I understand that there is a bill at the desk, and I ask for its first reading. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the first time. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 937) to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes.
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