Bills, Resolutions, Additional Cosponsors and Statements — Congressional Record, Senate, April 6, 2022 (S2041)

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Congressional Record, Senate, pages S2041 and S2042, dated April 6, 2022. The page lists Senate bills and resolutions as submitted, including a bill to protect airline crew members, security screening personnel and passengers by banning abusive passengers from commercial aircraft flights, referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. It also lists additional cosponsors by bill. A statement on introduced bills states that the Federal Aviation Administration received 5,981 reports of ‘‘unruly passengers’’ in 2021. Reed says the Protection from Abusive Passengers Act would have the Transportation Security Administration create and manage a program that bars passengers fined or convicted of serious physical violence from flying.

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April 6, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE CORRECTION S2041
By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. DAINES, onset of humanitarian emergencies and
Mr. HAGERTY): Mr. REED, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. to build the capacity of humanitarian
S. 4017. A bill to designate the United CASSIDY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. actors to address the immediate and
States courthouse located at 111 South High- WICKER, Mr. PADILLA, Mrs. BLACK-
BURN, Mr. LUJÁN, Ms. LUMMIS, Mrs.
long-term challenges resulting from
land Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the
‘‘James D. Todd United States Courthouse’’, FEINSTEIN, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. WHITE- such violence, and for other purposes.
and for other purposes; to the Committee on HOUSE, Mr. BURR, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, S. 976
Environment and Public Works. Mr. MARSHALL, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. SCOTT At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and of South Carolina, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. name of the Senator from Michigan
Mr. TILLIS): BARRASSO, Mr. KAINE, Mr. HOEVEN, (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon-
S. 4018. A bill to enable high research ac- Mr. WARNER, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. CANT-
sor of S. 976, a bill to amend title 38,
tivity status historically Black colleges or WELL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Mr.
universities to increase capacity toward BRAUN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. United States Code, to improve and to
achieving very high research activity status; BALDWIN, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. MARKEY, expand eligibility for dependency and
to the Committee on Armed Services. Mr. HAGERTY, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BOOZ- indemnity compensation paid to cer-
By Mr. REED: MAN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. tain survivors of certain veterans, and
S. 4019. A bill to protect airline crew mem- KELLY, Mr. GRAHAM, Ms. HASSAN, for other purposes.
bers, security screening personnel, and pas- Mrs. CAPITO, Ms. WARREN, Mr. S. 1136
sengers by banning abusive passengers from ROUNDS, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. BLUNT,
commercial aircraft flights, and for other Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. SCOTT of Flor-
At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the
purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, ida, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. COTTON, Ms. name of the Senator from New Mexico
Science, and Transportation. SMITH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mrs. MURRAY, (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon-
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. SCOTT Mr. COONS, Mr. CARPER, Mr. sor of S. 1136, a bill to amend the Inter-
of Florida, and Mr. CRUZ): HICKENLOOPER, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. nal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the
S. 4020. A bill to require balanced budgets HEINRICH, Ms. STABENOW, and Mr. low-income housing credit, and for
in concurrent resolutions on the budget, to TESTER): other purposes.
establish limits on the waiver of budget S. Res. 582. A resolution designating the
points of order, and to prevent appropria- S. 1233
week of April 16 through April 24, 2022, as
tions in excess of the amount authorized to ‘‘National Park Week’’; considered and At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
be appropriated; to the Committee on the agreed to. name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
Budget. By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mrs. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and FISCHER, Mr. WICKER, and Ms. CANT- 1233, a bill to amend the Internal Rev-
Mr. GRAHAM): WELL): enue Code of 1986 to simplify reporting
S. 4021. A bill to amend the Immigration S. Res. 583. A resolution supporting the
and Nationality Act to expand the grounds requirements, promote tax compliance,
goals and ideals of National Safe Digging
of inadmissibility and deportability for Month; considered and agreed to. and reduce tip reporting compliance
human rights violators; to the Committee on burdens in the beauty service industry.
f
the Judiciary. S. 1467
By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. TILLIS, ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
Mr. RISCH, Mr. WICKER, Mr. DAINES,
S. 377 name of the Senator from Illinois (Ms.
Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CRAPO,
Mr. HOEVEN, and Mr. SCOTT of South At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, DUCKWORTH) was added as a cosponsor
Carolina): the name of the Senator from Colorado of S. 1467, a bill to direct the Secretary
S. 4022. A bill to codify in statute the CDC (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor of Veterans Affairs to carry out a se-
title 42 expulsion order, which suspends the of S. 377, a bill to promote and protect ries of clinical trials on the effects of
right for certain aliens to enter the United from discrimination living organ do- cannabis on certain health outcomes of
States along United States land borders, nors. veterans with chronic pain and post-
until February 1, 2025; read the first time. traumatic stress disorder, and for other
S. 391
f purposes.
At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. S. 1489
SENATE RESOLUTIONS KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
The following concurrent resolutions 391, a bill to amend title 18, United name of the Senator from Vermont
and Senate resolutions were read, and States Code, to reauthorize and expand (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: the National Threat Assessment Center of S. 1489, a bill to amend the Inspector
By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and of the Department of Homeland Secu- General Act of 1978 to establish an In-
Mr. THUNE): rity. spector General of the Office of the
S. Res. 577. A resolution designating April S. 406 United States Trade Representative,
2022 as ‘‘Parkinson’s Awareness Month’’; to At the request of Mr. PAUL, the name and for other purposes.
the Committee on the Judiciary. S. 1530
of the Senator from South Carolina
By Mr. MORAN (for himself and Mr.
MARSHALL): (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Ms. HIRONO, her
S. Res. 578. A resolution commending and of S. 406, a bill to preserve and protect name was added as a cosponsor of S.
congratulating the University of Kansas the free choice of individual employees 1530, a bill to amend the Child Nutri-
Jayhawks men’s basketball team for winning to form, join, or assist labor organiza- tion Act of 1966 and the Richard B.
the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Asso- tions, or to refrain from such activi- Russell National School Lunch Act to
ciation Basketball National Championship; ties. make breakfasts and lunches free for
considered and agreed to. all children, and for other purposes.
S. 625
By Mr. CRUZ:
S. Res. 579. A resolution recognizing the At the request of Mr. TESTER, the S. 1658
100th anniversary of Big Bertha, one of the name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the
largest bass drums in use by a university in KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S. name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
the United States and located at The Univer- 625, a bill to amend title 10, United BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
sity of Texas at Austin; considered and States Code, to eliminate the enroll- 1658, a bill to amend the Fair Labor
agreed to. ment fee requirement for TRICARE Se- Standards Act of 1938 to expand access
By Mr. BRAUN (for himself and Mr.

