[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D886-D887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 1, 2020

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine supply chain 
integrity, 9:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Business 
meeting to consider an authorization to subpoena the attendance of a 
witness for purpose of a hearing to Jack Dorsey, Chief Executive 
Officer, Twitter; an authorization to subpoena the attendance of a 
witness for purpose of a hearing to Sundar Pichai, Chief Executive 
Officer, Alphabet Inc., Google; and an authorization to subpoena the 
attendance of a witness for purpose of a hearing to Mark Zuckerberg, 
Chief Executive Officer, Facebook, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  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.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation and 
Forestry, hearing entitled ``Challenges and Successes of 
Conservation Programs in 2020'', 10 a.m., CVC Auditorium and Webex.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
entitled ``Generating Equity: Improving Clean Energy Access and 
Affordability'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 6986, 
the ``Protecting Human Rights During Pandemic Act''; H.R. 7990, the 
``FENTANYL Results Act''; H.R. 7673, the ``Represent America Abroad 
Act''; H. Res. 1012, recognizing the 70th anniversary of the 
outbreak of the Korean war and the transformation of the United 
States--Korea alliance into a mutually beneficial, global 
partnership; H. Res. 697, recognizing the significance of the 
genuine autonomy of Tibet and the Tibetan people and the work His 
Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has done to promote global peace, 
harmony, and understanding; H. Res. 1100, reaffirming the strategic 
partnership between the United States and Mongolia and observing the 
30th anniversary of democracy in Mongolia; H. Res. 751, reaffirming 
the partnership between the United States and the African Union and 
recognizing the importance of diplomatic, security, and trade 
relations; H. Res.

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1077, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the 
continued importance of the United States--Lebanon relationship; 
H.R. 8409, the ``Department of State Student Internship Program 
Act''; H. Res. 672, expressing support of the Three Seas Initiative 
in its efforts to increase energy independence and infrastructure 
connectivity thereby strengthening the United States and European 
national security; H. Res. 17, expressing concern over the detention 
of Austin Tice, and for other purposes; H.R. 4507, the ``Protection 
of Saudi Dissidents Act''; H. Res. 823, condemning the Government of 
Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its 
continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights; 
H. Res. 996, expressing the sense of Congress that the activities of 
Russian national Yevgeniy Prigozhin and his affiliated entities pose 
a threat to the national interests and security of the United States 
and of its allies and partners; H. Res. 958, condemning the practice 
of politically motivated imprisonment and calling for the immediate 
release of political prisoners in the Russian Federation and urging 
action by the United States Government to impose sanctions with 
respect to persons responsible for that form of human rights abuse; 
H.R. 8428, the ``Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 
2020''; H.R. 8405, the ``American Values and Security in 
International Athletics Act''; H.R. 8259, to prohibit Russian 
participation in the G7, and for other purposes; H. Res. 825, 
recognizing the importance of entry into force of the Treaty on the 
Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT); H.R. 4636, the 
``Partnering and Leveraging Assistance to Stop Trash for 
International Cleaner Seas Act''; H. Res. 1121, urging the 
Government of Burma to hold free, fair, inclusive, transparent, 
participatory, and credible elections on November 8, 2020; H. Res. 
1115, calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United 
States citizen who was unjustly sentenced to 9 years in a Russian 
prison; H. Res. 768, calling on African governments to protect and 
promote human rights through internet freedom and digital 
integration for all citizens across the continent of Africa; H. Res. 
1150, urging the Government of Cote d'Ivoire, opposition leaders, 
and all citizens to respect democratic principles, refrain from 
violence, and hold free, fair, transparent, and peaceful elections 
in October 2020; H. Res. 1145, condemning the poisoning of Russian 
opposition leader Alexei Navalny and calling for a robust United 
States and international response; H.R. 4326, the ``Sex Trafficking 
Demand Reduction Act''; H.R. 7954, the ``Tropical Forest and Coral 
Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2020''; and H.R. 8438, to 
reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn 
and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, 
and Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Proposals to Strengthen 
the Antitrust Laws and Restore Competition Online'', 1 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
5986, the ``Environmental Justice for All Act'', 12 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Unsustainable Drug Prices: Testimony from the CEOs, Part 
II'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Members' 
Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 117th Congress'' 
[Original Jurisdiction Hearing], 1 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, 
Oversight, and Regulations, hearing entitled ``Preventing Fraud and 
Abuse of PPP and EIDL: An Update with the SBA Office of Inspector 
General and Government Accountability Office'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Creating a Climate Resilient America: Strengthening the 
U.S. Financial System and Expanding Economic Opportunity'', 1:30 
p.m., Webex.