[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 206 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1052-D1053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of December 8 through December 11, 2020

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Nathan A. Simington, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Federal 
Communications Commission, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
thereon at 12 noon.
  At 4 p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of 
Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims, and on confirmation of the nomination 
of Nathan A. Simington, in the order listed.
  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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 8, 
Subcommittee on Security, to hold hearings to examine United States 
Coast Guard capabilities for safeguarding national interests and 
promoting economic security in the Arctic, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  December 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
invalidation of the European Union-United States Privacy Shield and 
the future of transatlantic data flows, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  December 10, Subcommittee on Transportation and Safety, to hold 
hearings to examine the logistics of transporting a COVID-19 
vaccine, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 9, 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Charles W. Cook,

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Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, 9:45 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Finance: December 9, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
Pensions, and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine 
investigating challenges to American retirement security, 10 a.m., 
WEBEX.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 
8, to hold hearings to examine an essential part of a COVID-19 
solution, focusing on early outpatient treatment, 10 a.m., SD-342/
WEBEX.
  December 10, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine combatting the opioid crisis, focusing on 
oversight of the implementation of the STOP Act, 10 a.m., SD-342/
WEBEX.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: December 9, to hold hearings to 
examine advancing tribal self-governance and cultural sovereignty 
for future generations, focusing on languages to homelands, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: December 10, 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., SD-G50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: December 10, to 
hold hearings to examine small business in crisis, focusing on the 
2020 Paycheck Protection Program and its future, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: December 9, to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Veterans Affairs response to COVID-19 
across the VA enterprise, 10 a.m., SD-G50.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, December 9, Subcommittee on 
Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, hearing entitled ``1890 
Land Grant Institutions--130 Years of Building Equity in 
Agriculture'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Armed Services, December 9, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing entitled ``Fort Hood 2020: The Findings and 
Recommendations of the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee'', 1 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 9, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Diplomacy or Dead End: An Evaluation of Syria Policy'', 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  December 9, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled 
``International Human Rights and the Closing Civic Space'', 2 p.m., 
Webex.
  December 10, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and 
Nonproliferation, hearing entitled ``Taiwan and the United States: 
Enduring Bonds in the Face of Adversity'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, December 9, Subcommittee on 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Pipelines Over 
People: How FERC Tramples Landowner Rights in Natural Gas 
Projects'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  December 10, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing 
entitled ``The Elements of Presidential Transitions'', 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 9, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``The 
Toxic World of Presumptive Service Connection Determinations: Why 
Should Our Veterans Wait?'', 9 a.m., HVC-210 and Webex.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: December 8, to 
hold hearings to examine United States priorities for engagement at 
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 10 a.m., 
WEBCAST