[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 130 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D650-D651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ON FARM ENERGY PRODUCTION: IMPACTS ON FARM INCOME AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, 
and Credit held a hearing entitled ``On Farm Energy Production: Impacts 
on Farm Income and Rural Communities''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
UNDERFUNDED AND UNPREPARED: EXAMINING HOW TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES TO 
SAFELY REOPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled 
``Underfunded and Unprepared: Examining How to Overcome Obstacles to 
Safely Reopen Public Schools''. Testimony was heard from Michael 
Hinojosa, Superintendent, Dallas Independent School District, Texas; 
Penny Schwinn, Commissioner of Education, Tennessee Department of 
Education; and public witnesses.
THE HEROES ACT: PROVIDING FOR A STRONG ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM COVID-19
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Heroes Act: Providing for a Strong Economic Recovery from COVID-
19''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FY2021 FOREIGN ASSISTANCE BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Trump Administration's FY2021 Foreign Assistance Budget 
Request''. Testimony was heard from John Barsa, Acting Administrator, 
U.S. Agency for International Development.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a 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. 
H.R. 2678 and H.R. 7694 were ordered reported, as amended. Subcommittee 
Assignments were approved.
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY (PREPA)
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Transformation of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority 
(PREPA)''. Testimony was heard from Edison Aviles, Chair, Puerto Rico

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Energy Bureau; Jose Ortiz, Executive Director, Puerto Rico Electric 
Power Authority; Fermin Fontanes, Executive Director, Puerto Rico 
Public-Private Partnerships Authority; and public witnesses.
EMPOWERING WOMEN AND GIRLS AND PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on National Security 
held a hearing entitled ``Empowering Women and Girls and Promoting 
International Security''. Testimony was heard from Kelley Currie, 
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, Department of State; 
Michelle Bekkering, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Economic 
Growth, Education and Environment, U.S. Agency for International 
Development; Stephanie Hammond, Acting Deputy Assistant of Defense for 
Stability and Humanitarian Affairs, Department of Defense; and Cameron 
Quinn, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Department of 
Homeland Security.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a 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 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. Testimony was heard from Maria Llorente, Assistant Deputy 
Undersecretary for Health for Patient Care Services, Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
TRADE, MANUFACTURING, AND CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAINS: LESSONS FROM COVID-19
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``Trade, Manufacturing, and Critical Supply Chains: Lessons 
from COVID-19''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.