[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 156 (Thursday, September 10, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D777-D778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MACHINES, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND THE WORKFORCE: RECOVERING AND 
READYING OUR ECONOMY FOR THE FUTURE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Machines, Artificial Intelligence, and the Workforce: Recovering and 
Readying Our Economy for the Future''. Testimony was heard from Jason 
Matheny, Commissioner, National Security Commission on Artificial 
Intelligence; and public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a business 
meeting to approve new subcommittee assignments and a subcommittee 
Ranking Member. Subcommittee assignments and subcommittee Ranking 
Member were approved.
ON THE BASIS OF SEX: EXAMINING THE ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACKS ON GENDER-
BASED PROTECTIONS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Human Services held a hearing entitled ``On the Basis of Sex: Examining 
the Administration's Attacks on Gender-Based Protections''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
THE NEED FOR FINANCIAL AID TO AMERICA'S STATES AND TERRITORIES DURING 
THE PANDEMIC: SUPPORTING FIRST RESPONDERS, ASSISTING SCHOOLS IN THEIR 
EFFORTS TO SAFELY EDUCATE, AND PREVENTING MASS LAYOFFS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Need for Financial Aid to America's States and Territories During 
the Pandemic: Supporting First Responders, Assisting Schools in Their 
Efforts to Safely Educate, and Preventing Mass Layoffs''. Testimony was 
heard from Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor, New Mexico; Tim Walz, 
Governor, Minnesota; Laura Kelly, Governor, Kansas; Lourdes Leon 
Guerrero, Governor, Territory of Guam; and a public witness.

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PROTECTING DEMOCRACY DURING COVID-19 IN EUROPE AND EURASIA AND THE 
DEMOCRATIC AWAKENING IN BELARUS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, 
and the Environment held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Democracy 
During COVID-19 in Europe and Eurasia and the Democratic Awakening in 
Belarus''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION'S SCHOOL REOPENING GUIDANCE 
DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of 
the United States held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Bureau of 
Indian Education's School Reopening Guidance During the COVID-19 
Pandemic''. Testimony was heard from Lance Witte, Superintendent and 
Principal, Lower Brule Schools, South Dakota; and public witnesses.
PROVIDING THE CENSUS BUREAU WITH THE TIME TO PRODUCE A COMPLETE AND 
ACCURATE CENSUS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Providing the Census Bureau with the Time to Produce a 
Complete and Accurate Census''. Testimony was heard from J. Christopher 
Mihm, Managing Director, Strategic Issues Team, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
KICK STARTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND MAIN STREET ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship held a hearing entitled ``Kick 
Starting Entrepreneurship and Main Street Economic Recovery''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting 
to Reauthorize the Women Veterans' Task Force. The Women Veterans' Task 
Force was reauthorized.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing on 
hearing on H.R. 7541, the ``VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project''; 
H.R. 7504, the ``VA Clinical TEAM Culture Act of 2020''; H.R. 7784, the 
``VA Police Improvement and Accountability Act''; H.R. 7879, the ``VA 
Telehealth Expansion Act''; H.R. 7747, the ``VA Solid Start Reporting 
Act''; H.R. 7888, the ``REACH VET Reporting Act''; H.R. 7964, the 
``Peer Support for Veteran Families Act''; H.R. 3450, to prohibit the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to 
the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal 
background check system; H.R. 3788, the ``VA Child Care Protection Act 
of 2019''; H.R. 3826, the ``Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act''; 
H.R. 6092, the ``Veteran's Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research 
Act''; H.R. 7469, the ``Modernizing Veterans' Healthcare Eligibility 
Act''; H.R. 8005, the ``Veterans Access to Online Treatment Act''; H.R. 
8033, the ``Access to Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act''; H.R. 8084, 
the ``Lethal Means Safety Training Act''; H.R. 8068, the ``American 
Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act''; H.R. 8149, the 
``VA Precision Medicine Act''; H.R. 8148, the ``VA Data Analytics and 
Technology Assistance Act''; H.R. 8108, the ``VA Serious Mental Illness 
Act''; H.R. 8144, the ``VA Mental Health Staffing Improvement Act''; 
H.R. 8145, the ``VA Mental Health Counseling Act''; H.R. 8130, the ``VA 
Peer Specialists Act''; H.R. 8107, the ``VA Emergency Department Safety 
Planning Act''; H.R. 8147, the ``TREAT Act''; legislation on the 
Veterans' ACCESS Act; legislation on the Veterans Comprehensive 
Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020; legislation on 
the Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act; legislation on the VA 
Research Technology Act; legislation on the VA High Altitude and 
Suicide Research Act; legislation on the VA Expanded Care Hours Act; 
and legislation on the Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 
2020. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE CARIBBEAN BASIN TRADE PARTNERSHIP ACT: CONSIDERATIONS FOR RENEWAL
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``The Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act: Considerations 
for Renewal''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.