August 4, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 138 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages S4728-S4729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Booker, and 
             Mr. Sanders):
       S. 4406. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to fully protect the safety of 
     children and the environment, to remove dangerous pesticides 
     from use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth):
       S. 4407. A bill to amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
     Technical Education Act of 2006 to give the Department of 
     Education the authority to award competitive grants to 
     eligible entities to establish, expand, or support school-
     based mentoring programs to assist at-risk students in middle 
     school and high school in developing cognitive and social-
     emotional skills to prepare them for success in high school, 
     postsecondary education, and the workforce; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Young, and Ms. Cortez 
             Masto):
       S. 4408. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand and modify employer educational assistance 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       S. 4409. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue 
     in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. 
     Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       S. 4410. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for racial and ethnic approaches to community health; 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina):
       S. 4411. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     establish in the Federal Communications Commission the 
     Broadband Development Grant Program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Rounds):
       S. 4412. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the ability of veterans to access and submit 
     disability benefit questionnaire forms of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Johnson):
       S. 4413. A bill to improve the response of the Department 
     of Defense to threats to United States forces worldwide from 
     small unmanned aircraft systems; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 4414. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish qualified down payment savings program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself and Ms. Baldwin):
       S. 4415. A bill to provide health care and benefits to 
     veterans who were exposed to toxic substances while serving 
     as members of the Armed Forces at Karshi Khanabad Air Base, 
     Uzbekistan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO:
       S. 4416. A bill to provide funding for the Assistant 
     Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to award grants 
     for the purpose of supporting virtual peer behavioral health 
     support services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Smith, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Harris, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             and Mr. Udall):
       S. 4417. A bill to provide temporary impact aid 
     construction grants to eligible local educational agencies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 4418. A bill to amend chapter 83 of title 41, United 
     States Code (popularly referred to as the Buy American Act) 
     and certain other laws with respect to certain waivers under 
     those laws, to provide greater transparency regarding 
     exceptions to domestic sourcing requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       S. 4419. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide outer 
     burial receptacles for each new grave in cemeteries that are 
     the subjects of certain grants made by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Cassidy, and Mrs. 
             Blackburn):
       S. 4420. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs 
     relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans 
     to certain State and tribal veterans' cemeteries, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blunt):
       S. 4421. A bill to provide temporary licensing reciprocity 
     for telehealth and interstate health care treatment; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 4422. A bill to establish the Office of Minority 
     Broadband Initiatives within the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 4423. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     with the authority to temporarily modify certain Medicare 
     requirements for hospice care during the COVID public health 
     emergency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself and Mr. Cotton):
       S. 4424. A bill to withhold a percentage of Federal funding 
     from State and local prosecutors who fail to faithfully 
     prosecute crimes related to protests and riots; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOEFFLER:
       S. 4425. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     create a Federal crime of destruction of property and looting 
     of certain commercial entities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Perdue):
       S. 4426. A bill to establish an Office of Subnational 
     Diplomacy within the Department of State, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Braun, and Ms. 
             Murkowski):
       S. 4427. A bill to provide for transparency in emergency 
     use authorization of vaccine products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Schatz, and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 4428. A bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest and 
     Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 4429. A bill to direct the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a study regarding toxic exposure by members of the 
     Armed Forces deployed to Karshi Khanabad Air Base, 
     Uzbekistan, to include such members in the open burn pit 
     registry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Warren, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Heinrich, 
             and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 4430. A bill to amend the Community Development Banking 
     and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to establish a CDFI 
     National Crisis Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 4431. A bill to increase wildfire preparedness and 
     response throughout the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 4432. A bill to allow Federal funds appropriated for 
     kindergarten through grade 12 education to follow the 
     student; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 4433. A bill to authorize the National Medal of Honor 
     Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the 
     District of Columbia and its environs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 4434. A bill to carry out a Civilian Conservation Corps 
     program, provide supplemental appropriations for certain 
     conservation activities, to provide for increased 
     reforestation across the United States, to provide incentives 
     for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship 
     practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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           By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 4435. A bill to prohibit the closure of postal 
     facilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency; to 
     the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 4436. A bill to provide a tax credit for employers that 
     provide remote work equipment and services to their 
     employees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 4437. A bill to clarify the eligibility of high school 
     students to receive Pandemic Unemployment Compensation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Merkley, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S.J. Res. 75. A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to the 
     fundamental right to vote; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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