[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 163 (Monday, September 21, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D824-D827]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of September 22 through September 25, 2020
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of
Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States
Court of Federal Claims, post-cloture, with a vote on confirmation
thereon at 11:30 a.m., to be followed by a vote on the motion to invoke
cloture on the nomination of Andrea R. Lucas, of Virginia, to be a
Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
At 2:15 p.m., if cloture is invoked, Senate will vote on confirmation
of the nomination of Andrea R. Lucas, of Virginia, to be a Member of
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, to be followed by a vote
on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Keith E.
Sonderling, of Florida, to be a Member of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.
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Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: September 23, 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, 2
p.m., SR-325.
Committee on Armed Services: September 23, 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, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 24, to
hold hearings to examine the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress,
10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on the Budget: September 23, to hold hearings to examine
the Congressional Budget Office's updated budget outlook, 2:30 p.m.,
SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 22,
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, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
September 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the need
for federal data privacy legislation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
September 24, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology,
Innovation, and the Internet, to hold hearings to examine an
evaluation of FirstNet's progress, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 22, 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, 10
a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 23, to hold
hearings to examine the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020,
focusing on modernizing the Endangered Species Act, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Foreign Relations: September 22, 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
September 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United
States policy in a changing Middle East, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 23,
to hold hearings to examine COVID-19, focusing on an update on the
federal response, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September
22, 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, 3 p.m., SD-342.
September 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nomination of Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland
Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
September 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine threats
to the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: September 23, 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 of the Indian
Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the
Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, 2:30 p.m.,
SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: September 23, to hold hearings to
examine certain nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
September 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S.
4632, to amend title 17, United States Code,
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to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for copyright
small claims, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to modify the
scope of protection from civil liability for ``good Samaritan''
blocking and screening of offensive material, and the nominations of
Benjamin Joel Beaton, to be United States District Judge for the
Western District of Kentucky, Kristi Haskins Johnson, and Taylor B.
McNeel, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern
District of Mississippi, Kathryn Kimball Mizelle, to be United
States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, and
Thompson Michael Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United
States Court of Federal Claims, 10 a.m., SR-325.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 23, business meeting to
consider S. 4393, to improve the provision of health care and other
benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who
were exposed to toxic substances, and S. 4511, to make certain
improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs relating to education, burial benefits, and other matters,
Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
Select Committee on Intelligence: September 22, to hold closed
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
September 23, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
September 24, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine
certain intelligence matters, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
Special Committee on Aging: September 24, to hold hearings to
examine women and retirement, focusing on unique challenges and
opportunities to pave a brighter future, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, September 24, Subcommittee on
Conservation and Forestry, hearing entitled ``The 2020 Wildfire
Year: Response and Recovery Efforts'', 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth and
Webex.
Committee on Armed Services, September 23, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``The Role of Allies and Partners in U.S. Military Strategy
and Operations'', 12 p.m., CVC and Webex.
Committee on Education and Labor, September 24, Full Committee,
markup on H.R. 8294, the ``National Apprenticeship Act of 2020'',
10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 23, Subcommittee on
Health, hearing entitled ``Health Care Lifeline: The Affordable Care
Act and the COVID-19 Pandemic'', 10 a.m., Webex.
September 24, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce,
hearing entitled ``Mainstreaming Extremism: Social Media's Role in
Radicalizing America'', 11 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 23, Subcommittee on
Europe, Eurasia, Energy, and the Environment, hearing entitled
``Green Recovery Plans for the COVID-19 Crisis'', 10 a.m., Webex.
September 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the
United States Agency for Global Media and U.S. International
Broadcasting Efforts'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, September 23, Subcommittee on
Immigration and Citizenship, hearing entitled ``Immigrants as
Essential Workers During COVID-19'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn and Webex.
September 24, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and
Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Civil Rights
Division of the Department of Justice'', 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and
Webex.
September 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Diversity in
America: The Representation of People of Color in the Media'', 2:30
p.m., 2141 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Natural Resources, September 24, Subcommittee on
Water, Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled ``Federal and State
Efforts to Restore the Salton Sea'', 12 p.m., Webex.
September 24, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United
States, hearing on H.R. 7565, to authorize the Seminole Tribe of
Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes;
and H.R. 8255, to clarify the status of gaming conducted by the
Catawba Indian Nation, and for other purposes, 2 p.m., Webex.
September 25, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Puerto Rico's
Options for a Non-Territory Status and What Should Happen After
November's Plebiscite'', 12 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, September 23, Select
Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``Hybrid
Hearing with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell'', 10 a.m., 2154
Rayburn and Webex.
September 24, Subcommittee on Environment Hybrid, hearing entitled
``Climate Change, Part IV: Moving Towards a Sustainable Future'', 2
p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 23,
Subcommittee on Investigation and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Data
for Decision-Making: Responsible Management of Data during COVID-19
and Beyond'', 11 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Small Business, September 24, Subcommittee on
Innovation and Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``Paycheck
Protection Program: An Examination of Loan Forgiveness, SBA Legacy
Systems, and Inaccurate Data'', 2360 Rayburn and Webex.
September 25, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital
Access, hearing entitled ``A Review of PPP Forgiveness'', 9:30 a.m.,
2360 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 23, Full
Committee, hearing entitled ``Driving Equity: The U.S. Department of
Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program'', 10
a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Webex.
September 24, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment,
hearing entitled ``The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and
Water Management in Florida'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 23, Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``Toxic
Exposures: Examining Airborne
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Hazards in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military Operations'', 10
a.m., HVC-210 and Webex.
Committee on Ways and Means, September 24, Subcommittee on Social
Security, hearing entitled ``Save Our Social Security Now'', 1 p.m.,
Webex.
September 25, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing
entitled ``Restaurants in America During the COVID-19 Pandemic'', 9
a.m., Webex.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: September 22, to hold hearings to
examine the economic impact of America's failure to contain the
Coronavirus, 2:30 p.m., REMOTE.