[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 130 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4471-S4474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 651

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Delaware 
(Mr. Carper) was added as a cosponsor of S. 651, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the age requirement with 
respect to eligibility for qualified ABLE programs.


                                 S. 802

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mrs. Loeffler) was added as a cosponsor of S. 802, a bill to amend 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1720

  At the request of Mr. Rounds, the name of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. Scott) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1720, a bill to 
amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
Inspection Act to allow the interstate sale of State-inspected meat and 
poultry, and for other purposes.


                                S. 2499

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the names of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Smith) and the Senator from Nevada (Ms. Rosen) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 2499, a bill to effectively staff the public 
elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with 
school-based mental health services providers.


                                S. 3062

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3062, a bill to amend 
the Safe Drinking Water Act to repeal a certain exemption for hydraulic 
fracturing, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3103

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mr. Wicker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3103, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore

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State authority to waive for certain facilities the 35-mile rule for 
designating critical access hospitals under the Medicare program.


                                S. 3419

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Arkansas 
(Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3419, a bill to amend the 
Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to provide for the establishment of a 
trust for the benefit of all unpaid cash sellers of livestock, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 3455

  At the request of Mr. Hawley, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Kennedy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3455, a bill to prohibit 
certain individuals from downloading or using TikTok on any device 
issued by the United States or a government corporation.


                                S. 3612

  At the request of Mr. Cornyn, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt) and the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) were added as 
cosponsors of 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.


                                S. 3705

  At the request of Mr. Moran, the names of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Roberts) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 3705, a bill to establish a private-public 
partnership to preserve jobs in the aviation manufacturing industry, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 3768

  At the request of Mr. Gardner, his name was added as a cosponsor of 
S. 3768, a bill to protect older adults and people with disabilities 
living in nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and psychiatric 
hospitals from COVID-19.


                                S. 3812

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Maine 
(Ms. Collins) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3812, a bill to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, 
medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to include veterans of World War II.


                                S. 3814

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from 
Mississippi (Mrs. Hyde-Smith), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cornyn), the 
Senator from Nevada (Ms. Cortez Masto), the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. 
Schatz), the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse), the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Cotton), the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Heinrich), 
the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand), the Senator from Alaska 
(Ms. Murkowski) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Booker) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 3814, a bill to establish a loan program for 
businesses affected by COVID-19 and to extend the loan forgiveness 
period for paycheck protection program loans made to the hardest hit 
businesses, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3815

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the name of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3815, a bill to 
permit the search and retention of certain records with respect to 
conducting criminal background checks, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3872

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the names of the Senator from Maine (Ms. 
Collins), the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator 
from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) were added as cosponsors of S. 3872, a bill 
to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a time-
limited provisional approval pathway, subject to specific obligations, 
for certain drugs and biological products, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3881

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the names of the Senator from Maryland 
(Mr. Van Hollen) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 3881, a bill to increase support for State Children's 
Health Insurance programs during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3893

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3893, a bill to amend the 
Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land 
during a pandemic, and for other purposes.


                                S. 3998

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3998, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify payments for 
telehealth services furnished by Federally qualified health centers or 
rural health clinics under the Medicare program, and for other 
purposes.


                                S. 3999

  At the request of Mr. King, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 3999, a bill to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure access to mental 
health and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth 
under the Medicare program.


                                S. 4035

  At the request of Mr. Daines, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. 
Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4035, a bill to establish and 
provide for the use of amounts in a Trail Stewardship for Economic 
Recovery Fund, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4071

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the name of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Mr. Cassidy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4071, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to adjust identification number 
requirements for taxpayers filing joint returns to receive Economic 
Impact Payments.


                                S. 4081

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4081, a bill to provide a 
grant program for elementary schools, secondary schools, and 
institutions of higher education to help offset costs associated with 
complying with guidelines, recommendations, and other public health 
communications issued by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, or a State, Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or locality 
related to mitigating the hazards presented by COVID-19.


                                S. 4106

  At the request of Mr. Braun, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 4106, a bill to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency.


                                S. 4117

  At the request of Mr. Cramer, the names of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Cassidy), the 
Senator from Colorado (Mr. Gardner) and the Senator from Mississippi 
(Mr. Wicker) were added as cosponsors of S. 4117, a bill to provide 
automatic forgiveness for paycheck protection program loans under 
$150,000, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4143

  At the request of Mr. Schumer, the names of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Ms. Hirono) and the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 4143, a bill to extend the unemployment 
insurance provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic 
Security (CARES) Act for the duration of the economic recovery, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 4150

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Alabama (Mr. 
Jones) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4150, a bill to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to provide assistance to certain providers of 
transportation services affected by the novel coronavirus.


