[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 166 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5863-S5865]
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. UDALL:
       S. 4681. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain 
     limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet 
     pollution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. UDALL (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. King, Ms. Smith, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Carper, and Ms. Klobuchar):
       S. 4682. A bill to provide grants for local care corps 
     programs; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 4683. A bill to designate the Battleship IOWA Museum, 
     located in Los Angeles, California, as the National Museum of 
     the Surface Navy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. ENZI (for himself and Mr. Barrasso):
       S. 4684. A bill to designate the facility of the United 
     States Postal Service located at 440 Arapahoe Street in 
     Thermopolis, Wyoming, as the ``Robert L. Brown Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. PAUL:
       S. 4685. A bill to prohibit assistance to foreign 
     governments that violate human rights with respect to 
     religious freedom; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 4686. A bill to recognize the refugee and immigrant 
     communities from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam including the 
     Hmong, Cham, Cambodian, Iu-Mien, Khmu, Lao, Montagnard, and 
     Vietnamese Americans who supported and defended the Armed 
     Forces during the conflict in Southeast Asia, authorize 
     assistance to support activities relating to clearance of 
     unexploded ordnance and other explosive remnants of war, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 4687. A bill to expand domestic content requirements for 
     certain shipboard components, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Brown):

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       S. 4688. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to provide funding to sustain and increase the supply, 
     quality, and affordability of child care, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Merkley):
       S. 4689. A bill to provide disaster assistance to cannabis 
     businesses; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 4690. A bill to increase vaccination rates among 
     pregnant women enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Cornyn, 
             and Mr. Inhofe):
       S. 4691. A bill to limit donations made pursuant to 
     settlement agreements to which the United States is a party, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security 
     and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Tillis, and Mr. Scott 
             of South Carolina):
       S. 4692. A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Act of 2010 to provide procedures for guidance issued by the 
     Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. LANKFORD:
       S. 4693. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide requirements for agency decision making based on 
     science; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
             Murkowski, Mr. Risch, Mr. Graham, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Cotton, and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 4694. A bill to extend and expand limitations on the 
     importation of uranium from the Russian Federation, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources.
           By Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. Tester, Ms. 
             Collins, and Mr. Carper):
       S. 4695. A bill to amend section 5542 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that any hours worked by Federal 
     firefighters under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement 
     shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relating to 
     overtime pay; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan):
       S. 4696. A bill to provide for the continuation of higher 
     education through the conveyance to the University of Alaska 
     of certain public land in the State of Alaska, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen):
       S. 4697. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide additional transparency and consumer protections 
     relating to medical debt collection practices; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. ROUNDS:
       S. 4698. A bill to amend the Act of August 10, 1956, to 
     provide for the payment of pay and allowances for certain 
     officers of the Army who are assigned to the Corps of 
     Engineers; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Kennedy, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Collins):
       S. 4699. A bill to reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster 
     mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. GARDNER:
       S. 4700. A bill to establish a Center for Artificial 
     Intelligence of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 4701. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to future 
     interstate designations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Manchin):
       S. 4702. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to encourage appropriate prescribing under Medicaid for 
     victims of opioid overdose; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN:
       S. 4703. A bill to amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act 
     of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received 
     pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Cramer):
       S. 4704. A bill to require reforms to programs of the 
     Natural Resources Conservation Service, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry.
           By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Ms. Hassan):
       S. 4705. A bill to amend title XIX requiring coverage under 
     Medicaid of vaccines for pregnant women; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. McCONNELL:
       S. 4706. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to the 
     Louie B. Nunn (Cumberland) Parkway, to amend title 23, United 
     States Code, to modify a provision relating to the operation 
     of vehicles on that highway, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. SCOTT of Florida:
       S. 4707. A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
     to provide Federal standards for mail-in ballots and 
     reporting of election results with respect to elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. LANKFORD (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       S. 4708. A bill to establish a commission to review certain 
     regulatory obstacles to preparedness for, response to, and 
     recovery from the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and other 
     pandemics, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Warner, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Cotton, and Ms. 
             Smith):
       S. 4709. A bill to permit Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention-recognized virtual diabetes prevention program 
     suppliers to be included in the Medicare Diabetes Prevention 
     Program Expanded Model conducted by the Center for Medicare 
     and Medicaid Innovation under section 1115A of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a); to the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
             Casey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. 
             Hirono, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Murray, Ms. 
