[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 5, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2241]
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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. PERDUE (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Young, Mr. 
             Coons, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Leahy):
       S. 3599. A bill to enhance our Nation's nurse and physician 
     workforce during the COVID-19 crisis by recapturing unused 
     immigrant visas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Hawley, Mrs. Loeffler, 
             Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Daines):
       S. 3600. A bill to authorize the imposition of sanctions 
     with respect to the deliberate concealment or distortion of 
     information about public health emergencies of international 
     concern, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SASSE:
       S. 3601. A bill to prevent States from using or 
     distributing resources during the COVID-19 national emergency 
     in accordance with a State policy that discriminates on the 
     basis of disability, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Booker, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 3602. A bill to provide loan forgiveness for certain 
     borrowers of Department of Agriculture direct farm loans, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 3603. A bill to amend the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 to require the South Florida Ecosystem 
     Restoration Task Force to develop a priority list for 
     reducing, mitigating, and controlling invasive species within 
     the South Florida ecosystem, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 3604. A bill to require the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to report on COVID-19 recovery small 
     business programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 3605. A bill to amend the Specialty Crops 
     Competitiveness Act of 2004 to provide specialty crop block 
     grants to fund State food banks and food access networks; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Booker, Ms. Duckworth, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Harris, and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 3606. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Health Force and a Resilience Force to respond to public 
     health emergencies and meet public health needs; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Cruz, 
             Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Coons, Mr. Daines, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Schumer, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 3607. A bill to extend public safety officer death 
     benefits to public safety officers whose death is caused by 
     COVID-19, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY:
       S. 3608. A bill to amend the CARES Act to provide 
     flexibility in use of funds by States, Indian Tribes, and 
     municipalities; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Harris, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
             Markey, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Durbin, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 3609. A bill to ensure that all communities have access 
     to urgently needed COVID-19 testing, treatment, public health 
     information, and relief benefits regardless of immigration 
     status or limited English proficiency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PAUL (for himself, Mr. Romney, Mr. Lankford, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Sasse):
       S. 3610. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to allow health share pools to be deemed 
     an employer under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of 
     offering a group health plan or group health insurance 
     coverage, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Markey, 
             Mr. Wyden, Ms. Harris, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, and Ms. Warren):
       S. 3611. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the 
     Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of 
     the Secretary of the Interior to reduce certain royalties, to 
     amend the CARES Act to limit the provision of assistance to 
     certain businesses, to impose a moratorium on certain oil and 
     natural gas lease sales, the issuance of coal leases, and 
     modifications to certain regulations, to extend certain 
     public comment periods, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 3612. A bill to clarify for purposes of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 that receipt of coronavirus assistance 
     does not affect the tax treatment of ordinary business 
     expenses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. BRAUN:
       S. 3613. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     strengthen existing benefits for certain descendants of 
     veterans exposed to herbicide agents, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Ms. HARRIS (for herself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 3614. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Federal Emergency Management Agency to approve State and 
     local plans to partner with small and mid-size restaurants 
     and nonprofit organizations to provide nutritious meals to 
     individuals in need, to waive certain matching fund 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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