[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 165 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D842-D843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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 Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States policy in a changing Middle East, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine threats to the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 4632, 
to amend title 17, United States Code, 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.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  Special Committee on Aging: 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

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation and 
Forestry, hearing entitled ``The 2020 Wildfire Year: Response and 
Recovery Efforts'', 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, 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, 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, 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, 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.
  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, Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife, hearing entitled ``Federal and State Efforts to Restore 
the Salton Sea'', 12 p.m.,Webex.
  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
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Environment 
Hybrid, hearing entitled ``Climate Change, Part IV: Moving Towards a 
Sustainable Future'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Innovation and 
Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``Paycheck Protection 
Program: An Examination of Loan Forgiveness, SBA Legacy Systems, and 
Inaccurate Data'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

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  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Save Our Social Security Now'', 1 p.m., 1100 
Longworth and Webex.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
business meeting on recommendations to improve the congressional 
schedule and calendar, boost congressional capacity, reclaim Article 
One responsibilities, reform the budget and appropriations process, 
identify administrative inefficiencies, and improve technology and 
continuity in Congress; and to consider the Committee's Final 
Report, 9 a.m., 210 Cannon.