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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 116 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 165 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019 No. 85 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was appoint the Honorable CINDY HYDE-SMITH, a SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. called to order by the Honorable CINDY Senator from the State of Mississippi, to per- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act’’. HYDE-SMITH, a Senator from the State form the duties of the Chair. of Mississippi. CHUCK GRASSLEY, SEC. 2. CERTAIN MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFITS President pro tempore. TREATED AS EARNED INCOME FOR f Mrs. HYDE-SMITH thereupon as- KIDDIE TAX. PRAYER (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(g)(4) of the In- sumed the Chair as Acting President ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- pro tempore. adding at the end the following new subpara- fered the following prayer: f graph: Let us pray. RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY ‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MILITARY SUR- Almighty God, we are grateful for VIVOR BENEFITS.—For purposes of this sub- LEADER life and all of its gifts. Thank You for section, any benefit under laws administered the beauty of the Earth, for the maj- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary esty of the skies, and for the wonder of jority leader is recognized. of Veterans Affairs which— ‘‘(i) is received by a child by reason of the f Your love and grace. child being the survivor of a deceased mem- Draw near to our lawmakers as they GOLD STAR FAMILY TAX RELIEF ber of the Armed Forces or of a deceased vet- seek to see You more clearly, love You ACT eran, and more dearly, and follow You more ‘‘(ii) is included in the gross income of such Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, nearly each day. Lord, let the light of child, Your understanding illuminate the I ask unanimous consent that the Com- mittee on Finance be discharged from shall be considered earned income of such path they travel. Teach them to trust child.’’. Your precepts and to obey Your com- further consideration of S. 1370 and the (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment mands, permitting You to guide them Senate proceed to its immediate con- made by this section shall apply to taxable with Your wisdom and might. When sideration. years beginning after December 31, 2017. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this day is done, may they look back Mr. MCCONNELL. I further ask that pore. The clerk will report the bill by with the realization that they have the papers be held at the desk; that if title. the House passes a bill identical to the been loving and kind, generous and The senior assistant legislative clerk text of S. 1370 just passed by the Sen- faithful, joyful and good. read as follows: We pray in Your strong Name. Amen. ate, the bill be considered read a third A bill (S. 1370) to amend the Internal Rev- time and passed and the motion to re- f enue Code of 1986 to treat certain military consider be considered made and laid PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE survivor benefits as earned income for pur- poses of the kiddie tax. upon the table with no intervening ac- The Presiding Officer led the Pledge The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- tion or debate; finally, that upon pas- of Allegiance, as follows: pore. Is there objection to proceeding sage of the House bill, S. 1370 be indefi- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the nitely postponed. United States of America, and to the Repub- to the measure? There being no objection, the com- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, pore. Is there objection? indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mittee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Without objection, it is so ordered. f Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous f APPOINTMENT OF ACTING consent that the bill be read a third NOMINATIONS PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE time and passed and the motion to re- Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The consider be considered made and laid upon the table. this week presents us with more oppor- clerk will please read a communication tunities to make progress on the back- to the Senate from the President pro The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. Without objection, it is so or- log of qualified nominees who are still tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). awaiting Senate confirmation. The senior assistant legislative clerk dered. We began yesterday by voting to ad- read the following letter: The bill (S. 1370) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, was read vance an exceptionally well-qualified U.S. SENATE, the third time, and passed, as follows: nominee to the Federal judiciary. Dan- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, iel P. Collins of California was chosen Washington, DC, May 21, 2019. S. 1370 To the Senate: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- by President Trump to be U.S. circuit Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, resentatives of the United States of America in court judge for the Ninth Circuit, and of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Congress assembled, the reasons why are abundantly clear. ∑ This ‘‘bullet’’ symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. S2985 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:34 May 22, 2019 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A21MY6.000 S21MYPT1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with SENATE S2986 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 21, 2019 Mr. Collins is a graduate of Harvard struction is not going to deter us. We The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and of Stanford Law School. He has will be here as long as it takes. We will pore. Without objection, it is so or- held clerkships on both the Ninth Cir- keep confirming highly qualified nomi- dered. cuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Su- nees to the Federal bench. We will keep f preme Court for Justice Scalia. He putting the President’s team in place RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY served at the Department of Justice as and giving Americans the government LEADER Associate Deputy Attorney General they actually voted for. and as Attorney-Advisor in the Office f The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- of Legal Counsel. He spent 4 years as pore. The Democratic leader is recog- DISASTER RELIEF an assistant U.S. attorney. He has com- nized. plemented that experience with more Mr. MCCONNELL. Madam President, f on another matter, as I have discussed than 20 years of well-regarded work in ABORTION private practice. many times on the floor, powerful nat- Mr. Collins has developed a reputa- ural disasters have devastated commu- Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, tion for legal excellence. The American nities across America. Many are still in over the last year, women’s reproduc- Bar Association rates him well quali- need of aid as they struggle to rebuild. tive rights have come under a new level fied for this new post. Our colleagues My colleagues know all too well the of assault. From Alabama to Missouri, on the Judiciary Committee reported destruction that was brought to States to Texas, to Georgia, and beyond, over him favorably here to the floor. across the Southeast, the gulf coast, 300 new restrictions have been proposed I hope my colleagues will join me as and Puerto Rico by a bad hurricane in 39 States—bans on abortion as early we vote later today to confirm this fine season: tens of billions of dollars in as 6 weeks, so-called heartbeat bills, nominee. damage to buildings and infrastructure arbitrary waiting periods, and restric- Following the Collins nomination, we and thousands of people left without tions on clinics so severe that they will consider four more nominations to shelter or access to clean water and force any center that performs an abor- district courts around our Nation: electricity. tion to close down, leaving a few of our We remember the record wildfires Howard Nielson of Utah, Stephen Clark States with no more than a single clin- that swept across our western regions, of Missouri, Carl Nichols of the Dis- ic. the tornadoes that tore through the trict of Columbia, and Kenneth Bell of Ten such bills have now passed into Deep South, and the rampant flooding North Carolina. Each has been tapped law. These restrictions fly in the face that sunk entire communities across by the President to fill important va- of public opinion. The vast majority of the Midwest and affected many of my cancies. Collectively, they represent the American public don’t want to see fellow Kentuckians as well. decades of experience in private prac- Roe overturned or a woman’s right to We have seen the pain caused by na- choose curtailed so severely as to tice and decades more in public service, ture’s worst. Now it is time for Con- and they come before us with the high render it meaningless. gress to finally—finally—demonstrate I understand why many of my col- esteem of their legal peers. our commitment to America’s best. It leagues here in the Senate don’t want Take the case of Mr. Nielson, whose is time to deliver supplemental re- to associate themselves with these ex- nomination we will consider first. sources for the rebuilding efforts that, treme anti-abortion laws.