[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 201 (Monday, November 30, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1021-D1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of December 1 through December 4, 2020

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Taylor B. McNeel, of Mississippi, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern

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District of Mississippi, post-cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon 
at 11 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Taylor B. McNeel, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of J. 
Philip Calabrese, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Ohio. If cloture is invoked on the nomination of 
J. Philip Calabrese, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:15 
p.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of J. Philip Calabrese, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: December 2, to 
hold hearings to examine agricultural research and securing the 
United States food supply, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Armed Services: December 2, Subcommittee on Readiness 
and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine Navy and Marine 
Corps readiness, 9:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 1, to 
hold hearings to examine the quarterly CARES ACT report to Congress, 
10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 2, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Gregory Autry, of 
California, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, Daniel Huff, of Massachusetts, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and Nathan A. Simington, of 
Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, 
10 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 2, business 
meeting to consider S. 4897, to reestablish United States global 
leadership in nuclear energy, revitalize domestic nuclear energy 
supply chain infrastructure, support the licensing of advanced 
nuclear technologies, and improve the regulation of nuclear energy, 
and General Services Administration resolutions, 9:45 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 2, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of C. Kevin Blackstone, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Cynthia 
Kierscht, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of 
Mauritania, Brian D. McFeeters, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
Malaysia, Geeta Pasi, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and David Reimer, of Ohio, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, all of the Department of 
State, 10 a.m., VTC.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 
2, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency 
Management, to hold hearings to examine state and local 
cybersecurity, focusing on defending our communities from cyber 
threats amid COVID-19, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  December 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Congressional 
oversight, focusing on a case study of Crossfire Hurricane, 10 a.m., 
SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on the Judiciary: December 3, 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 
Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Seventh Circuit, Charles Edward Atchley, Jr., and Katherine 
A. Crytzer, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Tennessee, Joseph Dawson III, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, and 
Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims, 10 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: December 3, business 
meeting to consider S. 959, to establish in the Smithsonian 
Institution a comprehensive women's history museum, H.R. 2420, to 
establish within the Smithsonian Institution the National Museum of 
the American Latino, and the nominations of Shana M. Broussard, of 
Louisiana, Sean J. Cooksey, of Missouri, and Allen Dickerson, of the 
District of Columbia, each to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: December 1, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
  December 2, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SVC-217.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, December 3, Subcommittee on 
Readiness, hearing entitled ``Review of the Findings and 
Recommendations of the National Commission on Military Aviation 
Safety'', 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, December 2, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Treasury Department's and 
Federal Reserve's Pandemic Response'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 2, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East, North Africa, and International Terrorism, hearing 
entitled ``Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls in the Middle 
East: An Analysis of Current Trends and U.S. Policy'', 2 p.m., 
Webex.
  December 3, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Western 
Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission: Charting a New Path Forward'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  December 3, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations,

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hearing entitled ``The Unfolding Conflict in Ethiopia'', 2 p.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 2, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Marshals Service'', 9 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, December 3, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ensuring the 2020 Census Count is Complete and 
Accurate'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Rules, December 2, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
3884, the ``Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act 
of 2019'' [MORE Act of 2020], 1 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs December 2, Full Committee, 
business meeting on the Committee Report on Hijacking our Heroes, 10 
a.m., HVC-210 and Webex.
  December 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A Time for Change: 
Assessing the Need to Modernize Veteran Eligibility for Care'', 10 
a.m., HVC-210 and Webex.