INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 127
(Senate - July 20, 2020)

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              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 Ms. McSALLY (for herself, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
             Graham, and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 4212. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to 
     secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 4213. A bill to exclude from income and payroll taxes 
     compensation received by front-line employees during the 
     COVID-19 emergency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       S. 4214. A bill to provide a payroll tax credit for certain 
     expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19; 
     to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. Lee):
       S. 4215. A bill to designate and adjust certain lands in 
     the State of Utah as components of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. FISCHER (for herself and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 4216. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services and the Comptroller General of the United States to 
     conduct studies and report to Congress on actions taken to 
     expand access to telehealth services under the Medicare, 
     Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs during the 
     COVID-19 emergency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, 
             and Mr. Jones):
       S. 4217. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to include 
     hospitals serving rural areas or areas of persistent poverty 
     in the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 4218. A bill to temporarily prevent emerging growth 
     companies from losing their status during the COVID-19 
     pandemic, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand):
       S. 4219. A bill to extend the special air traffic rule for 
     civil helicopters operating VFR along the North Shore, Long 
     Island, New York, to require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to promulgate a new special air 
     traffic rule, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. King, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, Ms. 
             Duckworth, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 4220. A bill to limit the use of Federal law enforcement 
     officers for crowd control, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Ms. McSally, Mr. Young, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
             Daines, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Boozman):
       S. 4221. A bill to provide for grants to support the 
     provision of child care by reopening and maintaining the 
     operation of child care programs; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 4222. A bill to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to require Federal agencies to submit to the 
     Comptroller General of the United States a report on rules 
     that are revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise 
     made ineffective; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 4223. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to ensure 
     market competition in onshore oil and gas leasing, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 4224. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to assess technology needs along the Southern border 
     and develop a strategy for bridging such gaps; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 4225. A bill to establish authority to destroy 
     counterfeit devices offered for import,

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     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 4226. A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to conduct an assessment of the feasibility and 
     advisability of establishing a fund for the response to, and 
     recovery from, a cyber state of distress, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 4227. A bill to improve access to economic injury 
     disaster loans and emergency advances under the CARES Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       S. 4228. A bill to provide for the demonstration and 
     deployment of water-energy technologies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 4229. A bill to reaffirm the principles and objectives 
     set forth in the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       S. 4230. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to expand access to mental health services and certain 
     evaluation and management services furnished through 
     telehealth under the Medicare program; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 4231. A bill to strengthen and sustain on-shore 
     manufacturing capacity and State stockpiles, and to improve 
     the Strategic National Stockpile; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Daines):
       S. 4232. A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security 
     Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund 
     payments to Tribal Governments; to the Committee on Finance.

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