[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 54 (Friday, March 20, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1875]
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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 Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 3549. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide advance tax refunds to small businesses, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 3550. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to permit 
     to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to 
     engage in certain open market operations during unusual and 
     exigent circumstances; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Stabenow, 
             and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 3551. A bill to help small businesses access capital and 
     create jobs by reauthorizing the successful State Small 
     Business Credit Initiative; to the Committee on Small 
     Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Merkley, 
             Ms. Smith, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. 
             Hyde-Smith, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 3552. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     provide payments to cattle producers to offset losses due to 
     the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. PERDUE:
       S. 3553. A bill to modify the schedule for estimated tax 
     payments for 2020; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Coons, Ms. Hirono, Ms. 
             Duckworth, and Ms. Rosen):
       S. 3554. A bill to provide assistance to small businesses 
     impacted by COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. Peters):
       S. 3555. A bill to expand the trade adjustment assistance 
     for workers program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. ROMNEY:
       S. 3556. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for deferral of loan repayment for graduates 
     during the period of the coronavirus; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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