INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 135
(Senate - July 30, 2020)

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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first

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and second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse):
       S. 4370. A bill to designate any alien who is or has been 
     engaged in economic espionage or the misappropriation of 
     trade secrets inadmissible and deportable; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 4371. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to require employers to cash out the flexible spending 
     accounts of employees who separate from employment, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 4372. A bill to provide for unused benefits in a 
     dependent care FSA to be carried over from 2020 to 2021, to 
     provide for benefits to be accessed after termination of 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Murkowski):
       S. 4373. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make modifications to the educational assistance programs of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to apprenticeship 
     and on-job training for participants who become unemployed, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 4374. A bill to establish a Government-wide initiative 
     to promote diversity and inclusion in the Federal workforce, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER:
       S. 4375. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under 
     the Medicare program related to the COVID-19 public health 
     emergency; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Ms. McSally):
       S. 4376. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently allow a tax deduction at the time an 
     investment in qualified property is made, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Casey, Mr. Rubio, and 
             Mr. Brown):
       S. 4377. A bill to facilitate the safe re-opening of 
     schools by conducting or supporting research on children's 
     infection with, and role in transmitting, SARS-CoV-2, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
     and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROMNEY (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Ms. 
             McSally):
       S. 4378. A bill to provide for a short-term extension of 
     the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 4379. A bill to extend the period of the temporary 
     authority to extend contracts and leases under the ARMS 
     Initiative; to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Rounds, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Casey, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cornyn, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       S. 4380. A bill to provide redress to the employees of Air 
     America; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mr. Romney, 
             and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 4381. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide supplementary 2020 recovery rebates to eligible 
     individuals; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. 
             Booker):
       S. 4382. A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the 
     Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old 
     Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol with a bust of Thurgood 
     Marshall to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library 
     and to remove certain statues from areas of the Capitol which 
     are accessible to the public, to remove all statues of 
     individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of 
     America from display in the Capitol, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Ms. ERNST:
       S. 4383. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to make projects that directly or 
     indirectly increase the accessibility of affordable, quality 
     child care eligible for certain grants, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 4384. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to address exposure by members of the Armed Forces to 
     toxic substances at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Casey, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Brown, 
             and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 4385. A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or 
     practices in connection with the public health emergency 
     resulting from COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 4386. A bill to decriminalize and reschedule cannabis, 
     to provide for the regulation of cannabis and cannabis 
     products to protect public health and safety, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Portman):
       S. 4387. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to authorize the Reentry Employment 
     Opportunities Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Cortez 
             Masto, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Bennet, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Rosen, Ms. Warren, Mr. Carper, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. 
             Baldwin, and Ms. Harris):
       S. 4388. A bill to address mental health issues for youth, 
     particularly youth of color, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CRAMER (for himself and Mr. Hoeven):
       S. 4389. A bill to make certain irrigation districts 
     eligible for Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program pumping power, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. KAINE:
       S. 4390. A bill to establish a grant program to support 
     schools of medicine and schools of osteopathic medicine in 
     underserved areas; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mrs. 
             Feinstein):
       S. 4391. A bill to authorize a public service announcement 
     campaign on the efficacy of cloth face coverings in reducing 
     the spread of COVID-19, to authorize a program to provide 
     cloth face coverings to any individual in the United States 
     who requests one free of charge, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. RISCH (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Murphy, Mr. Barrasso, and Mrs. Shaheen):
       S. 4392. A bill to provide security assistance and 
     strategic support to Ukraine, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 4393. A bill to improve the provision of health care and 
     other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
     veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Coons):
       S. 4394. A bill to amend chapter 11 of title 35, United 
     States Code, to require the voluntary collection of 
     demographic information for patent inventors, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 4395. A bill to amend title 46, United States Code, to 
     authorize maritime transportation emergency relief, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.

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