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September 24, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5865 for the selection by certain entities of motor cation of Medicare secondary payer rules to peaceful transfer of power called for in the carries; to the Committee on Commerce, certain workers’ compensation settlement Constitution of the United States, and for Science, and Transportation. agreements and qualified Medicare set-aside other purposes; considered and agreed to. By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. provisions; to the Committee on Finance. By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. SCHATZ, and Mr. RUBIO): By Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mr. BLUNT, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BENNET, S. 4723. A bill to establish a regulatory sys- PAUL): Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. tem for sustainable offshore aquaculture in S. 4735. A bill to address recommendations BROWN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. COONS, Ms. the United States exclusive economic zone, made to Congress by the Government Ac- CORTEZ MASTO, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. and for other purposes; to the Committee on countability Office as detailed in its annual DURBIN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. HEIN- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. report on duplication, fragmentation, and RICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. JONES, Mr. By Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. overlap, and for other purposes; to the Com- KING, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. CRAMER, and Mr. CASSIDY): mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- ROSEN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. UDALL, Mr. S. 4724. A bill to improve and expand the mental Affairs. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. Solid Start program of the Department of By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mrs. REED): Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to GILLIBRAND, Ms. STABENOW, and Ms. S. Res. 719. A resolution recognizing Sep- the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. SMITH): tember 22, 2020, as ‘‘National Voter Registra- By Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. S. 4736. A bill to prepare the United States tion Day’’; considered and agreed to. CASSIDY): for the impacts of climate change, and for By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. S. 4725. A bill to establish programs to fa- other purposes; to the Committee on Home- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. MUR- cilitate the commercial application of clean land Security and Governmental Affairs. PHY, and Mr. COONS): energy and related technologies in the By Ms. SMITH: S. Res. 720. A resolution designating Octo- United States; to the Committee on Energy S. 4737. A bill to amend the Public Health ber 8, 2020, as ‘‘National Hydrogen and Fuel and Natural Resources. Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health Cell Day’’; considered and agreed to. By Mrs. SHAHEEN: and Human Services to make grants to cov- By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. S. 4726. A bill to amend the Energy Inde- ered health departments to increase the rate STABENOW, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ENZI, pendence and Security Act of 2007 to require of recommended immunizations, and for Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. the Secretary of Transportation to develop other purposes; to the Committee on Health, BLACKBURN, and Mrs. CAPITO): and carry out a program to improve energy Education, Labor, and Pensions. S. Res. 721. A resolution designating the efficiency in transportation; to the Com- By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mr. week beginning October 18, 2020, as ‘‘Na- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- BROWN): tional Character Counts Week’’; considered tation. S. 4738. A bill to provide a right to flexi- and agreed to. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE: bility and to broaden and increase employee By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mrs. FEIN- S. 4727. A bill to require the establishment protections at work, to protect small busi- STEIN, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. of an advanced energy technology research nesses through shared responsibility for TILLIS, and Mr. GRASSLEY): initiative and an advanced energy tech- workers’ rights, to provide public trans- S. Res. 722. A resolution recognizing and nology and modeling grant program, and for parency on workers’ rights violations, and supporting the goals and ideals of National other purposes; to the Committee on Energy for other purposes; to the Committee on Forensic Science Week; considered and and Natural Resources. Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. agreed to. By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. RUBIO, By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. f Mr. CARDIN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, and Mr. CARPER): ROMNEY): SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND S. Res. 723. A resolution designating Sep- S. 4728. A bill to impose sanctions with re- SENATE RESOLUTIONS tember 2020 as ‘‘Campus Fire Safety Month’’; spect to officials of the Government of the considered and agreed to. Russian Federation complicit in the poi- The following concurrent resolutions By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. soning of its citizens for political motives, and Senate resolutions were read, and COONS, Mr. CARDIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and for other purposes; to the Committee on referred (or acted upon), as indicated: and Mr. KAINE): Foreign Relations. By Mr. BRAUN (for himself, Mr. S. Res. 724. A resolution expressing the By Mr. GRASSLEY: sense of the Senate regarding the practice of TILLIS, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. SCOTT S. 4729. A bill to extend the Generalized politically motivated imprisonment of of Florida, Mr. MORAN, Mr. System of Preferences, and for other pur- women around the world and calling on gov- LANKFORD, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. YOUNG, poses; to the Committee on Finance. ernments for the immediate release of Mr. RUBIO, Mr. CRAMER, Mrs. CAPITO, By Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, women who are political prisoners; to the Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. LOEFFLER, Mr. Mrs. FISCHER, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): Committee on Foreign Relations. BOOZMAN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. SCOTT of S. 4730. A bill to amend title 31, United By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. TILLIS, South Carolina, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. States Code, to require the Secretary of the Mr. JONES, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HOEVEN, Ms. ERNST, Treasury to mint and issue quarter dollars in MERKLEY, and Mr. LANKFORD): Mr. PERDUE, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. commemoration of the Nineteenth Amend- S. Res. 725. A resolution establishing the INHOFE, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. CORNYN, ment, and for other purposes; to the Com- Senate Human Rights Commission; to the and Mr. COTTON): mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- Committee on Rules and Administration. fairs. S. Res. 715. A resolution expressing support By Ms. ROSEN (for herself and Mr. for the Pledge of Allegiance; considered and f CORNYN): agreed to. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS S. 4731. A bill to require the Director of the By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security GRASSLEY, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. HAS- S. 428 Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance SAN, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. SMITH, Ms. At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the for small organizations, and for other pur- SINEMA, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. KING, Mr. name of the Senator from New Hamp- poses; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. shire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) was added as a co- rity and Governmental Affairs. CRAMER, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. sponsor of S. 428, a bill to lift the trade COONS, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. TILLIS, By Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. BOOK- embargo on Cuba. ER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. ROBERTS, Ms. COLLINS, and Mrs. S 1626 Ms. WARREN, and Mr. REED): CAPITO): . S. 4732. A bill to conduct a study on the S. Res. 716. A resolution designating the At the request of Mr. LEE, the name spread of COVID–19-related disinformation week of October 5 through October 9, 2020, as of the Senator from Texas (Mr. CRUZ) and misinformation on the internet and so- ‘‘Malnutrition Awareness Week’’; to the was added as a cosponsor of S. 1626, a cial media platforms, and for other purposes; Committee on the Judiciary. bill to require the National Tele- By Ms. WARREN (for herself and Mrs. to the Committee on Health, Education, communications and Information Ad- Labor, and Pensions. HYDE-SMITH): By Mr. BLUMENTHAL: S. Res. 717. A resolution expressing support ministration to estimate the value of S. 4733. A bill to designate the National for the designation of September 25, 2020, as electromagnetic spectrum assigned or Service Animals Monument to recognize the ‘‘National Ataxia Awareness Day’’, and rais- otherwise allocated to Federal entities. heroic deeds and sacrifices of service animals ing awareness of ataxia, ataxia research, and S. 1737 and handlers of service animals in the United the search for a cure; to the Committee on At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the States, and for other purposes; to the Com- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. name of the Senator from Maryland mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. By Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) was added as a co- By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. CARPER, Mr. SCHATZ, Mrs. GILLI- CARDIN): BRAND, and Mr. COONS): sponsor of S. 1737, a bill to strengthen S. 4734. A bill to amend title XVIII of the S. Res. 718. A resolution reaffirming the parity in mental health and substance Social Security Act to provide for the appli- Senate’s commitment to the orderly and use disorder benefits. VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:56 Sep 25, 2020 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24SE6.017 S24SEPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with SENATE S5866 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 24, 2020 S. 2001 ator from Maryland (Mr. VAN HOLLEN) newable Resources Planning Act of 1974 At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the were added as cosponsors of S. 3517, a to promote reforestation following un- name of the Senator from Washington bill to increase the ability of nursing planned events on Federal land, and for (Mrs. MURRAY) was added as a cospon- facilities to access to telehealth serv- other purposes. sor of S. 2001, a bill to award a Congres- ices and obtain technologies to allow S.