Congressional Record, Senate — July 12, 2022, S3239

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This is S3239 of the Congressional Record, Senate, July 12, 2022, listing reports of committees, introduced bills and joint resolutions, and additional cosponsors. The reports include S. 4166 reported by Mr. Peters from the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs with amendments, and S. 4503, a bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for intelligence activities, reported without amendment by Mr. Warner. The introduced items include S. Con. Res. 42, authorizing the use of the rotunda on Thursday, July 14, 2022 for the lying in honor of the remains of Woody Williams, considered and agreed to, and bills S. 4506 through S. 4510.

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July 12, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3239
removal, and for other purposes (Rept. No. S. 4506. A bill to amend title 10, United Awareness Month’’ and June 27, 2022, as ‘‘Na-
117–128). States Code, to provide for the consideration tional Post-Traumatic Stress Awareness
By Mr. PETERS, from the Committee on of the human rights records of recipients of Day’’; considered and agreed to.
Homeland Security and Governmental Af- support of special operations to combat ter- By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mrs.
fairs, with amendments: rorism, and for other purposes; to the Com- CAPITO, Mr. TESTER, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms.
S. 4166. A bill to authorize preparedness mittee on Foreign Relations. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr.
programs to support communities containing By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CRUZ, Ms. KLO-
technological hazards and emerging threats PORTMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. MARSHALL, BUCHAR, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr.
(Rept. No. 117–129). Mr. DAINES, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. COTTON, Mr.
By Mrs. MURRAY, from the Committee on THUNE, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, KENNEDY, Mrs. FISCHER, Ms. COLLINS, MCCONNELL):
with an amendment in the nature of a sub- Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. ROMNEY, and Mr. S. Con. Res. 42. A concurrent resolution au-
stitute: TOOMEY): thorizing the use of the rotunda of the Cap-
S. 958. A bill to amend the Public Health S. 4507. A bill to provide incentives for itol on Thursday, July 14, 2022, for the lying
Service Act to expand the allowable use cri- States to recover fraudulently paid Federal in honor of the remains of Hershel Woodrow
teria for new access points grants for com- and State unemployment compensation, and ‘‘Woody’’ Williams, the last surviving Medal
munity health centers. for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- of Honor recipient for acts performed during
H.R. 1193. An act to amend title IV of the nance. World War II; considered and agreed to.
Public Health Service Act to direct the Di- By Ms. WARREN (for herself, Mrs.
rector of the National Institutes of Health, SHAHEEN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Ms. BALD- f
in consultation with the Director of the Na- WIN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL,
tional Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to Mr. MARKEY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms.
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
establish a program under which the Direc- HASSAN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. BOOKER,
tor of the National Institutes of Health shall Mr. LEAHY, Mr. PADILLA, Mrs. FEIN- S. 424
support or conduct research on valvular STEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHATZ, At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
heart disease, and for other purposes. Mr. KAINE, Ms. SMITH, Ms. KLO- name of the Senator from New Hamp-
S. 4052. A bill to reauthorize a program for BUCHAR, Mr. CASEY, Ms. STABENOW,
shire (Ms. HASSAN) was added as a co-
early detection, diagnosis, and treatment re- Mr. KING, and Ms. HIRONO):
garding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, S. 4508. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- sponsor of S. 424, a bill to establish in
infants, and young children, and for other enue Code of 1986 to establish a free on-line the Bureau of Democracy, Human
purposes. tax preparation and filing service and pro- Rights, and Labor of the Department of
By Mr. WARNER, from the Select Com- grams that allow taxpayers to access third- State a Special Envoy for the Human
mittee on Intelligence, without amendment: party provided tax return information and Rights of LGBTQI Peoples, and for
S. 4503. A bill to authorize appropriations information held by the Internal Revenue other purposes.
for fiscal year 2023 for intelligence and intel- Service; to the Committee on Finance.
S. 1156
ligence-related activities of the United By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr.
