[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5174-S5175]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 ELIMINATE USELESS REPORTS ACT OF 2024

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a message from 
the House of Representatives on S. 2073.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message 
from the House of Representatives:

       Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 2073) entitled 
     ``An Act to amend title 31, United States Code, to require 
     agencies to include a list of outdated or duplicative 
     reporting requirements in annual budget justifications, and 
     for other purposes'' do pass with an amendment.


                Motion to Concur with Amendment No. 3021

  (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute.)
  Mr. SCHUMER. I move that the Senate concur in the House amendment to 
S. 2073 with amendment No. 3021, which is at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] moves to concur in 
     the House amendment to S. 2073 with an amendment numbered 
     3021.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. SCHUMER. I have a cloture motion at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     concur in the House amendment to S. 2073, a bill to amend 
     title 31, United States Code, to require agencies to include 
     a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in 
     annual budget justifications, and for other purposes, do pass 
     with an amendment.
         Charles E. Schumer, Maria Cantwell, Sheldon Whitehouse, 
           Jack Reed, Tammy Duckworth, Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, 
           Mark R. Warner, Edward J. Markey, Gary C. Peters, John 
           W. Hickenlooper, Angus S. King, Jr., Tammy Baldwin, 
           Raphael G. Warnock, Cory A. Booker, Catherine Cortez 
           Masto, Richard Blumenthal.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion to concur with 
the amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays are ordered.


                Amendment No. 3022 to Amendment No. 3021

  Mr. SCHUMER. I have an amendment to amendment No. 3021, which is at 
the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 3022 to amendment No. 3021.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

                  (Purpose: To add an effective date)

       At the end add the following:

     SEC. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 day after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.


                Motion to Refer with Amendment No. 3023

  Mr. SCHUMER. I move to refer the House message to the Committee on 
Homeland Security with instructions to report back forthwith an 
amendment No. 3023.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] moves to the refer 
     House message to accompany S. 2073 with instructions to 
     report back forthwith an amendment numbered 3023.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

                  (Purpose: To add an effective date)

       At the end add the following:

     SEC. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect on the date that is 2 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays on my motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays are ordered.


                           Amendment No. 3024

  Mr. SCHUMER. I have an amendment to the instructions at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 3024 to the instructions of the motion to 
     refer.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

                  (Purpose: To add an effective date)

       On page 1, line 3, strike ``2 days'' and insert ``3 days''.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask for the yeas and nays on my amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second?
  There appears to be a sufficient second.
  The yeas and nays are ordered.


                Amendment No. 3025 to Amendment No. 3024

  Mr. SCHUMER. I have an amendment to amendment No. 3024, which is at 
the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer] proposes an 
     amendment numbered 3025 to amendment No. 3024.

  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask that further reading of the amendment be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment is as follows:

                  (Purpose: To add an effective date)

       On page 1, line 1, strike ``3 days'' and insert ``4 days''.

  Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I have some good news for the Senate. 
Before we adjourn this evening, I would like to celebrate two 
significant bills that just passed the Senate two moments ago.
  First, just now, the Senate unanimously passed a bill to combat the 
spread of sexually explicit AI-generated deepfakes, the DEFIANCE Act. I 
commend Senator Durbin for his excellent work on this bill. I was proud 
to support it every step of the way, and it is a very, very important 
thing we get this bill done.
  As we know, AI plays a bigger role in our lives than ever before. 
While it has many benefits, it is also easier than ever to create 
sexually explicit deepfakes without a person's consent. It is a 
horrible attack on someone's privacy and dignity to have these fake 
images of them circuiting online without recourse.
  This isn't just some fringe issue that happens to only a few people. 
It is a widespread problem. These types of malicious and hurtful 
pictures can destroy lives. Nobody is immune, not even celebrities like 
Taylor Swift or Megan Thee Stallion. It is a grotesque practice. 
Victims of these deepfakes are deserved justice. This is one of the 
examples of the AI guardrails I often talk about.
  AI is a remarkable technology that can spur incredible innovation, 
but we must pass guardrails to prevent its worst abuses from causing 
people grave harm.
  By passing this bill, we are telling victims of explicit 
nonconsensual deepfakes that we hear them and we are taking action. I 
urge the House now to take up this piece of legislation so victims of 
nonconsensual deepfakes can have the justice they deserve. It is just 
awful what people do to people

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with deepfakes. This bill will end that. It is a very good thing.
  We passed another very good bill a few moments ago as well. The 
Senate passed the Preventing Financing of Illegal Synthetic Drugs Act. 
This bill will get to the root of financing behind these deadly and 
destructive drugs like fentanyl and methamphetamine. I have led the way 
here in the Senate for months cracking down on supply chains of drugs 
like fentanyl.
  Last fall, I met with Chinese President Xi and urged him and the 
Chinese Government to do more work to crack down on companies that 
allow precursor chemicals to make their way to countries like Mexico 
and made often by gangs into fentanyl and sent into the U.S.
  Just a few months ago, I led the Senate passing the national security 
supplemental, which included the FEND Off Fentanyl Act. This bill is 
another step in that direction--the right direction--to better 
understand and anticipate how malicious synthetic drug traffickers 
finance their operations.
  Two Senators worked very hard on this legislation and deserve the 
credit. Our two Senators from Nevada, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto 
and Senator Jacky Rosen. I want to commend them for their excellent 
work.
  So these two bills--they are passing quietly later this evening, but 
they are very important. I hope that people will take notice of them 
and show that the Senate is fighting the scourge of drugs and fighting 
the scourge of deepfakes.

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