Congressional Record — Senate, S6941 (December 1, 2022)

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Pages S6941 and S6942 of the Congressional Record, Senate, December 1, 2022 list bills and resolutions submitted and additional cosponsors. The resolutions include Senate Resolution 855 recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, one commemorating World AIDS Day, and one congratulating the Los Angeles Football Club for winning the 2022 Major League Soccer Cup, marked considered and agreed to. A bill by Wicker (for himself and Cardin) would designate the Russian-based PMC Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization. In a statement, Padilla introduces the Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022, which would allow foreign crewmembers of lightering ships to be granted nonimmigrant visas for up to 180 days; Padilla says visas are currently granted for 29 days.

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December 1, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6941
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Department of Health and Human Services By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and
Mr. CASSIDY): relating to the safety and efficacy of such Mrs. BLACKBURN):
S. 5161. A bill to provide for the liquidation vaccine, and for other purposes; to the Com- S. Res. 855. A resolution recognizing the
or reliquidation of certain entries of prod- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and 50th anniversary of the Consumer Product
ucts of European Union member states, and Pensions. Safety Commission; to the Committee on
for other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
nance. DUCKWORTH): By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr.
By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. BOOK- S. 5172. A bill to designate the Department SULLIVAN):
ER, Mr. BENNET, and Mr. BROWN): of Energy Integrated Engineering Research S. Res. 856. A resolution commemorating
S. 5162. A bill to provide for a study by the Center Federal Building located at the and supporting the goals of World AIDS Day;
National Academies of Sciences, Engineer- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
ing, and Medicine on the potential benefits Batavia, Illinois, as the ‘‘Helen Edwards En- By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mrs.
on population health outcomes of incor- gineering Research Center’’; to the Com- FEINSTEIN):
porating into the Federal legislative process mittee on Environment and Public Works. S. Res. 857. A resolution congratulating the
tools that measure the impacts of proposed By Ms. WARREN: Los Angeles Football Club for winning the
legislation (including in areas outside of S. 5173. A bill to amend title 31 and title 10,
2022 Major League Soccer Cup; considered
United States Code, to address claims of the
health care) on health and health disparities, and agreed to.
United States Government relating to cer-
and for other purposes; to the Committee on
tain treatment received by civilians at mili- f
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
tary medical treatment facilities, and for
By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS
other purposes; to the Committee on Armed
MERKLEY, and Mr. VAN HOLLEN): Services.
S. 5163. A bill to require the Administrator S. 1300
By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself,
of the Environmental Protection Agency to At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the
Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. ROSEN, Ms. SMITH,
carry out certain activities to protect com- name of the Senator from Tennessee
Mr. BENNET, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr.
munities from the harmful effects of plas- (Mrs. BLACKBURN) was added as a co-
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. PADILLA, and Ms.
tics, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Environment and Public Works.
KLOBUCHAR): sponsor of S. 1300, a bill to amend the
S. 5174. A bill to establish a grant program Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the
By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. to fund women’s health patient navigators
CARDIN): Small Business Act to expand the
for patients seeking abortion care; to the
S. 5164. A bill to designate the Russian- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and availability of employee stock owner-
based PMC Wagner Group as a foreign ter- Pensions. ship plans in S corporations, and for
rorist organization, and for other purposes; By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. BOOK- other purposes.
to the Committee on Foreign Relations. ER, Mr. COONS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MAR- S. 1402
By Mr. TOOMEY: KEY, Ms. ROSEN, and Mrs. SHAHEEN):
S. 5165. A bill to facilitate pipeline con- At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, the
S. 5175. A bill to amend the Small Business
struction and limit regulatory and litigation Act to require an annual report on entrepre- name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
delays under the Federal Water Pollution neurial development programs, and for other CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon-
Control Act, the National Environmental purposes; to the Committee on Small Busi- sor of S. 1402, a bill to amend the Na-
Policy Act of 1969, and the Endangered Spe- ness and Entrepreneurship. tive American Languages Act to ensure
cies Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mrs. the survival and continuing vitality of
the Committee on Environment and Public FEINSTEIN):
Works.
Native American languages, and for
S. 5176. A bill to amend the Internal Rev-
By Mr. HICKENLOOPER: enue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross in-
other purposes.
S. 5166. A bill to establish a Commission on come amounts received from State-based ca- S. 1408
the Federal Regulation of Cannabis to study tastrophe loss mitigation programs; to the At the request of Mr. MARKEY, the
a prompt and plausible pathway to the Fed- Committee on Finance. names of the Senator from South Caro-
eral regulation of cannabis, and for other By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, lina (Mr. SCOTT) and the Senator from
purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- Mr. BRAUN, Mr. LEE, and Mr. RUBIO):
ary. S. 5177. A bill to require the Comptroller Missouri (Mr. HAWLEY) were added as
By Mr. BOOKER: General of the United States to conduct an cosponsors of S. 1408, a bill to post-
S. 5167. A bill to extend the temporary audit of religious accommodations relating humously award the Congressional
order for fentanyl-related substances; to the to the coronavirus disease 2019 for the Armed Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen
Committee on the Judiciary. Forces to ensure all applicable laws, guid- Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher
By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Mr. ance, and policies were followed with respect Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recogni-
CORNYN): to such accommodations, and for other pur-
S. 5168. A bill to amend the Immigration poses; to the Committee on Armed Services.
tion of their contributions to the Na-
and Nationality Act to include aliens passing By Mr. HAWLEY: tion.
in transit through the United States to S. 5178. A bill to impose restrictions on the S. 1704
board a vessel on which the alien will per- investment in Chinese companies by tax-ex- At the request of Mr. DAINES, the
form ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer oper- empt entities; to the Committee on Finance. name of the Senator from South Caro-
ations within a class of nonimmigrant By Mr. MARSHALL:
S. 5179. A bill to amend the Endangered lina (Mr. SCOTT) was added as a cospon-
aliens, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary. Species Act of 1973 to require congressional sor of S. 1704, a bill to amend the Inter-
By Ms. LUMMIS (for herself and Mr. approval of certain actions, and for other nal Revenue Code of 1986 to perma-
KELLY): purposes; to the Committee on Environment nently extend the exemption for tele-
S. 5169. A bill to amend title 23, United and Public Works. health services from certain high de-
States Code, to establish a competitive grant By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and ductible health plan rules.
program for projects for commercial motor Mr. PORTMAN):
S. 5180. A bill to establish the Great Lakes S. 2037
vehicle parking, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Environment and Public Authority, and for other purposes; to the At the request of Ms. CORTEZ MASTO,
Works. Committee on Environment and Public the name of the Senator from Min-
Works. nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a
By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. CRUZ,
By Mr. COTTON: cosponsor of S. 2037, a bill to amend
and Mr. LANKFORD):
S.J. Res. 65. A joint resolution providing
S. 5170. A bill to amend the National Trails title XVIII to strengthen ambulance
for congressional disapproval under chapter 8
System Act to designate the Route 66 Na- services furnished under part B of the
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule
tional Historic Trail, and for other purposes; Medicare program.
submitted by the Department of Labor relat-
to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-

