September 24, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 166 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
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INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 166
(Senate - September 24, 2020)
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[Pages S5863-S5865] 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: S. 4681. A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Carper, and Ms. Klobuchar): S. 4682. A bill to provide grants for local care corps programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: S. 4683. A bill to designate the Battleship IOWA Museum, located in Los Angeles, California, as the National Museum of the Surface Navy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso): S. 4684. A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the ``Robert L. Brown Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. PAUL: S. 4685. A bill to prohibit assistance to foreign governments that violate human rights with respect to religious freedom; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Ms. BALDWIN: S. 4686. A bill to recognize the refugee and immigrant communities from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam including the Hmong, Cham, Cambodian, Iu-Mien, Khmu, Lao, Montagnard, and Vietnamese Americans who supported and defended the Armed Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia, authorize assistance to support activities relating to clearance of unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Ms. BALDWIN: S. 4687. A bill to expand domestic content requirements for certain shipboard components, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Brown): [[Page S5864]] S. 4688. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide funding to sustain and increase the supply, quality, and affordability of child care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley): S. 4689. A bill to provide disaster assistance to cannabis businesses; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cassidy): S. 4690. A bill to increase vaccination rates among pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Inhofe): S. 4691. A bill to limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina): S. 4692. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide procedures for guidance issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Mr. LANKFORD: S. 4693. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide requirements for agency decision making based on science; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Risch, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Manchin): S. 4694. A bill to extend and expand limitations on the importation of uranium from the Russian Federation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Carper): S. 4695. A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to overtime pay; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan): S. 4696. A bill to provide for the continuation of higher education through the conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen): S. 4697. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional transparency and consumer protections relating to medical debt collection practices; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. ROUNDS: S. 4698. A bill to amend the Act of August 10, 1956, to provide for the payment of pay and allowances for certain officers of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of Engineers; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Collins): S. 4699. A bill to reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. By Mr. GARDNER: S. 4700. A bill to establish a Center for Artificial Intelligence of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Cornyn): S. 4701. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to future interstate designations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Manchin): S. 4702. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to encourage appropriate prescribing under Medicaid for victims of opioid overdose; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: S. 4703. A bill to amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Cramer): S. 4704. A bill to require reforms to programs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. Hassan): S. 4705. A bill to amend title XIX requiring coverage under Medicaid of vaccines for pregnant women; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. McCONNELL: S. 4706. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to the Louie B. Nunn (Cumberland) Parkway, to amend title 23, United States Code, to modify a provision relating to the operation of vehicles on that highway, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. By Mr. SCOTT of Florida: S. 4707. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide Federal standards for mail-in ballots and reporting of election results with respect to elections for Federal office; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Portman): S. 4708. A bill to establish a commission to review certain regulatory obstacles to preparedness for, response to, and recovery from the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and other pandemics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Cotton, and Ms. Smith): S. 4709. A bill to permit Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-recognized virtual diabetes prevention program suppliers to be included in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model conducted by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation under section 1115A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a); to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Casey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Udall, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Warren, Ms. Smith, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Carper, and Mrs. Feinstein): S. 4710. A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Ruth Bader Ginsburg; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Graham): S. 4711. A bill to provide for judicial security and privacy; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Kaine): S. 4712. A bill to enhance the consideration of human rights in arms exports; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Reed, and Ms. Hirono): S. 4713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt a portion of unemployment compensation received during 2020 from income taxes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Brown, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Rosen, and Mr. Menendez): S. 4714. A bill to preserve health benefits for workers; to the Committee on Finance. By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Thune): S. 4715. A bill to grant Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. TILLIS: S. 4716. A bill to establish a cause of action for those harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Portman, Mr. Brown, Mr. Hawley, and Mrs. Murray): S. 4717. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment of certain Medicaid providers across State lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Menendez): S. 4718. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Booker, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Bennet): S. 4719. A bill to provide, temporarily, authority for the Secretary of Commerce to waive cost sharing requirements for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mrs. FISCHER: S. 4720. A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mrs. LOEFFLER: S. 4721. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to increase the criminal penalties under such Act; to the Committee on Rules and Administration. By Mrs. FISCHER: S. 4722. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish a standard of care [[Page S5865]] for the selection by certain entities of motor carries; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Rubio): S. 4723. A bill to establish a regulatory system for sustainable offshore aquaculture in the United States exclusive economic zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Cassidy): S. 4724. A bill to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Cassidy): S. 4725. A bill to establish programs to facilitate the commercial application of clean energy and related technologies in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mrs. SHAHEEN: S. 4726. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop and carry out a program to improve energy efficiency in transportation; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: S. 4727. A bill to require the establishment of an advanced energy technology research initiative and an advanced energy technology and modeling grant program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Romney): S. 4728. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to officials of the Government of the Russian Federation complicit in the poisoning of its citizens for political motives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. By Mr. GRASSLEY: S. 4729. A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mrs. Fischer, and Mrs. Feinstein): S. 4730. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn): S. 4731. A bill to require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Reed): S. 4732. A bill to conduct a study on the spread of COVID- 19-related disinformation and misinformation on the internet and social media platforms, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mr. BLUMENTHAL: S. 4733. A bill to designate the National Service Animals Monument to recognize the heroic deeds and sacrifices of service animals and handlers of service animals in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin): S. 4734. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to certain workers' compensation settlement agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Paul): S. 4735. A bill to address recommendations made to Congress by the Government Accountability Office as detailed in its annual report on duplication, fragmentation, and overlap, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Stabenow, and Ms. Smith): S. 4736. A bill to prepare the United States for the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. By Ms. SMITH: S. 4737. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to covered health departments to increase the rate of recommended immunizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Brown): S. 4738. A bill to provide a right to flexibility and to broaden and increase employee protections at work, to protect small businesses through shared responsibility for workers' rights, to provide public transparency on workers' rights violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. ____________________
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