[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D638-D639]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 23, 2020

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet, to hold 
hearings to examine the state of United States spectrum policy, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on users of 
public lands, forests, and national parks, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Lisa S. Kenna, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Peru, Leora Rosenberg Levy, of Connecticut, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, Aldona Z. Wos, of North 
Carolina, to be Ambassador to Canada, and William W. Popp, of 
Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, all of the 
Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 4212, 
to amend title 28, United States Code, to strip foreign sovereign 
immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of 
novel coronavirus in the United States, and the nominations of David 
W. Dugan, and Stephen P. McGlynn, both to be a United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, John W. 
Holcomb, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of California, Hala Y. Jarbou, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Michigan, Iain D. Johnston, and Franklin 
Ulyses Valderrama, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Illinois, Brett H. Ludwig, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, R. Shireen 
Matthews, and Todd Wallace Robinson, both to be a United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of California, Christy 
Criswell Wiegand, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania, and Roderick C. Young, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 10 a.m., SD-
325.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine capital access for minority small businesses, focusing on 
COVID-19 resources for an equitable and sustainable recovery, 10 
a.m., SD-430.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, 
Energy, and Credit, hearing entitled ``On Farm Energy Production: 
Impacts on Farm Income and Rural Communities'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled ``Underfunded 
and Unprepared: Examining How to Overcome Obstacles to Safely Reopen 
Public Schools'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Heroes Act: Providing for a Strong Economic Recovery from 
COVID-19'', 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Trump Administration's FY2021 Foreign Assistance Budget 
Request'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2678, 
the ``No President is Above the Law Act''; H.R. 7694, the ``Abuse of 
the Pardon Prevention Act''; and to Ratify Subcommittee Assignments, 
10 a.m., CVC-200 and Webex.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Transformation of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority 
(PREPA)'', 3:30 p.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on National 
Security, hearing entitled ``Empowering Women and Girls and 
Promoting International Security'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
6039, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter 
into an agreement with the city of Vallejo, California, for the 
transfer of Mare Island Naval Cemetery in Vallejo, California, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 6082, the ``Forgotten Vietnam Veterans 
Act''; H.R. 4908, the ``Native American PACT Act''; H.R. 2791, the 
``Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 
2019''; H.R. 4526, the ``Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency 
Act''; H.R. 3582, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
the scope of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 96, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish dental care in 
the same manner as any other medical service, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 4281, the ``Access to Contraception Expansion for 
Veterans Act''; H.R. 3010, the ``Honoring All Veterans Act''; H.R. 
7163, the ``VA FOIA Reform Act of 2020''; H.R. 7111, the ``Veterans 
Economic Recovery Act of 2020''; H.R. 2435, the ``Accelerating 
Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act''; H.R. 7287, to clarify the 
licensure requirements for contractor medical professionals to 
perform medical disability examinations for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3228, the ``VA Mission Telehealth 
Clarification Act''; H.R. 6141, the ``Protecting Moms Who Served 
Act''; H.R. 6493, the ``Veterans Benefits Fairness and Transparency 
Act''; H.R. 7445, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
eligibility for home loans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
certain members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces; 
legislation on the Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 
2020; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend

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certain employment and reemployment rights to members of the 
National Guard who perform State active duty; and legislation to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of 
procedural rights of members of the uniformed services with respect 
to their employment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes, 
10 a.m., HVC-210 and Webex.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Trade, Manufacturing, and Critical Supply Chains: Lessons 
from COVID-19'', 2 p.m., Webex.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine human rights at home, focusing on media, politics and 
safety of journalists, 11 a.m., Webex.