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S. Res. 580. A resolution recognizing the who retired before January 1, 2018. the workplace, and for other purposes.
100th anniversary of the creation of the Pur- S. 765 S. 2001
due ‘‘All-American’’ Marching Band’s At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the At the request of Mr. KING, the name
World’s Largest Drum; considered and agreed name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. of the Senator from Wyoming (Ms.
to. DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor of S.
By Mr. GRASSLEY:
S. Res. 581. A resolution supporting the 765, a bill to improve United States 2001, a bill to amend the Federal Meat
designation of the week of April 24 through consideration of, and strategic support Inspection Act to exempt from inspec-
April 30, 2022, as ‘‘National Crime Victims’ for, programs to prevent and respond tion the slaughter of animals and the
Rights Week’’; considered and agreed to. to gender-based violence from the preparation of carcasses conducted at a

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S2042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE April 6, 2022
custom slaughter facility, and for cybersecurity of the Healthcare and Since 2020, we have seen an extraor-
other purposes. Public Health Sector. dinary increase in the number of cases
S. 2607 S. 3915 of violence and abuse against crew-
At the request of Mr. PADILLA, the At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the members and airline passengers. In
names of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. name of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 2021, the Federal Aviation Administra-
DURBIN) and the Senator from Colorado MURKOWSKI) was added as a cosponsor tion received 5,981 reports of ‘‘unruly
(Mr. HICKENLOOPER) were added as co- of S. 3915, a bill to require the Sec- passengers.’’ Those complaints led to
sponsors of S. 2607, a bill to award a retary of Energy to provide technology 1,124 investigations, nearly the same
Congressional Gold Medal to the grants to strengthen domestic mining number of investigations as the pre-
former hostages of the Iran Hostage education, and for other purposes. vious 10 years combined. From those
Crisis of 1979–1981, highlighting their S. 3917 investigations, the Federal Aviation
resilience throughout the unprece- At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the Administration, FAA, has initiated 350
dented ordeal that they lived through name of the Senator from Wisconsin enforcement actions and proposed $5
and the national unity it produced, (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a cosponsor million in fines. In February, it was
marking 4 decades since their 444 days of S. 3917, a bill to apply the Medicaid widely reported that the FAA had re-
in captivity, and recognizing their sac- asset verification program to all appli- ferred 80 cases to the FBI for criminal
rifice to the United States. cants for, and recipients of, medical as- investigation. Clearly, these are not
S. 2675 sistance in all States and territories, minor infractions. Here some recent
At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the and for other purposes. examples:
name of the Senator from Vermont S. 3975
In December 2021, the FAA proposed
(Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor a record $52,500 fine against a passenger
At the request of Mr. COONS, the
of S. 2675, a bill to amend the American who tried to open the cockpit door on
names of the Senator from Connecticut
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to increase ap- a Delta flight from Honolulu to Se-
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the Senator
propriations to Restaurant Revitaliza- attle, struck a flight attendant twice,
from North Carolina (Mr. TILLIS) were
tion Fund, and for other purposes. and threatened him.
added as cosponsors of S. 3975, a bill to
The FAA also proposed a $45,000 fine
S. 2780 reauthorize the Victims of Child Abuse
against a passenger ‘‘for throwing ob-
At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the Act of 1990, and for other purposes.
jects, including his carry-on luggage,
name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. S.J. RES. 25
at other passengers; refusing to stay
LEE) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the seated; lying on the floor in the aisle,
2780, a bill to amend title 10, United name of the Senator from New Jersey refusing to get up, and then grabbing a
States Code, to prohibit certain ad- (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- flight attendant by the ankles and put-
verse personnel actions taken against sor of S.J. Res. 25, a joint resolution ting his head up her skirt.’’
