[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D668-D669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE WATER: REFORMING OUR NATION'S DRINKING WATER 
STANDARDS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate held a hearing entitled ``There's Something in the Water: 
Reforming Our Nation's Drinking Water Standards''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
VOTING RIGHTS AND ELECTION ADMINISTRATION IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 
AND OTHER TERRITORIES
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a 
hearing entitled ``Voting Rights and Election Administration in the 
U.S. Virgin Islands and Other Territories''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Plaskett, Sablan, and 
San Nicolas; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Department of Justice''. Testimony was heard from 
William P. Barr, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
UNANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE US PARK POLICE'S JUNE 1 ATTACK ON 
PEACEFUL PROTESTERS AT LAFAYETTE SQUARE
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Unanswered Questions About the US Park Police's June 1 Attack on 
Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square''. Testimony was heard from 
Gregory T. Monahan, Acting Chief, U.S. Park Police, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior; and Adam D. DeMarco, Major, 
District of Columbia National Guard, U.S. National Guard.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7617, the 
``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021'' [Defense, Commerce, 
Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and 
General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development 
Appropriations Act, 2021]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 8-
4, a structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 7617, the 
``Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, 
Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and 
Urban Development Appropriations Act of 2021''. The rule provides 90 
minutes of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
116-60, modified by the amendment printed in Part A of the report, 
shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides that clause 2(e) 
of Rule XXI shall not apply during consideration of the bill. Section 2 
of the rule provides that following debate, each further amendment 
printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered 
as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a

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Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the 
proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question. Section 3 of the rule provides that at any time after 
debate the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in 
part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. 
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report 
and amendments en bloc described in section 3. The rule provides that 
during consideration of the amendments described in sections 2 and 3, 
it shall not be in order to use a decrease in Overseas Contingency 
Operations funds to offset an amendment that increases an appropriation 
not designated as Overseas Contingency Operations funds or vice versa. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Visclosky, Serrano, Kaptur, 
Quigley, Roybal-Allard, DeLauro, Price of North Carolina, Calvert, 
Aderholt, Simpson, Graves of Georgia, Fleischmann, Diaz-Balart, 
Blumenauer, Heck, Jackson Lee, Bishop of North Carolina, Burgess, Cole, 
Gallagher, Grothman, Keller, Mast, Gianforte, and Smith of New Jersey.
THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN COUNTERING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Research and 
Technology held a joint hearing entitled ``The Role of Technology in 
Countering Trafficking in Persons''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
EXPERIENCES OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DURING DISASTER
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Experiences of Vulnerable Populations During 
Disaster''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: BUILDING A VIBRANT AND JUST CLEAN ENERGY 
ECONOMY
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Solving the Climate Crisis: Building a Vibrant and Just 
Clean Energy Economy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.