States Government, the Intelligence Com- ROMNEY, Mr. COONS, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. At the request of Mr. CASEY, the
munity Management Account, and the Cen- CARDIN, and Mr. WICKER): name of the Senator from South Caro-
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis- S. 4509. A bill to provide for security in the lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon-
ability System, and for other purposes. Black Sea region, and for other purposes; to sor of S. 1156, a bill to amend the Inter-
f the Committee on Foreign Relations. nal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for
By Ms. DUCKWORTH: a refundable adoption tax credit.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 4510. A bill to protect clean air and pub-
S. 1489
JOINT RESOLUTIONS lic health by expanding fenceline and ambi-
ent air monitoring and access to air quality At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
The following bills and joint resolu- information for communities affected by air name of the Senator from South Da-
tions were introduced, read the first pollution, to require hazardous air pollutant kota (Mr. THUNE) was added as a co-
and second times by unanimous con- monitoring at the fenceline of facilities sponsor of S. 1489, a bill to amend the
sent, and referred as indicated: whose emissions are linked to local health Inspector General Act of 1978 to estab-
By Mr. WARNER: threats, to ensure the Environmental Pro-
lish an Inspector General of the Office
S. 4503. A bill to authorize appropriations tection Agency promulgates rules that re-
quire hazardous air pollutant data measure- of the United States Trade Representa-
for fiscal year 2023 for intelligence and intel-
ment and electronic submission at fencelines tive, and for other purposes.
ligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Intelligence Com- and stacks of industrial source categories, to S. 1544
munity Management Account, and the Cen- expand and strengthen the national ambient At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the
tral Intelligence Agency Retirement and Dis- air quality monitoring network, to deploy name of the Senator from Massachu-
ability System, and for other purposes; from air sensors in communities affected by air
setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co-
the Select Committee on Intelligence; placed pollution, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Environment and Public sponsor of S. 1544, a bill to amend title
on the calendar.
Works. XIX of the Social Security Act to
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself,
streamline enrollment under the Med-
Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. f
GILLIBRAND, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. SCHU- icaid program of certain providers
MER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND across State lines, and for other pur-
HICKENLOOPER, Mr. PADILLA, Ms. SENATE RESOLUTIONS poses.
CANTWELL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. S. 1658
The following concurrent resolutions
MENENDEZ, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. REED,
Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. and Senate resolutions were read, and At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the
MURPHY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. SMITH, Mr. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: names of the Senator from Connecticut
BENNET, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. COONS, Mr. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the Senator
MARKEY, Mr. WARNOCK, Mr. VAN HOL- KAINE, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY) were added
LEN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. KAINE, Ms. WAR- WYDEN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MERKLEY, as cosponsors of S. 1658, a bill to amend
REN, Mr. LUJÁN, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. Mr. PADILLA, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
BROWN, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. Ms. KLOBUCHAR): expand access to breastfeeding accom-
TESTER, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. HEIN- S. Res. 702. A resolution condemning vio- modations in the workplace, and for
RICH): lence against journalists in Mexico and ex-
S. 4504. A bill to protect freedom of travel
other purposes.
pressing support for strengthening deterrent,
and reproductive rights; to the Committee protective, and accountability measures to S. 1663
on the Judiciary. prevent violence against journalists and At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the
By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. safeguard the freedom of the press in Mexico; name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr.

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TESTER): to the Committee on Foreign Relations. WYDEN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
S. 4505. A bill to amend title 38, United By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Ms. 1663, a bill to amend title 18, United
States Code, to improve the program for di- BALDWIN, Mr. TILLIS, Ms. HASSAN,
States Code, and title 39, United States
rect housing loans made to Native American Mr. CRUZ, Mr. KELLY, Mrs. CAPITO,
veterans, and for other purposes; to the Com- Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mrs. Code, to provide the United States
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. FEINSTEIN, and Mr. HOEVEN): Postal Service the authority to mail
By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. S. Res. 703. A resolution designating June alcoholic beverages, and for other pur-
LEAHY, and Mr. DURBIN): 2022 as ‘‘National Post-Traumatic Stress poses.

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S3240 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 12, 2022
S. 1873 sylvania (Mr. CASEY) and the Senator sociated with small business loan data
At the request of Mr. CRAPO, the from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were added collection, and for other purposes.
name of the Senator from North Caro- as cosponsors of S. 3529, a bill to amend S. 4169
lina (Mr. TILLIS) was added as a co- the Investor Protection and Securities At the request of Mr. TESTER, the
sponsor of S. 1873, a bill to amend title Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to name of the Senator from Connecticut
XVIII of the Social Security Act to States for enhanced protection of sen- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co-
provide for Medicare coverage of multi- ior investors and senior policyholders, sponsor of S. 4169, a bill to require the
cancer early detection screening tests. and for other purposes. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry
S. 2001 S. 3625 out a pilot program to provide assisted
At the request of Mr. KING, the name At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the living services to eligible veterans, and
of the Senator from New York (Mrs. names of the Senator from New Hamp- for other purposes.
