[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 86 (Thursday, May 7, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2323-S2324]
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. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 3639. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to discount FHA single-family mortgage 
     insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who 
     complete a financial literacy housing counseling program; to 
     the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Brown, Mr. Leahy, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Udall, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. King, Ms. Warren, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Carper, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Coons, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Smith, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. 
             Merkley):
       S. 3640. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow certain taxpayers a 2-year carryback of net 
     operating losses and to restore and make permanent the 
     limitation on excess business losses of non-corporate 
     taxpayers; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sasse, and 
             Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 3641. A bill to designate the area between the 
     intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness 
     Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and 
     International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of 
     Columbia, as ``Li Wenliang Plaza'', and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Van 
             Hollen, and Mr. Blumenthal)):
       S. 3642. A bill to mobilize individuals in the United 
     States in the fight against coronavirus by expanding 
     volunteer opportunities in AmeriCorps, expanding employment 
     opportunities at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and 
     utilizing the expertise of Peace Corps volunteer leaders 
     whose service ended on March 15, 2020, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. LOEFFLER (for herself and Ms. Sinema):
       S. 3643. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize certain postgraduate health care employees and 
     health professions trainees of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs to provide treatment via telemedicine, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal):
       S. 3644. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social 
     Security Act to improve the quality of care in skilled 
     nursing facilities under the Medicare program and nursing 
     facilities under the Medicare program during the COVID-19 
     emergency period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Warren, Ms. Harris, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Hirono, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       S. 3645. A bill to require the release of most aliens 
     detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement during a 
     national emergency related to a communicable disease; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Harris, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       S. 3646. A bill to require the transfer or release of 
     certain individuals in the custody of the United States 
     because of their risk of exposure during a national 
     emergency, and for

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     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOOKER:
       S. 3647. A bill to prohibit price gouging for necessary 
     products during Federally declared national emergencies or 
     disasters; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. CAPITO (for herself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 3648. A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband 
     deployment initiative; to the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works.
           By Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Mr. Markey, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 3649. A bill to promote competition, to preserve the 
     ability of local governments to provide broadband capacity 
     and services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Udall, and 
             Ms. McSally):
       S. 3650. A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act to deem employees of urban Indian organizations as part 
     of the Public Health Service for certain purposes, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 3651. A bill to prohibit school food authorities and 
     local educational agencies from collecting unpaid school meal 
     fees during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Wyden, 
             Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bennet, 
             Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Harris, Ms. 
             Baldwin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Jones, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Peters, Mrs. 
             Murray, Mr. Warner, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Murphy):
       S. 3652. A bill to allow 2020 recovery rebates with respect 
     to qualifying children over the age of 16 and other 
     dependents; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Kaine, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 3653. A bill to allow tax credits to State and local 
     governments for required paid sick leave and required paid 
     family and medical leave; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. SMITH (for herself, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Hyde-
             Smith, and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 3654. A bill to provide that certain public hospitals 
     are eligible for loans under the Paycheck Protection Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business 
     and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. CASEY:
       S. 3655. A bill to provide funding for targeted purchases 
     of qualified agricultural products from producers that rely 
     on local agricultural food markets affected by COVID-19, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Romney):
       S. 3656. A bill to authorize a comprehensive, strategic 
     approach for United States foreign assistance to developing 
     countries to strengthen global health security, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Ernst):
       S. 3657. A bill to provide for the coverage of medically 
     necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for 
     digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal 
     health programs and private health insurance, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mr. PETERS:
       S. 3658. A bill to establish an Office of Equal Rights and 
     Community Inclusion at the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Kaine, 
             Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Smith, Mr. Jones, Ms. Rosen, Mr. 
             Coons, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. Reed)):
       S. 3659. A bill to provide State and local workforce and 
     career and technical education systems the support to respond 
     to the COVID-19 national emergency; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
             Harris, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Brown):
       S. 3660. A bill to provide emergency funding for 
     caseworkers and child protective services; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. 
             Cornyn):
       S. 3661. A bill to amend section 151 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 to 
     allow danger pay for the U.S. Marshals Service; to the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. COTTON:
       S. 3662. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide a civil action against a foreign state for deliberate 
     concealment or distortion of information with respect to an 
     international public health emergency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Thune, Mr. Moran, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, and Mrs. Fischer):
       S. 3663. A bill to protect the privacy of consumers' 
     personal health information, proximity data, device data, and 
     geolocation data during the coronavirus public health crisis; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. MURPHY:
       S. 3664. A bill to enhance the independence of Inspectors 
     General, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. Warner, Mr. Shelby, 
             Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Jones, Mr. Perdue, 
             and Mr. Kaine):
       S. 3665. A bill to amend the title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve access to rural health care by 
     ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. HEINRICH:
       S. 3666. A bill to fund grants for the immediate deployment 
     of temporary wireless broadband service on Tribal lands and 
     Hawaiian Home Lands, to provide emergency special temporary 
     authority to use electromagnetic spectrum for the provision 
     of wireless broadband service on Tribal lands and Hawaiian 
     Home Lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Indian Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 3667. A bill to require the establishment of a 
     repatriation task force during major infectious disease 
     outbreaks, to authorize additional paid leave for employees 
     of certain independent agencies involved in the conduct of 
     foreign affairs, and to extend the application period and use 
     of certain special immigrant visas; to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       S. 3668. A bill to assist COVID-19 recovery efforts in 
     Sudan; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Shaheen, 
             Mr. Coons, Mr. Udall, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 3669. A bill to respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich):
       S. 3670. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
     designate certain segments of the Gila River System in the 
     State of New Mexico as components of the National Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers System, to provide for the transfer of 
     administrative jurisdiction over certain Federal land in the 
     State of New Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 3671. A bill to amend title VI of the Social Security 
     Act to provide additional funding for States, Tribal 
     Governments, and local communities due to the Coronavirus 
     Disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. HAWLEY:
       S.J. Res. 71. A joint resolution withdrawing approval of 
     the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization; to 
     the Committee on Finance.

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