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ing to ‘‘Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting S. 2790
sources. Plan Investments and Exercising Share-
By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, holder Rights’’; to the Committee on Health,
At the request of Mr. HAGERTY, the
and Mr. HAGERTY): Education, Labor, and Pensions. name of the Senator from South Caro-
S. 5171. A bill to amend the Public Health lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co-
Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of f
sponsor of S. 2790, a bill to amend the
Health and Human Services from placing any SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND Consumer Financial Protection Act of
vaccine for COVID–19 on the child and ado- SENATE RESOLUTIONS
lescent immunization schedule unless the 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer
Secretary has posted on the public website of The following concurrent resolutions Financial Protection to the regular ap-
the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- and Senate resolutions were read, and propriations process, and for other pur-
tion all clinical data in the possession of the referred (or acted upon), as indicated: poses.

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S6942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE December 1, 2022
S. 3546 and to support the development of fac- S. 5168. A bill to amend the Immigra-
At the request of Mr. HAGERTY, the ulty careers in academic palliative tion and Nationality Act to include
names of the Senator from Oklahoma medicine. aliens passing in transit through the
(Mr. LANKFORD) and the Senator from S. 4580 United States to board a vessel on
Kansas (Mr. MORAN) were added as co- At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the which the alien will perform ship-to-
sponsors of S. 3546, a bill to amend the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms. ship liquid cargo transfer operations
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon- within a class of nonimmigrant aliens,
the amendments made to reporting of sor of S. 4580, a bill to amend title 38, and for other purposes; to the Com-
third party network transactions by United States Code, to require a lacta- mittee on the Judiciary.
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. tion space in each medical center of Mr. PADILLA. Mr. President, I rise
S. 3625 the Department of Veterans Affairs. to introduce the Energy Security and
At the request of Ms. HASSAN, the S. 4613
Lightering Independence Act of 2022.
name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. This bipartisan bill would allow foreign
At the request of Mr. BRAUN, the
WARNOCK) was added as a cosponsor of crewmembers of lightering ships to ob-
name of the Senator from Texas (Mr.
S. 3625, a bill to amend the Internal tain a visa for a time period consistent
CRUZ) was added as a cosponsor of S.
Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily re- with the duties of their work in the
4613, a bill to amend the Employee Re-
instate the employee retention credit United States.
tirement Income Security Act of 1974
for employers subject to closure due to This bill would amend the C and D
to clarify the fiduciary duty of plan ad-
COVID–19. visa categories in the Immigration and
ministrators to select and maintain in-
S. 3795 Nationality Act to allow foreign crew-
vestments based solely on pecuniary
At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the members who are involved in ship-to-
factors, and for other purposes.
name of the Senator from Pennsyl- ship liquid transfer to be granted non-
S. 4700
vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- immigrant visas for up to 180 days.
At the request of Mr. BLUMENTHAL, This affects those crewmembers who
sponsor of S. 3795, a bill to recognize
the name of the Senator from Michigan are involved in moving oil from one
the refugee and immigrant commu-
(Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- ship to another and then transporting
nities from Cambodia, Laos and Viet-
sor of S. 4700, a bill to amend title 38, it into the interior of the United
nam including the Hmong, Cham, Cam-
United States Code, to provide for limi- States.
bodian, Iu-Mien, Khmu, Lao,
tations on copayments for contracep- The bill also clarifies that these
Montagnard, and Vietnamese Ameri-
tion furnished by the Department of crewmembers are engaged in foreign
cans who supported and defended the
Veterans Affairs, and for other pur- trade and are not considered to be per-
Armed Forces during the conflict in
poses. forming labor within the United
Southeast Asia, authorize assistance to
S. 4851 States.
support activities relating to clearance