             Cortez Masto, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Udall, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Warren, Ms. 
             Smith, Ms. Rosen, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
             Reed, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Carper, and Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 4710. A bill to obtain and direct the placement in the 
     Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds of a monument to honor 
     Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States 
     Ruth Bader Ginsburg; to the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Booker, and Mr. 
             Graham):
       S. 4711. A bill to provide for judicial security and 
     privacy; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Leahy, and Mr. 
             Kaine):
       S. 4712. A bill to enhance the consideration of human 
     rights in arms exports; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Stabenow, 
             Mr. Reed, and Ms. Hirono):
       S. 4713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exempt a portion of unemployment compensation received 
     during 2020 from income taxes; to the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
             Brown, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Smith, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. 
             Feinstein, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. 
             Blumenthal, Ms. Duckworth, Ms. Stabenow, Ms. Rosen, 
             and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 4714. A bill to preserve health benefits for workers; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Thune):
       S. 4715. A bill to grant Federal charter to the National 
     American Indian Veterans, Incorporated; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TILLIS:
       S. 4716. A bill to establish a cause of action for those 
     harmed by exposure to water at Camp Lejeune, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Brown, Mr. Hawley, and Mrs. Murray):
       S. 4717. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to streamline enrollment of certain Medicaid providers 
     across State lines, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Menendez):
       S. 4718. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make fraudulent dealings in firearms and ammunition unlawful, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
             Hirono, Mr. Booker, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
             Menendez, and Mr. Bennet):
       S. 4719. A bill to provide, temporarily, authority for the 
     Secretary of Commerce to waive cost sharing requirements for 
     the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. FISCHER:
       S. 4720. A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety 
     Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural 
     exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation.
           By Mrs. LOEFFLER:
       S. 4721. A bill to amend the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993 to increase the criminal penalties under such 
     Act; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mrs. FISCHER:
       S. 4722. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     establish a standard of care

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     for the selection by certain entities of motor carries; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Rubio):
       S. 4723. A bill to establish a regulatory system for 
     sustainable offshore aquaculture in the United States 
     exclusive economic zone, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
             Cassidy):
       S. 4724. A bill to improve and expand the Solid Start 
     program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Cassidy):
       S. 4725. A bill to establish programs to facilitate the 
     commercial application of clean energy and related 
     technologies in the United States; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mrs. SHAHEEN:
       S. 4726. A bill to amend the Energy Independence and 
     Security Act of 2007 to require the Secretary of 
     Transportation to develop and carry out a program to improve 
     energy efficiency in transportation; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. WHITEHOUSE:
       S. 4727. A bill to require the establishment of an advanced 
     energy technology research initiative and an advanced energy 
     technology and modeling grant program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Van Hollen, and Mr. Romney):
       S. 4728. A bill to impose sanctions with respect to 
     officials of the Government of the Russian Federation 
     complicit in the poisoning of its citizens for political 
     motives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GRASSLEY:
       S. 4729. A bill to extend the Generalized System of 
     Preferences, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mrs. Fischer, and 
             Mrs. Feinstein):
       S. 4730. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue 
     quarter dollars in commemoration of the Nineteenth Amendment, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs.
           By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. Cornyn):
       S. 4731. A bill to require the Director of the 
     Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish 
     cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Blumenthal, 
             Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Reed):
       S. 4732. A bill to conduct a study on the spread of COVID-
     19-related disinformation and misinformation on the internet 
     and social media platforms, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BLUMENTHAL:
       S. 4733. A bill to designate the National Service Animals 
     Monument to recognize the heroic deeds and sacrifices of 
     service animals and handlers of service animals in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       S. 4734. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for the application of Medicare secondary 
     payer rules to certain workers' compensation settlement 
     agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside provisions; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. Paul):
       S. 4735. A bill to address recommendations made to Congress 
     by the Government Accountability Office as detailed in its 
     annual report on duplication, fragmentation, and overlap, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
             Stabenow, and Ms. Smith):
       S. 4736. A bill to prepare the United States for the 
     impacts of climate change, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
           By Ms. SMITH:
       S. 4737. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
     grants to covered health departments to increase the rate of 
     recommended immunizations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. Brown):
       S. 4738. A bill to provide a right to flexibility and to 
     broaden and increase employee protections at work, to protect 
     small businesses through shared responsibility for workers' 
     rights, to provide public transparency on workers' rights 
     violations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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