[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 17, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1394-D1395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ACCESS TO CONSERVATION PROGRAMS BY HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED FARMERS AND 
RANCHERS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry 
held a hearing entitled ``Access to Conservation Programs by 
Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
U.S. COUNTERTERRORISM PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES IN AFRICA
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on National Security 
held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Counterterrorism Priorities and 
Challenges in Africa''. Testimony was heard from Alexis Arieff, 
Specialist in African Affairs, Congressional Research Service, Library 
of Congress; and public witnesses.

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IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH 
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 755, Impeaching 
Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and 
misdemeanors. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a closed rule 
providing for consideration of the H. Res. 755, Impeaching Donald John 
Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. The 
rule provides that immediately upon adoption of this resolution, without 
intervention of any point of order, the House shall proceed to the 
consideration of H. Res. 755. The rule provides six hours of debate on the 
resolution equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the resolution shall be 
considered as adopted. The rule provides that the question of adoption of 
the resolution, as amended, shall be divided between the two articles. The 
rule provides that during consideration of H. Res. 755, only the following 
persons shall be admitted to the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto: 
(a) Members of Congress. (b) The Delegates and the Resident Commissioner. 
(c) The President and Vice President of the United States. (d) Other persons 
as designated by the Speaker. Section 3 provides, after adoption of H. Res. 
755, for consideration of a resolution appointing and authorizing managers 
for the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, President of the United 
States, if offered by the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his 
designee. The rule provides 10 minutes of debate on the resolution specified 
in section 3 equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the resolution specified in section 
3. The rule provides that no other resolution incidental to impeachment 
relating to H. Res. 755 shall be privileged during the remainder of the 
116th Congress. The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on the 
Judiciary may insert in the Congressional Record such material as he may 
deem explanatory of H. Res. 755 and the resolution specified in section 3, 
not later than the date that is 5 legislative days after adoption of each 
respective resolution. Testimony was heard from Representatives Raskin and 
Collins of Georgia.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 746, a 
Resolution to Support and Reform the World Trade Organization (WTO); and 
H.R. 5430, to implement the Agreement between the United States of America, 
the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol 
Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. H. Res. 746 was ordered 
reported, as amended. H.R. 5430 was ordered reported, without amendment.
Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            DECEMBER 18, 2019

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 482, to 
strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to combat 
international cybercrime, and to impose additional sanctions with respect 
to the Russian Federation, and other pending calendar business, 9:30 
a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector 
General Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act report, focusing on 
methodology, scope, and findings, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Jovita Carranza, of Illinois, to be 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 10:30 a.m., Room to 
be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``The Future of Work: Ensuring 
Workers are Competitive in a Rapidly Changing Economy'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3373, the 
``Office of International Disability Rights Act''; H.R. 5338, the 
``Global Hope Act''; S. 1340, the ``Ebola Eradication Act of 2019''; H.R. 
4864, the ``Global Child Thrive Act of 2019''; H.R. 4508, the ``Malala 
Yousafzai Scholarship Act''; H. Res. 752, supporting the rights of the 
people of Iran to free expression, condemning the Iranian regime for its 
crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes; H.R. 2343, the 
``Peace and Tolerance in Palestinian Education Act''; H. Res. 754, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua in their 
peaceful efforts to promote democracy and human rights, and use the tools 
under United States law to increase political and financial pressure on 
the government of Daniel Ortega; H.R. 630, the ``Counterterrorism 
Screening and Assistance Act of 2019''; H.R. 3843, the ``Countering 
Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act''; H.R. 2529, the ``Richard G. 
Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear 
Forces''; H.R. 2444, the ``Eastern European Security Act''; H.R. 4331, 
the ``Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019''; and H.R. 3571, the ``City 
and State Diplomacy Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.