of unexploded ordnance and other ex- At the request of Mrs. CAPITO, the Many vessels carrying crude oil or
plosive remnants of war, and for other names of the Senator from Maryland liquid natural gas are too large to
purposes. (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) and the Senator enter U.S. ports, so lightering crews
S. 3909 from South Carolina (Mr. SCOTT) were transfer these imports onto smaller
At the request of Mr. KAINE, the added as cosponsors of S. 4851, a bill to vessels capable of entering U.S. ports.
name of the Senator from South Caro- direct the Secretary of Health and Crews may also transfer oil and
lina (Mr. GRAHAM) was added as a co- Human Services to carry out a na- liquified natural gas from smaller ves-
sponsor of S. 3909, a bill to amend the tional project to prevent and cure Par- sels to larger ships to consolidate ex-
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make kinson’s, to be known as the National ports bound for foreign ports. Approxi-
employers of spouses of military per- Parkinson’s Project, and for other pur- mately 74 percent of all U.S. exports
sonnel eligible for the work oppor- poses. and 44 percent of all U.S. imports of
tunity credit. S.J. RES. 40 crude oil or natural gas are conducted
S. 3917 At the request of Ms. HIRONO, the by lightering.
name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Currently, crewmember visas are
At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the
DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of granted for 29 days, which is an insuffi-
name of the Senator from Wyoming
S.J. Res. 40, a joint resolution formally cient time for lightering crews to get
(Ms. LUMMIS) was added as a cosponsor
apologizing for the nuclear legacy of their work done. Customs and Border
of S. 3917, a bill to apply the Medicaid
the United States in the Republic of Protection must parole crewmembers
asset verification program to all appli-
the Marshall Islands and affirming the into the United States on a case-by-
cants for, and recipients of, medical as-
importance of the free association be- case basis, which is administratively
sistance in all States and territories,
tween the Government of the United burdensome on the Agency. In fact, it
and for other purposes.
States and the Government of the Mar- is estimated that this bill could save
S. 4120
shall Islands. CBP $250,000 and 6,000 man-hours per
At the request of Mr. REED, the name
S. RES. 709
year.
of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. I want to thank Senator CORNYN for
YOUNG) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. MORAN, the
joining me in this effort, and I urge my
4120, a bill to maximize discovery, and name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr.
colleagues to join us in passing this
accelerate development and avail- DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S.
technical fix as quickly as possible.
ability, of promising childhood cancer Res. 709, a resolution expressing the
commitment of the Senate to building f
treatments, and for other purposes.
S. 4260 on the 20 years of success of the George SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS
At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the McGovern-Robert Dole Food for Edu-
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names of the Senator from Arizona cation and Child Nutrition Program.
(Mr. KELLY) and the Senator from S. RES. 713 SENATE RESOLUTION 855—RECOG-
Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE) were added as At the request of Mr. RISCH, the NIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
cosponsors of S. 4260, a bill to amend name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. OF THE CONSUMER PRODUCT
the Public Health Service Act to in- CRAPO) was added as a cosponsor of S. SAFETY COMMISSION
crease the number of permanent fac- Res. 713, a resolution recognizing Rus- Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and
ulty in palliative care at accredited sian actions in Ukraine as a genocide. Mrs. BLACKBURN) submitted the fol-

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allopathic and osteopathic medical f lowing resolution; which was referred
schools, nursing schools, social work to the Committee on Commerce,
schools, and other programs, including STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED Science, and Transportation:
physician assistant education pro- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS S. RES. 855
grams, to promote education and re- By Mr. PADILLA (for himself and Whereas, on October 27, 1972, Congress
search in palliative care and hospice, Mr. CORNYN): passed, and President Richard Milhous Nixon

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