[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 160 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5651-S5652]
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 Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 4584. A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act to modify the definition of water heater under energy 
     conservation standards, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Carper, and Ms. 
             Klobuchar):
       S. 4585. A bill to maintain prompt and reliable postal 
     services during the COVID-19 health emergency, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. 
             Sinema):
       S. 4586. A bill to amend the CARES Act to require the 
     uniform treatment of nationally

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     recognized statistical rating organizations under certain 
     programs carried out in response to the COVID-19 emergency, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 4587. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     establish a program to expand access to broadband in unserved 
     and underserved areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Ernst, 
             Ms. Hirono, Mr. Risch, and Mr. Markey):
       S. 4588. A bill to improve programs of the Small Business 
     Administration to better assist small business customers in 
     accessing broadband technology, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. BARRASSO:
       S. 4589. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     to increase transparency, to support regulatory certainty, 
     and to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. LEE (for himself, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 4590. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 to reform agency process requirements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 4591. A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 to reform agency process requirements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 4592. A bill to establish a Maritime Task Force and a 
     private sector advisory committee to address the health, 
     safety, security, and logistical issues relating to the 
     continuation of maritime travel, including the resumption of 
     cruise operations, in United States waters during the COVID-
     19 public health emergency; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. BURR (for himself, Mr. Booker, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
             Bennet, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Casey, Ms. 
             Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Feinstein, Ms. Harris, 
             Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Kaine, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Merkley, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Reed, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina, Mr. Tillis, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 4593. A bill to award posthumously the Congressional 
     Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mr. TESTER:
       S. 4594. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and 
     indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY:
       S. 4595. A bill to temporarily extend the period of 
     validity of J-1 visas issued to employees and contractors of 
     the United States Agency for Global Media and its 
     broadcasting networks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Cassidy, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 4596. A bill to provide tax relief for persons affected 
     by certain 2020 disasters; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 4597. A bill to require U.S. Customs and Border 
     Protection to permit the entry into the United States of pets 
     accompanying United States nationals repatriating during 
     public health emergencies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Young):
       S. 4598. A bill to provide for assistance for small 
     manufacturers in the defense industrial supply chain on 
     matters relating to cybersecurity; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. HEINRICH:
       S. 4599. A bill to withdraw certain Federal land in the 
     Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral 
     entry, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself and Mr. Booker):
       S. 4600. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     improve the responses of the Department of Defense to sex-
     related offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
           By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. McSally, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Kennedy):
       S. 4601. A bill to establish an Animal Cruelty Crimes 
     Section within the Department of Justice's Environment and 
     Natural Resources Division, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
             Rubio):
       S. 4602. A bill to prohibit the obstruction of emergency 
     vehicles; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. McSALLY:
       S. 4603. A bill to promote the use of forest restoration 
     residue harvested on National Forest System land for 
     renewable energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. CRUZ:
       S. 4604. A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with 
     respect to certain persons in the defense sectors of nuclear 
     weapons states that at not fulfilling their obligations under 
     article VI of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs.

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