[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 160 (Wednesday, September 16, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E850-E851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2020 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED
                              SEPTEMBER 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Erik Paul 
           Bethel, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Panama, Keith W. Dayton, of Washington, to be 
           Ambassador to Ukraine, William A. Douglass, of Florida, 
           to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, 
           Julie D. Fisher, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the 
           Republic of Belarus, Melanie Harris Higgins, of 
           Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, 
           Jeanne Marie Maloney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
           the Kingdom of Eswatini, Michael A. McCarthy, of 
           Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, 
           Jonathan Pratt, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
           Republic of Djibouti, Manisha Singh, of Florida, to be 
           Representative of the United States of America to the 
           Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 
           with the rank of Ambassador, James Broward Story, of 
           South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Bolivarian 
           Republic of Venezuela, Barbera Hale Thornhill, of 
           California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Singapore, Thomas Laszlo Vajda, of Arizona, to be 
           Ambassador to the Union of Burma, Kenneth R. Weinstein, 
           of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Japan, 
           and Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be Alternate 
           Representative of the United States of America for 
           Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with 
           the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate 
           Representative of the United States of America to the 
           Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations 
           during his tenure of service as Alternate 
           Representative of the United States of America for 
           Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, all of 
           the Department of State, Edward A. Burrier, of the 
           District of Columbia, to be Deputy Chief Executive 
           Officer of the United States International Development 
           Finance Corporation, and other pending calendar 
           business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
           examine the nominations of Ashok Michael Pinto, of 
           Illinois, to be United States Alternate Executive 
           Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction 
           and Development, William E. Todd, of Virginia, to be 
           Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and 
           Eric M. Ueland, of Oregon, to be an Under Secretary 
           (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights), both 
           of the Department of State, and other pending 
           nominations.
                                                            SD-106
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine emerging offshore and marine 
           energy technologies in the United States, including 
           offshore wind, marine and hydrokinetic energy, and 
           alternative fuels for maritime shipping.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Subcommittee on Security
         To hold hearings to examine the United States Coast Guard 
           capabilities for safeguarding national interests and 
           promoting economic security in the Arctic.
                                                            SR-253
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the economic impact of 
           America's failure to contain the Coronavirus.
                                                            REMOTE
     3 p.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency 
           Management
         To hold hearings to examine state and local 
           cybersecurity, focusing on defending communities from 
           cyber threats amid COVID-19.
                                                            SD-342

                              SEPTEMBER 23
     9:15 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
         To hold hearings to examine Navy and Marine Corps 
           readiness.
                                                            SD-562
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the need for federal data 
           privacy legislation.
                                                            SR-253
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the Endangered Species Act 
           Amendments of 2020, focusing on modernizing the 
           Endangered Species Act.
                                                            SD-106
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine COVID-19, focusing on an 
           update on the federal response.
                                                            SD-G50
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Chad F. 
           Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland 
           Security.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine certain nominations.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
           Agencies
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
           justification for fiscal year 2021 for the National 
           Aeronautics and Space Administration.
                                                            SR-325
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense 
           cyber operations in support of efforts to protect the 
           integrity of U.S. national elections from malign 
           actors.
                                                           SVC-217
       Committee on the Budget
         To hold hearings to examine the Congressional Budget 
           Office's updated budget outlook.
                                                            SD-608
       Committee on Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine S. 3126, to amend the Public 
           Health Service Act to authorize a special behavioral 
           health program for Indians, S. 3264, to expedite and 
           streamline the deployment of affordable broadband 
           service on Tribal land, S. 3937, to amend section 330C 
           of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize special 
           programs for Indians for providing services for the 
           prevention and treatment of diabetes, S. 4079, to 
           authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or 
           transfer certain land, and S. 4556, to authorize the 
           Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
           the Director

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           of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land 
           to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness 
           Center in Hemet, California.
                                                            SD-628
       Committee on the Judiciary
       Subcommittee on Intellectual Property
         To hold hearings to examine threats to American 
           intellectual property, focusing on cyber attacks and 
           counterfeits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
                                                            SD-226

                              SEPTEMBER 24
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the quarterly CARES Act 
           report to Congress.
                                                            SD-106
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine threats to the homeland.
                                                            SD-342

                               OCTOBER 1
     9:15 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
       Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
         To hold hearings to examine supply chain integrity.
                                                            SD-G50