[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 20, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D426-D427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 21, 2020

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
3667, to require the establishment of a repatriation task force 
during major infectious disease outbreaks, to authorize additional 
paid leave for employees of certain independent agencies involved in 
the conduct of foreign affairs, and to extend the application period 
and use of certain special immigrant visas, S. 238, to amend the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to monitor and combat 
anti-Semitism globally, S. 712, to provide assistance for United 
States citizens and nationals taken hostage or unlawfully or 
wrongfully detained abroad, S. 2743, to establish the China 
Censorship Monitor and Action Group, S. 2953, to provide 
congressional oversight of United States talks with Taliban 
officials and Afghanistan's comprehensive peace process, S. 3176, to 
amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the United States-
Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 to make improvements to 
certain defense and security assistance provisions and to authorize 
the appropriations of funds to Israel, H.R. 192, to establish an 
interagency program to assist countries in North and West Africa to 
improve immediate and long-term capabilities to counter terrorist 
threats, H.R. 4331, to modify and reauthorize the Tibetan Policy Act 
of 2002, S. Res. 567, commending career professionals at the 
Department of State for their extensive efforts to repatriate United 
States citizens and legal permanent residents during the COVID-19 
pandemic, S. Res. 148, supporting efforts by the Government of 
Colombia to pursue peace and regional stability, S. Res. 215, 
calling for greater religious and political freedoms in Cuba, S. 
Res. 392, recognizing the importance of the Young Southeast Asian 
Leaders Initiative to the relationship between the United States and 
the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and 
to advancing the policy of the United States in the Indo-Pacific 
region, S. Res. 406, recognizing that for 50 years, the Association 
of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its ten members, Brunei, 
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, 
Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, have worked with the United States 
toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia, and 
expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States will 
continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the 
ASEAN region, S. Res. 454, calling for the immediate release of 
Cuban democracy activist Jose Daniel Ferrer and commending the 
efforts of Jose Daniel Ferrer to promote human rights and 
fundamental freedoms in Cuba, S. Res. 502, recognizing the 75th 
anniversary of the amphibious landing on the Japanese island of Iwo 
Jima during World War II and the raisings of the flag of the United 
States on Mount Suribachi, S. Res. 511, supporting the role of the 
United States in helping save the lives of children and protecting 
the health of people in developing countries with vaccines and 
immunization through GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, S. Res. 523, 
recognizing the 199th anniversary of the

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independence of Greece and celebrating democracy in Greece and the 
United States, S. Res. 525, expressing the sense of the Senate that 
the United States should continue to support the people of Nicaragua 
in their peaceful efforts to promote the restoration of democracy 
and the defense of human rights, and use the tools under United 
States law to increase political and economic pressure on the 
government of Daniel Ortega, S. Res. 533, supporting the goals of 
International Women's Day, S. Res. 542, commemorating the 75th 
anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp 
during World War II, and the nomination of Michael Pack, of 
Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Broadcasting Board of 
Governors, 10:30 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 685, 
to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of 
the Department of Justice Inspector General, the nomination of 
Justin Reed Walker, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia Circuit, and an authorization for 
subpoenas relating to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine caring for 
seniors amid the COVID-19 crisis, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.


                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled.