[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 9, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1064-D1065]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
EU-U.S. PRIVACY SHIELD
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the invalidation of the European Union-United 
States Privacy Shield and the future of transatlantic data flows, after 
receiving testimony from James. M. Sullivan, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; 
Noah Phillips, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Victoria 
Espinel, BSA--The Software Alliance, Washington D.C.; Peter Swire, 
Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, Atlanta, on behalf of the 
Cross-Border Data Forum; and Neil Richards, Washington University 
School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air 
and Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of 
Charles W. Cook, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senator Wicker, testified and answered questions in his 
own behalf.
CHALLENGES TO RETIREMENT SECURITY
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and 
Family Policy concluded a hearing to examine investigating challenges 
to American retirement security, after receiving testimony from Scott 
Barr, Edward Jones, Zanesville, Ohio; Eric Stevenson, Nationwide, 
Columbus, Ohio; Michael P. Kreps, Groom Law Group, Washington, D.C.; 
and Joshua Luskin, National Association of Government Defined 
Contribution Administrators, Lexington, Kentucky.
TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE AND CULTURAL SOVEREIGNTY
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
advancing tribal self-governance and cultural sovereignty for future 
generations, focusing on languages to homelands, after receiving 
testimony from Brian D. Vallo, Pueblo of Acoma, Acoma, New Mexico; Kirk 
Francis, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund, 
Nashville, Tennessee; and John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights 
Fund, Boulder, Colorado.

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VA RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the Department of Veterans Affairs response to COVID-19 across 
the VA enterprise, after receiving testimony from Paul R. Lawrence, 
Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, and 
Richard A. Stone, Executive in Charge, Veterans Health Administration, 
both of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.