July 13, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 125 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 125
(Extensions of Remarks - July 13, 2020)
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[Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E630-E633] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur. As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week. Meetings scheduled for Monday, July 27, 2015 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED JULY 28 9:30 a.m. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine lifting the crude oil export ban. SD-538 10 a.m. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Business meeting to consider an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, S. 133, to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, S. 145, to require the Director of the National Park Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown, S. 146, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and political subdivisions of States providing for the continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System in the State during any period in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations, S. 329, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 403, to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, S. 521, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, S. 583, to establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho, S. 593, to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets, S. 610, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland and for other purposes, [[Page E631]] S. 720, to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, S. 873, to designate the wilderness within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area, S. 1103, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam, S. 1104, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam, S. 1240, to designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, S. 1305, to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir, S. 1483, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 1694, to amend Public Law 103- 434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin, an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States, and the nomination of Jonathan Elkind, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs). SD-366 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs To hold hearings to examine the State Department's proposal to construct a new diplomatic security training facility. SD-342 11:30 a.m. Select Committee on Intelligence To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters. SH-219 2 p.m. Joint Economic Committee To hold hearings to examine dynamic scoring, focusing on how it will affect fiscal policymaking. SH-216 2:30 p.m. Select Committee on Intelligence To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters. SH-219 JULY 29 Time to be announced Committee on Environment and Public Works Business meeting to consider the nominations of Vanessa Lorraine Allen Sutherland, of Virginia, to be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, Kristen Marie Kulinowski, of New York, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term of five years, Gregory Guy Nadeau, of Maine, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, and Eric Martin Satz, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2018. TBA Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Business meeting to consider S. 1400, to amend the Small Business Act to direct the task force of the Office of Veterans Business Development to provide access to and manage the distribution of excess or surplus property to veteran-owned small businesses, S. 1756, to help small businesses take advantage of energy efficiency, S. 1857, to amend the Small Business Act to provide for expanded participation in the microloan program, S. 1866, to establish the veterans' business outreach center program, to improve the programs for veterans of the Small Business Administration, an original bill entitled, ``A Sense of the Committee on the Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015'', and an original bill entitled, ``Veterans Entrepreneurial Transition Act of 2015''. S-216 9 a.m. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on combating campus sexual assault, including S. 590, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965, and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act to combat campus sexual violence. SH-216 9:45 a.m. Committee on Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on United States interests and the military balance in the Middle East. SD-G50 10 a.m. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection To hold hearings to examine the role of bankruptcy reform in addressing too-big-to-fail, including S. 1840, to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for the liquidation, reorganization, or recapitalization of a covered financial corporation. SD-538 Committee on Foreign Relations Business meeting to consider S. 284, to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, S. 1632, to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram, S. 1875, to support enhanced accountability for United States assistance to Afghanistan, and the nominations of Michele Thoren Bond, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Consular Affairs), and Sarah Elizabeth Mendelson, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, both of the District of Columbia, Sheila Gwaltney, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, Perry L. Holloway, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Laura Farnsworth Dogu, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, Peter F. Mulrean, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, Gayle Smith, of Ohio, to be Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, Kathleen Ann Doherty, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus, James Desmond Melville, Jr., of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, Samuel D. Heins, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, Hans G. Klemm, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to Romania, Paul Wayne Jones, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, and Thomas O. Melia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, both of Maryland, and routine lists in the Foreign Service, all of the Department of State; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. S-116 10:30 a.m. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine wireless broadband and the future of spectrum policy. SR-253 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Business meeting to continue consideration of an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, S. 133, to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, S. 145, to require the Director of the National Park Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown, S. 146, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and political subdivisions of States providing for the continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System in the State during any period in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations, S. 329, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 403, to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, S. 521, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, S. 583, to establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho, S. 593, to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets, S. 610, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland and for other purposes, S. 720, to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, S. 873, to designate the wilderness within the [[Page E632]] Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area, S. 1103, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam, S. 1104, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam, S. 1240, to designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, S. 1305, to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir, S. 1483, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 1694, to amend Public Law 103- 434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin, and an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States. SD-366 11 a.m. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Business meeting to consider S. 1073, to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments to deceased individuals, S. 1607, to affirm the authority of the President to require independent regulatory agencies to comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to executive agencies, S. 1526, to amend title 10 and title 41, United States Code, to improve the manner in which Federal contracts for construction and design services are awarded, to prohibit the use of reverse auctions for design and construction services procurements, to amend title 31 and 41, United States Code, to improve the payment protections available to construction contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers for work performed, S. 1820, to require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed rule making for major rules, S. 1817, to improve the effectiveness of major rules in accomplishing their regulatory objectives by promoting retrospective review, S. 1808, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a Northern Border threat analysis, S. 779, to provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency, S. Res. 104, to express the sense of the Senate regarding the success of Operation Streamline and the importance of prosecuting first time illegal border crossers, S. 708, to establish an independent advisory committee to review certain regulations, S. 1170, to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research, H.R. 1531, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide a pathway for temporary seasonal employees in Federal land management agencies to compete for vacant permanent positions under internal merit promotion procedures, S. 1596, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2082 Stringtown Road in Grove City, Ohio, as the ``Specialist Joseph W. Riley Post Office Building'', S. 1864, to improve national security by developing metrics to measure the effectiveness of security between ports of entry, at points of entry, and along the maritime border, S. 1846, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to secure critical infrastructure against electromagnetic threats, S. 1869, to improve federal network security and authorize and enhance an existing intrusion detection and prevention system for civilian federal networks, S. 1868, to extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program, S. 1826, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 West 2nd Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as the Lieutenant Colonel James ``Maggie'' Megellas Post Office, and the nomination of Denise Turner Roth, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of General Services. SD-342 2 p.m. Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation To hold hearings to examine the financial crisis in Greece, focusing on implications and lessons learned. SD-419 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts To hold hearings to examine Internal Revenue Service targeting, focusing on progress of agency reforms and congressional options, including S. 273, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the intentional discrimination of a person or organization by an employee of the Internal Revenue Service. SD-106 2:15 p.m. Committee on Indian Affairs Business meeting to consider S. 383, to provide for Indian trust asset management reform, and S. 732, to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the true costs of alcohol and drug abuse in Native communities. SD-628 2:30 p.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support To hold hearings to examine best practices at public and private shipyards. SR-232A Committee on Veterans' Affairs To hold hearings to examine ending veteran homelessness. SR-418 JULY 30 9:30 a.m. Committee on Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Admiral John M. Richardson, USN, to be Chief of Naval Operations. SD-G50 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations To hold hearings to examine the impact of the United States tax code on the market for corporate control and jobs. SD-342 10 a.m. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Business meeting to continue consideration of an original bill to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, S. 133, to approve and implement the Klamath Basin agreements, to improve natural resource management, support economic development, and sustain agricultural production in the Klamath River Basin in the public interest and the interest of the United States, S. 145, to require the Director of the National Park Service to refund to States all State funds that were used to reopen and temporarily operate a unit of the National Park System during the October 2013 shutdown, S. 146, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with States and political subdivisions of States providing for the continued operation, in whole or in part, of public land, units of the National Park System, units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and units of the National Forest System in the State during any period in which the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture is unable to maintain normal level of operations at the units due to a lapse in appropriations, S. 329, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 403, to revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, S. 521, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of President Station in Baltimore, Maryland, S. 583, to establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving National Forest System land and Bureau of Land Management land in central Idaho, S. 593, to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets, S. 610, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, Maryland and for other purposes, S. 720, to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, S. 873, to designate the wilderness within the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in the State of Alaska as the Jay S. Hammond Wilderness Area, S. 1103, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam, S. 1104, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Gibson Dam, S. 1240, to designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, S. 1305, to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir, S. 1483, to [[Page E633]] direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 1694, to amend Public Law 103- 434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water management in the Yakima River basin, and an original bill to provide for reforms of the administration of the Outer Continental Shelf of the United States. SD-366 Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine sanctions and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. SD-419 10:30 a.m. Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies To hold hearings to examine whistleblower claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs. SD-124 2 p.m. Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Lucy Tamlyn, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Jeffrey J. Hawkins, Jr., of California, to be Ambassador to the Central African Republic, David R. Gilmour, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Togolese Republic, Daniel H. Rubinstein, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia, and Carolyn Patricia Alsup, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, all of the Department of State. SD-419 2:30 p.m. Select Committee on Intelligence To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters. SH-219 AUGUST 3 5 p.m. Committee on Foreign Relations To hold closed hearings to examine the verification and assessment report. SVC-217 AUGUST 4 9:30 a.m. Committee on Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the military balance in the Middle East. SD-G50 Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight To hold an oversight hearing to examine litigation at the Environmental Protection Agency and Fish and Wildlife Service, focusing on impacts on the United States economy, States, local communities, and the environment. SD-406 10 a.m. Committee on Finance To hold hearings to examine preserving families and reducing the need for foster care. SD-215 Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, focusing on non-proliferation, inspections, and nuclear constraints. SD-419 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Bureau of Prisons, focusing on first-hand accounts of challenges facing the Federal prison system. SD-342 2:30 p.m. Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ann Calvaresi Barr, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, United States Agency for International Development, and David Malcolm Robinson, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary (Conflict and Stabilization Operations), and to be Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, Edwin Richard Nolan, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Scott Allen, of Maryland, to be United States Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, all of the Department of State. SD-419 3 p.m. Select Committee on Intelligence To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters. SH-219 AUGUST 5 9:30 a.m. Committee on Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the military balance in the Middle East. SD-G50 10 a.m. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine the implications of sanctions relief under the Iran agreement. SD-538 Committee on Environment and Public Works Business meeting to consider S. 1324, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to fulfill certain requirements before regulating standards of performance for new, modified, and reconstructed fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units, S. 1523, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, S. 1500, to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, S. 722, to extend the date after which interest earned on obligations held in the wildlife restoration fund may be available for apportionment, S. 1707, to designate the Federal building located at 617 Walnut Street in Helena, Arkansas, as the ``Jacob Trieber Federal Building, United States Post Office, and United States Court House'', S. 1147, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the ``J. Waties Waring Judicial Center'', S. 124, to amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to deauthorize the Ten Mile Creek Water Preserve Area Critical Restoration Project, H.R. 2559, to designate the ``PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway'' in the State of Texas, and other pending calendar business. SD-406 Committee on Finance Closed business meeting to consider pending calendar business, S-211, to be immediately followed by a business meeting to consider the nominations of Marisa Lago, of New York, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, and W. Thomas Reeder, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. SD-215 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on opportunities to improve student success. SD-430 Committee on the Judiciary To hold hearings to examine the Department of Justice's legal obligation to ensure Inspector General access to all records needed for independent oversight. SH-216 2:15 p.m. Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the implications of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action for United States policy in the Middle East. SD-419 AUGUST 6 10 a.m. Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the 2015 Trafficking in Persons Report. SD-419 CANCELLATIONS AUGUST 4 10 a.m. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle and related legislation, including S. 854, to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste. SD-366 AUGUST 5 Time to be announced Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. TBA AUGUST 6 2:30 p.m. Select Committee on Intelligence To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters. SH-219 POSTPONEMENTS JULY 29 10 a.m. Committee on Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine the North Korea threat and United States policy. SD-419