Congressional Record — Daily Digest, D565 (July 1, 2020)
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Page D565 of the Daily Digest of the Congressional Record for July 1, 2020, summarizing House floor action and committee meetings. The House agreed to H. Res. 1037 electing Members to standing committees, and agreed to discharge and pass H.R. 7440, to impose sanctions on foreign persons involved in eroding China's Hong Kong obligations. The Committee on Foreign Affairs met for a hearing on the implications of Beijing's national security law in Hong Kong, with public witnesses. A Senate hearing is set at 10 a.m. on the nomination of Christy Criswell Wiegand to be a United States District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
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July 1, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D565
Committee Elections and Committee Ranking: THE END OF ONE COUNTRY, TWO
The House agreed to H. Res. 1037, electing Mem- SYSTEMS?: IMPLICATIONS OF BEIJING’S
bers to certain standing committees of the House of NATIONAL SECURITY LAW IN HONG
Representatives and ranking a certain member on a KONG
certain standing committee of the House of Rep- Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a
resentatives. Page H3039 hearing entitled ‘‘The End of One Country, Two
Imposing sanctions with respect to foreign per- Systems?: Implications of Beijing’s National Security
sons involved in the erosion of certain obliga- Law in Hong Kong’’. Testimony was heard from
tions of China with respect to Hong Kong: The public witnesses.
House agreed to discharge from committee and pass THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S
H.R. 7440, to impose sanctions with respect to for- RESPONSE TO COVID–19 IN LATIN
eign persons involved in the erosion of certain obli- AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
gations of China with respect to Hong Kong, as
amended by Representative Sherman. Pages H3039–44 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the
Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, and Trade
Extending the authority for commitments for the held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Trump Administra-
paycheck protection program and separate tion’s Response to COVID–19 in Latin America and
amounts authorized for other loans under sec- the Caribbean’’. Testimony was heard from Michael
tion 7(a) of the Small Business Act: The House G. Kozak, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
agreed to take from the Speaker’s table and pass S. Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State;
4116, to extend the authority for commitments for and Josh Hodges, Senior Deputy Assistant Adminis-
the paycheck protection program and separate trator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean,
amounts authorized for other loans under section 7(a) U.S. Agency for International Development.
of the Small Business Act. Page H3044
THE ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN
Public Interest Declassification Board—Appoint- PROGRAM: STATUS UPDATE FROM THE
ment: The Chair announced the Speaker’s appoint- ADMINISTRATION
ment of the following member on the part of the Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a
House to the Public Interest Declassification Board hearing entitled ‘‘The Economic Injury Disaster Loan
for a term of three years: John Tierney of Salem, Program: Status Update from the Administration’’.
Massachusetts. Page H3044 Testimony was heard from James Rivera, Associate
Senate Referrals: S. 132 was held at the desk. S. Administrator, Office of Disaster Assistance, Small
2864 was held at the desk. S. 3758 was held at the Business Administration.
desk. S. 4104 was held at the desk. Page H3039
VETERANS’ ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate HEALTHCARE
by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on
House today appears on page H3039. Health; and Women Veterans Task Force held a
Quorum Calls—Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes de- joint hearing entitled ‘‘Veterans’ Access to Repro-
veloped during the proceedings of today and appear ductive Healthcare’’. Testimony was heard from Pa-
on pages H3034, H3034–35, H3035–36, tricia Hayes, Chief Officer, Women’s Health Serv-
H3037–38, and H3038–39. ices, Veterans Health Administration, Department of
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and ad- Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
journed at 7:20 p.m. U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS AND ITS IMPACT
ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND
INTELLIGENCE IN A POST–COVID WORLD
Committee Meetings Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Com-
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE mittee held a hearing entitled ‘‘U.S.-China Relations
and its Impact on National Security and Intelligence
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee began a in a Post-COVID World’’. Testimony was heard
markup on H.R. 6395, the ‘‘National Defense Au- from public witnesses.
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’.
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Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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D566 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 1, 2020
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed brief-
JULY 2, 2020 ing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC–217.
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) House
Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, continue
Senate markup on H.R. 6395, the ‘‘National Defense Authoriza-
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Depart- tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth
ments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Edu- and Webex.
cation, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing
Operation Warp Speed, focusing on researching, manufac- entitled ‘‘Why did the Trump Administration Fire the
turing, and distributing a safe and effective coronavirus State Department Inspector General?’’, 9 a.m., 2172 Ray-
vaccine, 10 a.m., SD–106. burn and Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, Select Subcommittee
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider on the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ‘‘The Admin-
S. 3398, to establish a National Commission on Online istration’s Efforts to Procure, Stockpile, and Distribute
Child Sexual Exploitation Prevention, and the nomina- Critical Supplies’’, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Webex.
tions of John W. Holcomb, to be United States District Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic
Judge for the Central District of California, Brett H. Growth, Tax, and Capital Access, hearing entitled ‘‘Sup-
Ludwig, to be United States District Judge for the East- ply Chain Resiliency’’, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
ern District of Wisconsin, R. Shireen Matthews, and
Todd Wallace Robinson, both to be a United States Dis- Joint Meetings
trict Judge for the Southern District of California, and Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold
Christy Criswell Wiegand, to be United States District hearings to examine human rights at home, focusing on
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 10 a.m., implications for United States leadership, 11 a.m.,
SR–325. WEBEX.
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