[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7214]
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              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. KENNEDY:
       S. 4954. A bill to amend the CARES Act to simplify the 
     procedure for applying for forgiveness for certain loans made 
     under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business and 
     Entrepreneurship.
           By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mrs. Blackburn):
       S. 4955. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for an election to expense certain qualified sound 
     recording costs otherwise chargeable to capital account; to 
     the Committee on Finance.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Van 
             Hollen):
       S. 4956. A bill to create a Council on Emergency Response 
     Protocols to ensure the establishment of accessible, 
     developmentally appropriate, culturally aware, and trauma-
     informed emergency response protocols in public schools, 
     early childcare and education settings, and institutions of 
     higher education, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Booker, Mr. Van Hollen, 
             Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
             Duckworth, Ms. Warren, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Brown, Mrs. 
             Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
             Mr. Reed, Mr. Markey, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Klobuchar, and 
             Mr. Sanders):
       S. 4957. A bill to provide for an emergency increase in 
     Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures 
     on home and community-based services; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Thune, and 
             Mr. Menendez):
       S. 4958. A bill to provide for a vaccine safety public 
     awareness campaign; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. BRAUN:
       S. 4959. A bill to increase transparency and access to 
     group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
           By Mr. REED:
       S. 4960. A bill to extend of period for adjustment of 
     status for certain Liberian nationals; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Ms. BALDWIN:
       S. 4961. A bill to improve the efficiency and reliability 
     of rail transportation by reforming the Surface 
     Transportation Board, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
           By Mr. SCHATZ:
       S. 4962. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 to authorize a grant program to assist 
     State and local law enforcement agencies in purchasing body-
     worn cameras and securely storing and maintaining recorded 
     data for law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHATZ:
       S. 4963. A bill to establish a bipartisan Presidential 
     Commission to study the establishment of a National Museum of 
     the American People to tell the story about the making of the 
     American People, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Scott of South 
             Carolina):
       S. 4964. A bill to establish a Next Generation 
     Entrepreneurship Corps program within the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
           By Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mrs. 
             Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Perdue, 
             and Mr. Scott of Florida):
       S. 4965. A bill to regulate the posting of personal 
     information of government officials on the internet, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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