Allies Refuge. break of a deadly virus, which could be

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