members of the Armed Forces based on proposing an amendment to the Con- It proposed a $30,000 fine against a
declining the COVID–19 vaccine. stitution of the United States relating passenger on a Jan. 3, 2021, flight from
S. 2854 to contributions and expenditures in- Atlanta for ‘‘allegedly interfering with
At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the tended to affect elections. the flight attendants’ deplaning proce-
name of the Senator from North Caro- S. RES. 559 dures upon arrival. He attempted to
lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the gain entry to the flight deck by phys-
sponsor of S. 2854, a bill to allow for name of the Senator from Tennessee ically assaulting two flight attendants,
the transfer and redemption of aban- (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co- threatening to kill one of them, and de-
doned savings bonds. sponsor of S. Res. 559, a resolution ex- manding them to open the door.’’
S. 2935 pressing gratitude on behalf of the peo- Last December, a passenger on
At the request of Mr. TESTER, the ple of the United States to the journal- Southwest Airlines pleaded guilty to
name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. ists and news staff who are risking in- punching a flight attendant in the face
KELLY) was added as a cosponsor of S. jury and death, are subject to grave multiple times in a May 2021 incident
2935, a bill to amend the Family and threat, and have sacrificed their lives, in Sacramento. According to prosecu-
Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide to chronicle and report on the ongoing tors, the flight attendant was taken to
leave because of the death of a son or war in Ukraine resulting from the Rus- a hospital with injuries that included a
daughter. sian Federation’s invasion. swollen eye, a bruised arm, and a cut
S. 3171 f under her eye that had to be stitched.
At the request of Mr. KENNEDY, the She also had three chipped teeth, two
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED
names of the Senator from Connecticut of which: had to be replaced with
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
(Mr. MURPHY) and the Senator from crowns.
--- Such actions in any setting would be
New Hampshire (Ms. HASSAN) were
By Mr. REED: deplorable and reprehensible, but on an
added as cosponsors of S. 3171, a bill to S. 4019. A bill to protect airline crew airplane, such behavior can also rep-
ensure that Federal work-study fund- members, security screening personnel, resent a real threat to all passengers.
ing is available for students enrolled in and passengers by banning abusive pas- Clearly, the existing regime of civil
residency programs for teachers, prin- sengers from commercial aircraft and criminal penalties has not been
cipals, or school leaders, and for other flights, and for other purposes; to the enough to deter the upsurge in cases.
purposes. Committee on Commerce, Science, and We need to send a signal that such
S. 3824
Transportation. types of behavior will not be tolerated.
At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. REED. Mr. President, today I am The Protection from Abusive Pas-
the names of the Senator from Maine introducing the Protection from Abu- sengers Act would require the Trans-
(Ms. COLLINS) and the Senator from sive Passengers Act, a bill that is portation Security Administration,
Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as aimed at eliminating the rash of vio- TSA, to create and manage a program
cosponsors of S. 3824, a bill to amend lence and abuse that is occurring on which bars passengers who are fined or
the Public Health Service Act to reau- commercial flights across the country. convicted of serious physical violence
thorize a grant program for screening, I am pleased to be joined in this effort and abuse from flying. Transparency
assessment, and treatment services for by Representative ERIC SWALWELL of and notice will be provided to banned
maternal mental health and substance California, who is introducing com- individuals, including guidelines for re-

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use disorders, and for other purposes. panion legislation in the other body. moval. The bill would also perma-
S. 3904 The goal of our bill is to send a clear nently ban abusive passengers from
At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the signal that individuals who engage in participating in the TSA PreCheck or
name of the Senator from North Caro- serious abusive or violent behavior on Customs’ Global Entry programs.
lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- an aircraft or at an airport security The bill provides appropriate fairness
sponsor of S. 3904, a bill to enhance the checkpoint will be banned from flying. and due process by ensuring that only

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