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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND SENATE RESOLUTIONS
The following concurrent resolutions and Senate resolutions were
read, and referred (or acted upon), as indicated:
By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself and Ms. Ernst):
S. Res. 594. A resolution calling for the payments to
States for the Child Care and Development Block Grant program
to be sufficient to cover losses experienced by child care
providers due to the COVID-19 pandemic; to the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Tillis, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Merkley, Ms.
Collins, and Mr. Casey):
S. Res. 595. A resolution recognizing widening threats to
freedoms of the press and expression around the world,
reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to
the health of free societies and democracies, and reaffirming
freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in
promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in
commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2020; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
By Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cotton, Mrs.
Blackburn, Ms. McSally, Mr. Peters, Mr. Wicker, Mrs.
Loeffler, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Inhofe, and
Mr. Daines):
S. Res. 596. A resolution expressing the sense of the
Senate that the Hong Kong national security law proposed by
the Government of the People's Republic of China would
violate the obligations of that government under the 1984
Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Hong Kong Basic Law
and calling upon all free nations of the world to stand with
the people of Hong Kong; to the Committee on Foreign
Relations.
By Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Scott of
South Carolina, Mr. Casey, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Gillibrand,
Ms. McSally, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Warren,
Mr. Hawley, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Braun, Ms. Rosen, Mr.
Scott of Florida, and Mr. Grassley):
S. Res. 597. A resolution designating May 2020 as ``Older
Americans Month''; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Jones,
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Kaine, Mr. King, Mr. Van Hollen,
Mr. Roberts, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Tillis, Ms.
Klobuchar, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Boozman, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Wicker,
Ms. Harris, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Wyden, Ms.
Sinema, Mr. Young, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr.
Manchin, Ms. Ernst, and Mr. Enzi):
S. Res. 598. A resolution recognizing National Foster Care
Month as an opportunity to raise awareness about the
challenges of children in the foster care system, and
encouraging Congress to implement policies to improve the
lives of children in the foster care system; considered and
agreed to.
By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself and Mr. Inhofe):
S. Res. 599. A resolution honoring the life and legacy of
Judge Lee Roy West; considered and agreed to.
By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cardin,
Mr. Tillis, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Coons, Mr.
Cornyn, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Merkley, Ms.
Collins, and Mr. Casey):
S. Res. 600. A resolution recognizing widening threats to
freedom of the press and expression around the world,
reaffirming the centrality of a free and independent press to
the health of free societies and democracies, and reaffirming
freedom of the press as a priority of the United States in
promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance in
commemoration of World Press Freedom Day on May 3, 2020; to
the Committee on Foreign Relations
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