September 16, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 160 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session
SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 160
(Extensions of Remarks - September 16, 2020)
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[Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E850-E851] 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 Thursday, September 17, 2020 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED SEPTEMBER 22 9:30 a.m. Committee on Foreign Relations Business meeting to consider the nominations of Erik Paul Bethel, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, Keith W. Dayton, of Washington, to be Ambassador to Ukraine, William A. Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Julie D. Fisher, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, Melanie Harris Higgins, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, Jeanne Marie Maloney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Eswatini, Michael A. McCarthy, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, Jonathan Pratt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, Manisha Singh, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, James Broward Story, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Barbera Hale Thornhill, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, Thomas Laszlo Vajda, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Union of Burma, Kenneth R. Weinstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Japan, and Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in 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 during his tenure of service as Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, all of the Department of State, Edward A. Burrier, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, and other pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Ashok Michael Pinto, of Illinois, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, William E. Todd, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Eric M. Ueland, of Oregon, to be an Under Secretary (Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights), both of the Department of State, and other pending nominations. SD-106 10 a.m. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine emerging offshore and marine energy technologies in the United States, including offshore wind, marine and hydrokinetic energy, and alternative fuels for maritime shipping. SD-366 2:30 p.m. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Security To hold hearings to examine the United States Coast Guard capabilities for safeguarding national interests and promoting economic security in the Arctic. SR-253 Joint Economic Committee To hold hearings to examine the economic impact of America's failure to contain the Coronavirus. REMOTE 3 p.m. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management To hold hearings to examine state and local cybersecurity, focusing on defending communities from cyber threats amid COVID-19. SD-342 SEPTEMBER 23 9:15 a.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support To hold hearings to examine Navy and Marine Corps readiness. SD-562 10 a.m. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine the need for federal data privacy legislation. SR-253 Committee on Environment and Public Works To hold hearings to examine the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020, focusing on modernizing the Endangered Species Act. SD-106 Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions To hold hearings to examine COVID-19, focusing on an update on the federal response. SD-G50 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Secretary of Homeland Security. SD-342 Committee on the Judiciary To hold hearings to examine certain nominations. SD-226 2 p.m. Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2021 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. SR-325 2:30 p.m. Committee on Armed Services To receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations in support of efforts to protect the integrity of U.S. national elections from malign actors. SVC-217 Committee on the Budget To hold hearings to examine the Congressional Budget Office's updated budget outlook. SD-608 Committee on Indian Affairs To hold hearings to examine S. 3126, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians, S. 3264, to expedite and streamline the deployment of affordable broadband service on Tribal land, S. 3937, to amend section 330C of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize special programs for Indians for providing services for the prevention and treatment of diabetes, S. 4079, to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and S. 4556, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director [[Page E851]] of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California. SD-628 Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property To hold hearings to examine threats to American intellectual property, focusing on cyber attacks and counterfeits during the COVID-19 pandemic. SD-226 SEPTEMBER 24 10 a.m. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress. SD-106 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs To hold hearings to examine threats to the homeland. SD-342 OCTOBER 1 9:15 a.m. Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support To hold hearings to examine supply chain integrity. SD-G50