                                S. 4152

  At the request of Mr. Hoeven, the names of the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Cramer) and the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Jones) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 4152, a bill to provide for the adjustment or 
modification by the Secretary of Agriculture of loans for critical 
rural utility service providers, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4156

  At the request of Mr. Inhofe, the name of the Senator from Nebraska 
(Mrs. Fischer) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4156, a bill to require 
the Secretary of Agriculture to provide relief

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from hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic to agricultural producers, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 4160

  At the request of Mr. Thune, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. 
Brown) and the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 4160, a bill to enable certain hospitals that were 
participating in or applied for the drug discount program under section 
340B of the Public Health Service Act prior to the COVID-19 public 
health emergency to temporarily maintain eligibility for such program, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 4162

  At the request of Mrs. Fischer, the names of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mr. Perdue) and the Senator from North Dakota (Mr. Cramer) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 4162, a bill to provide certainty for airport 
funding.


                                S. 4174

  At the request of Ms. Collins, the names of the Senator from Missouri 
(Mr. Blunt), the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Murphy) and the Senator 
from Alaska (Mr. Sullivan) were added as cosponsors of S. 4174, a bill 
to provide emergency appropriations to the United States Postal Service 
to cover losses related to the COVID-19 crisis and to direct the Board 
of Governors of the United States Postal Service to develop a plan for 
ensuring the long term solvency of the Postal Service.


                                S. 4181

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the name of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Ms. Smith) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4181, a bill to establish a 
Library Stabilization Fund to respond to and accelerate the recovery 
from coronavirus.


                                S. 4214

  At the request of Mr. Portman, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mrs. Blackburn) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4214, a bill to provide 
a payroll tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting 
employees from COVID-19.


                                S. 4220

  At the request of Mr. Merkley, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4220, a bill to limit the 
use of Federal law enforcement officers for crowd control, and for 
other purposes.


                                S. 4221

  At the request of Ms. Ernst, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4221, a bill to 
provide for grants to support the provision of child care by reopening 
and maintaining the operation of child care programs.


                                S. 4227

  At the request of Ms. Rosen, the names of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) and the Senator from Maryland (Mr. Van 
Hollen) were added as cosponsors of S. 4227, a bill to improve access 
to economic injury disaster loans and emergency advances under the 
CARES Act, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4232

  At the request of Mr. Heinrich, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall) and the Senator from Alaska (Ms. Murkowski) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 4232, a bill to amend title VI of the Social 
Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments 
to Tribal Governments.


                                S. 4252

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4252, a bill to provide 
funding for States to improve their unemployment compensation programs, 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 4262

  At the request of Mr. Menendez, the name of the Senator from Michigan 
(Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4262, a bill to direct 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop an action plan, 
make targeted grants, and develop public awareness campaigns with 
respect to COVID-19 and the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 
pandemic on racial and ethnic minorities and other vulnerable 
populations.


                                S. 4283

  At the request of Mr. Wyden, the name of the Senator from California 
(Mrs. Feinstein) was added as a cosponsor of S. 4283, a bill to provide 
funding for States to improve their unemployment insurance technology 
systems, and for other purposes.


                                S. 4287

  At the request of Mr. Daines, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
4287, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish 
presumptions of service-connection for members of the Armed Forces who 
contract Coronavirus Disease 2019 under certain circumstances, and for 
other purposes.


                              S. RES. 458

  At the request of Mr. Lankford, the name of the Senator from Colorado 
(Mr. Gardner) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 458, a resolution 
calling for the global repeal of blasphemy, heresy, and apostasy laws.


                              S. RES. 509

  At the request of Mr. Toomey, the name of the Senator from Alaska 
(Mr. Sullivan) was added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 509, a resolution 
calling upon the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution 
on Iran that extends the dates by which Annex B restrictions under 
Resolution 2231 are currently set to expire.


                              S. RES. 655

  At the request of Mr. Brown, the names of the Senator from Virginia 
(Mr. Warner) and the Senator from New York (Mrs. Gillibrand) were added 
as cosponsors of S. Res. 655, a resolution declaring racism a public 
health crisis.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1943

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from 
California (Ms. Harris), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) and the 
Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 1943 intended to be proposed to S. 4049, an original bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and 
for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 
purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2334

  At the request of Mr. Cotton, the name of the Senator from Georgia 
(Mrs. Loeffler) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2334 intended 
to be proposed to S. 4049, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2399

  At the request of Mr. Grassley, the name of the Senator from Indiana 
(Mr. Braun) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2399 intended to 
be proposed to S. 4049, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2417

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Texas 
(Mr. Cruz) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 2417 proposed to 
S. 4049, an original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2021 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 2437

  At the request of Ms. Klobuchar, the names of the Senator from New 
Mexico (Mr. Udall), the Senator from Maine (Ms. Collins), the Senator 
from California (Mrs. Feinstein), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. 
Warner), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Ms. Hassan), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy), the 
Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Menendez), the Senator from Massachusetts 
(Ms. Warren), the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator 
from New Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen), the Senator from New York (Mrs. 
Gillibrand), the Senator from Delaware (Mr. Coons), the Senator from 
New Jersey (Mr. Booker), the Senator from California (Ms. Harris) and 
the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Markey) were added as cosponsors of 
amendment No. 2437 intended to be proposed to S. 4049, an original bill 
to

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authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes

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