GILLIBRAND) was added as a cosponsor S. 4171
shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) and the Senator
of S. 2001, a bill to amend the Federal from Michigan (Mr. PETERS) were At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
Meat Inspection Act to exempt from added as cosponsors of S. 3625, a bill to name of the Senator from Connecticut
inspection the slaughter of animals and amend the Internal Revenue Code of (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co-
the preparation of carcasses conducted 1986 to temporarily reinstate the em- sponsor of S. 4171, a bill to reauthorize
at a custom slaughter facility, and for ployee retention credit for employers the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
other purposes. subject to closure due to COVID–19. of 2000, and for other purposes.
S. 2512 S. 4192
S. 3656
At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the At the request of Mr. CASEY, the
At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the names of the Senator from Illinois (Ms.
name of the Senator from Delaware name of the Senator from Maryland
(Mr. CARPER) was added as a cosponsor DUCKWORTH) and the Senator from
(Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- Georgia (Mr. WARNOCK) were added as
of S. 2512, a bill to amend title 28, sponsor of S. 3656, a bill to amend title
United States Code, to provide for a cosponsors of S. 4192, a bill amend the
XVIII of the Social Security Act to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to end
code of conduct for justices and judges provide hereditary cancer genetic test-
of the courts of the United States. the tax subsidy for employer efforts to
ing for individuals with a history of a influence their workers’ exercise of
S. 2616
hereditary cancer gene mutation in a their rights around labor organizations
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the blood relative or a personal or ances-
name of the Senator from Rhode Island and engaging in collective action.
tral history suspicious for hereditary S. 4202
(Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- cancer, and to provide coverage of cer-
sponsor of S. 2616, a bill to create liv- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
tain cancer screenings or preventive name of the Senator from Arkansas
able communities through coordinated surgeries that would reduce the risk
public investment and streamlined re- (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon-
for individuals with a germline (inher- sor of S. 4202, a bill to require an an-
quirements, and for other purposes. ited) mutation associated with a high
S. 3018
nual budget estimate for the initiatives
risk of developing a preventable can- of the National Institutes of Health
At the request of Mr. MARSHALL, the cer. pursuant to reports and recommenda-
names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. S. 3792 tions made under the National Alz-
MURKOWSKI), the Senator from Florida
At the request of Mr. CARPER, the heimer’s Project Act.
(Mr. SCOTT) and the Senator from Mas-
names of the Senator from Tennessee S. 4203
sachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) were added as
(Mrs. BLACKBURN) and the Senator At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the
cosponsors of S. 3018, a bill to amend
from Michigan (Ms. STABENOW) were name of the Senator from Arkansas
title XVIII of the Social Security Act
added as cosponsors of S. 3792, a bill to (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon-
to establish requirements with respect
amend title XVIII of the Social Secu- sor of S. 4203, a bill to extend the Na-
to the use of prior authorization under
rity Act to extend acute hospital care tional Alzheimer’s Project.
Medicare Advantage plans, and for
at home waiver flexibilities. S. 4260
other purposes.
S. 3899 At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the
S. 3050
At the request of Mr. SCOTT of South names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.
At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
Carolina, the name of the Senator from MORAN) and the Senator from Min-
name of the Senator from Minnesota nesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as co-
(Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- Idaho (Mr. RISCH) was added as a co-
sponsor of S. 3899, a bill to amend the sponsors of S. 4260, a bill to amend the
sponsor of S. 3050, a bill to remove lim- Public Health Service Act to increase
itations under Medicaid, Medicare, Child Care and Development Block
Grant Act of 1990 to reauthorize and the number of permanent faculty in
CHIP, and the Department of Veterans palliative care at accredited allopathic
Affairs on benefits for persons in cus- update the Act, and for other purposes.
