[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 165 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5832-S5833]
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. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 4657. A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to designate one week each year as ``Buddy Check Week'' for 
     the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer 
     wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cramer, 
             Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Risch, Mr. 
             Cornyn, Mr. Moran, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Scott of Florida, 
             Mr. Hawley, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Thune, Mr. Lee, and Mr. 
             Rounds):
       S. 4658. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to 
     excluding providers who are involved in abortions; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, 
             and Mr. Durbin):
       S. 4659. A bill to require a determination as to whether 
     crimes committed against the Rohingya in Burma amount to 
     genocide; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Mr. JONES:
       S. 4660. A bill to amend titles 10 and 14, United States 
     Code, to include certain diversity-related requirements for 
     the Armed Forces and the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Armed Services.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Scott of 
             Florida, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Blumenthal, and 
             Mr. Cruz):
       S. 4661. A bill to authorize the President to posthumously 
     award the Medal of Honor to Alwyn C. Cashe for acts of valor 
     during Operation Iraqi Freedom; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
           By Mr. GRAHAM:
       S. 4662. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     criminalize blocking law enforcement officers who have been 
     injured by a criminal act or in the line of duty from 
     accessing emergency medical services; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Enzi):
       S. 4663. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     save Federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition 
     of circulating coins, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Schumer):
       S. 4664. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exclusion from gross income for certain waste 
     water management subsidies; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. GILLIBRAND:
       S. 4665. A bill to require senior officials to report 
     payments received from the Federal Government and to improve 
     the filing and disclosure of financial disclosures by Members 
     of Congress, congressional staff, and very senior employees; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Ms. Collins):
       S. 4666. A bill to establish the Commission on the 
     Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Burr):
       S. 4667. A bill to direct the Federal Communications 
     Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster 
     Information Reporting System and to make improvements to 
     network outage reporting; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Merkley, and Mrs. 
             Gillibrand):
       S. 4668. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to ensure that voters in elections for Federal office do not 
     wait in long lines in order to vote; to the Committee on 
     Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Ms. Cortez 
             Masto):
       S. 4669. A bill to require sellers of internet applications 
     to disclose country-of-origin information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Rounds, 
             Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Tillis):
       S. 4670. A bill to amend the CARES Act to permit the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to purchase, or to enable the 
     purchase of, preferred equity positions in commercial real 
     estate entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kaine, 
             Mr. Merkley, and Mr. Booker):
       S. 4671. A bill to prohibit Federal law enforcement 
     officers from wearing camouflage uniforms in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Burr, Ms. Smith, and Mr. 
             Scott of South Carolina):
       S. 4672. A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic 
     and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 4673. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to consider certain 
     factors in issuing certificates of public convenience and 
     necessity under that Act, to modify the requirements for the 
     right to exercise eminent domain in construction of pipelines

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     under that Act, to provide that the right of eminent domain 
     may not be exercised under that Act for projects for the 
     exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith):
       S. 4674. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to clarify that drugs and biologicals used for 
     medication-assisted treatment under Medicaid are subject to 
     the requirements of the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program; to the 
     Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 4675. A bill to amend the Health Insurance Portability 
     and Accountability Act; read the first time.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Klobuchar, 
             Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Markey, Ms. Hirono, 
             Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. King):
       S. 4676. A bill to improve the debt relief program under 
     the CARES Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mrs. Hyde-Smith):
       S. 4677. A bill to amend the Workforce Innovation and 
     Opportunity Act to create a new national program to support 
     mid-career workers, including workers from underrepresented 
     populations, in reentering the STEM workforce, by providing 
     funding to small- and medium-sized STEM businesses so the 
     businesses can offer paid internships or other returnships 
     that lead to positions above entry level; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hoeven, 
             and Mrs. Capito):
       S. 4678. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the credit for electricity produced from certain 
     renewable resources, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mr. LEE:
       S. 4679. A bill to require the Bureau of the Census to 
     determine income and poverty levels in the United States in a 
     manner that accounts for the receipt of Federal benefits, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. MERKLEY (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       S. 4680. A bill to amend the Natural Gas Act to provide 
     that the United States district courts shall not have 
     jurisdiction to condemn property in which a State holds any 
     interest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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