S. 3963
and osteopathic medical schools, nurs-
tody pending disposition of charges. ing schools, social work schools, and
S. 3199 At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO,
other programs, including physician
At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the the name of the Senator from Alaska
assistant education programs, to pro-
name of the Senator from Massachu- (Ms. MURKOWSKI) was added as a co-
mote education and research in pallia-
setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- sponsor of S. 3963, a bill to protect sur-
tive care and hospice, and to support
sponsor of S. 3199, a bill to promote vivors from brain injury by authorizing
the development of faculty careers in
peace and democracy in Ethiopia, and the Secretary of Health and Human
academic palliative medicine.
for other purposes. Services to collect data on the preva-
S. 4325
S. 3308 lence of brain injuries resulting from
At the request of Ms. SINEMA, the
At the request of Mr. KELLY, the domestic and sexual violence.
names of the Senator from Arkansas
names of the Senator from California S. 3972
(Mr. BOOZMAN), the Senator from Iowa
(Mrs. FEINSTEIN) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the (Mr. GRASSLEY), the Senator from Vir-
California (Mr. PADILLA) were added as names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. ginia (Mr. KAINE), the Senator from
cosponsors of S. 3308, a bill to authorize COLLINS) and the Senator from New Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) and the Sen-
the Colorado River Indian Tribes to Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ) were added as ator from Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO)
enter into lease or exchange agree- cosponsors of S. 3972, a bill to improve were added as cosponsors of S. 4325, a

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ments and storage agreements relating research and data collection on still- bill to amend the Federal Credit Union
to water of the Colorado River allo- births, and for other purposes. Act to modify the frequency of board of
cated to the Colorado River Indian S. 4004 directors meetings, and for other pur-
Tribes, and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. BOOZMAN, the poses.
S. 3529 name of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. S. 4359
At the request of Mr. VAN HOLLEN, GRASSLEY) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Mr. OSSOFF, the
the names of the Senator from Penn- S. 4004, a bill to alter requirements as- name of the Senator from New Mexico

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July 12, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S3241
(Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN), the Sen- Whereas, in 2022, at least 12 extrajudicial
sor of S. 4359, a bill to designate the re- ator from California (Mr. PADILLA), the killings of journalists have occurred in Mex-
gional office of the Department of Vet- Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- ico, including the killings of—
erans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta KEY), the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. (1) José Luis Gamboa Arenas on January
10;
as the ‘‘Senator Johnny Isakson De- KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from Arizona
(2) Alfonso Margarito Martı́nez Esquivel on
partment of Veterans Affairs Atlanta (Mr. KELLY), the Senator from Ohio January 17;
Regional Office’’, and for other pur- (Mr. BROWN), the Senator from Oregon (3) Maria Guadalupe Lourdes Maldonado
poses. (Mr. WYDEN) and the Senator from López on January 23;
S. 4419 Minnesota (Ms. SMITH) were added as (4) Roberto Toledo Barrera on January 31;
At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the cosponsors of S. Res. 669, a resolution (5) Heber López Vásquez on February 10;
name of the Senator from New York condemning the use of hunger as a (6) Jorge Luis Camero Zazueta on February
(Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- weapon of war and recognizing the ef- 24;
sponsor of S. 4419, a bill to require fect of conflict on global food security (7) Juan Carlos Muñiz on March 4;
small, medium, and large hub airports and famine. (8) Armando Linares López on March 15;
to certify that airport service workers S. RES. 694 (9) Luis Enrique Ramı́rez on May 5;
are paid the prevailing wage and pro- (10) Yessenia Mollinedo Falconi on May 9;
At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the
(11) Sheila Johana Garcı́a Olivera on May
vided fringe benefits, and for other pur- name of the Senator from South Da-
9; and
poses. kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- (12) Antonio de la Cruz on June 29;
S. 4434 sponsor of S. Res. 694, a resolution ex- Whereas at least 9 of the 12 journalists
At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the pressing support for the designation of murdered in Mexico in 2022 were killed in di-
name of the Senator from New Hamp- July 2022 as ‘‘National Sarcoma Aware- rect connection with their work, according
shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- ness Month’’. to Reporters without Borders;
sponsor of S. 4434, a bill to protect the Whereas the President of Mexico, Andrés
f
Manuel López Obrador, has sometimes dem-
privacy of personal reproductive or sex-
SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS onstrated hostility towards the free press
ual health information, and for other and enabled an unsafe working environment
purposes. --- for independent journalists by regularly,
S. 4467 publicly disparaging and intimidating jour-
SENATE RESOLUTION 702—CON-
At the request of Ms. SMITH, the DEMNING VIOLENCE AGAINST nalists who are critical of the policies of or
name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. investigate corruption related to associates
JOURNALISTS IN MEXICO AND of his administration;
MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR Whereas perpetrators of violence against
S. 4467, a bill to preserve access to STRENGTHENING DETERRENT, journalists in Mexico are rarely held to ac-
abortion medications. PROTECTIVE, AND ACCOUNT- count, with Mexico ranking among the coun-
S. 4478 ABILITY MEASURES TO PRE- tries with the most unsolved murders of
At the request of Mr. REED, the name VENT VIOLENCE AGAINST JOUR- journalists per capita and more than 95 per-
of the Senator from Maine (Ms. COL- NALISTS AND SAFEGUARD THE cent of crimes against journalists in the
LINS) was added as a cosponsor of S. FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN country going unpunished, according to the
International Federation of Journalists;
4478, a bill to provide for assistance to MEXICO Whereas initiatives taken thus far by the
improve the resilience of historic light Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Government of Mexico to address violence
stations, to study the long-term pro- KAINE, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. against journalists, namely the creation of
tection needs of historic light stations, WYDEN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. the Federal Mechanism for the Protection of
and to establish a national database of PADILLA, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, and Ms. Human Rights Defenders and Journalists (re-
historic light stations, and for other ferred to in this preamble as the ‘‘Federal
KLOBUCHAR) submitted the following Protection Mechanism’’) in 2012, have not
purposes. resolution; which was referred to the achieved stated goals and have been marred
S.J. RES. 21 Committee on Foreign Relations: by significant implementation issues, ac-
At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the S. RES. 702 cording to a March 2019 report by the Wash-
name of the Senator from Rhode Island Whereas the United States and Mexico ington Office on Latin America, including—
(Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- share extensive economic, security, cultural, (1) insufficient financial and human re-
sponsor of S.J. Res. 21, a joint resolu- and democratic ties, especially a mutual sources;
tion proposing an amendment to the commitment to respecting and promoting (2) inadequate risk analysis and protection
Constitution of the United States to universally recognized human rights, demo- protocols;
prohibit the use of slavery and involun- cratic values, and the rule of law; (3) limited transparency and oversight; and
tary servitude as a punishment for a Whereas freedom of the press is an essen- (4) limited coordination between local,
tial component of democratic governance, as state, and national entities;
crime.
recognized in the Inter-American Demo- Whereas the decision by President López
S.J. RES. 25 cratic Charter, done at Lima September 11, Obrador to eliminate independent funding
At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the 2001, and journalists should have the right to for the Federal Protection Mechanism in Oc-
name of the Senator from Maryland report the news objectively, in safety, with- tober 2020 has the potential to further exac-
(Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor out retribution or threats thereof; erbate the resource constraints of the Fed-
of S.J. Res. 25, a joint resolution pro- Whereas attacks against journalists and eral Protection Mechanism and undermine
posing an amendment to the Constitu- other media workers is a significant concern the ability of the Federal Protection Mecha-
for freedom of the press and human rights in nism to protect at-risk journalists and other
tion of the United States relating to Mexico, especially among journalists and human rights defenders;
contributions and expenditures in- other media workers who report on public Whereas, as a result of a failure to rectify
tended to affect elections. corruption and illicit activities and are fre- recognized issues with the Federal Protec-
S. RES. 182 quently subject to threats, coercion, intimi- tion Mechanism, at least 9 journalists have
At the request of Mr. WICKER, the dation, surveillance, forcible relocation, vio- been killed while receiving protection in
name of the Senator from Mississippi lence, and even death; Mexico, with the majority of such journal-
Whereas, according to Reporters Without ists killed during the tenure of President
(Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) was added as a co- Borders, more than 150 journalists have been López Obrador, according to Human Rights
sponsor of S. Res. 182, a resolution rec- killed in Mexico since 2000; Watch;
ognizing the late Gilbert Metz, the last Whereas, according to Reporters Without Whereas the Inter-American Commission
Holocaust survivor who lived in Mis- Borders, Mexico was the most dangerous on Human Rights and the Office of the High

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sissippi, and commending all educators country in the world outside a war zone for Commissioner for Human Rights in Mexico
who teach about the Holocaust and all journalists for the third consecutive year in have expressed concerns about violence
genocide. 2021 and ranked 127 out of 180 countries in against journalists in Mexico, asserting that
the World Press Freedom Index in 2022; ‘‘impunity in attacks against journalists fos-
S. RES. 669
Whereas, as of 2022, the Committee to Pro- ters further violence against reporters and
At the request of Mr. MERKLEY, the tect Journalists has documented 15 cases of may inhibit the exercise of freedom of ex-
names of the Senator from Connecticut missing reporters in Mexico, the highest pression’’, and offered recommendations to
(Mr. BLUMENTHAL), the Senator from number of any country in the world; address such concerns;

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