Driving Equity (Cong. Rec., Sept. 23, 2020)
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Page D842 of the Daily Digest of the Congressional Record for September 23, 2020, listing committee meetings and a hearing summary. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing titled Driving Equity on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program with testimony from county and state officials, and another entry covers toxic exposures from airborne hazards in the Southwest. Senate meetings include Judiciary nominations for district judges in Mississippi and Florida and the Court of Federal Claims, a closed Intelligence hearing and an Aging hearing on women and retirement, while the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress considers its final report.
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D842 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST September 23, 2020
DRIVING EQUITY: THE U.S. DEPARTMENT Taylor B. McNeel, both to be a United States District
OF TRANSPORTATION’S DISADVANTAGED Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, Kathryn
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM Kimball Mizelle, to be United States District Judge for
the Middle District of Florida, and Thompson Michael
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Dietz, of New Jersey, to be a Judge of the United States
Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Driving Equity: Court of Federal Claims, 10 a.m., SR–325.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Disadvan- Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to
taged Business Enterprise Program’’. Testimony was examine certain intelligence matters, 9:30 a.m.,
heard from Sandy-Michael McDonald, Director, Of- SVC–217.
fice of Economic and Small Business Development, Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine
Broward County, Florida; Sandra Norman, Adminis- women and retirement, focusing on unique challenges
trator, Civil Rights Division, Virginia Department and opportunities to pave a brighter future, 9:30 a.m.,
of Transportation; and public witnesses. SD–562.
TOXIC EXPOSURES: EXAMINING House
AIRBORNE HAZARDS IN THE SOUTHWEST Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation
ASIA THEATER OF MILITARY OPERATIONS and Forestry, hearing entitled ‘‘The 2020 Wildfire Year:
Response and Recovery Efforts’’, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Dis- and Webex.
ability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a hear- Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee,
ing entitled ‘‘Toxic Exposures: Examining Airborne markup on H.R. 8294, the ‘‘National Apprenticeship Act
Hazards in the Southwest Asia Theater of Military of 2020’’, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Webex.
Operations’’. Testimony was heard from Laurine Car- Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on
son, Deputy Executive Director, Policy and Proce- Consumer Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled
dures, Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Ad- ‘‘Mainstreaming Extremism: Social Media’s Role in
ministration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Radicalizing America’’, 11 a.m., Webex.
public witnesses. Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ‘‘Oversight of the United States Agency for
Global Media and U.S. International Broadcasting Ef-
Joint Meetings forts’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
No joint committee meetings were held. Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Con-
stitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing enti-
f tled ‘‘Oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the De-
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, partment of Justice’’, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 Webex.
Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Diversity in Amer-
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) ica: The Representation of People of Color in the Media’’,
2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn and Webex.
Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water,
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled ‘‘Federal and State
hold hearings to examine the quarterly CARES Act report Efforts to Restore the Salton Sea’’, 12 p.m.,Webex.
to Congress, 10 a.m., SD–106. Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- States, hearing on H.R. 7565, to authorize the Seminole
committee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for
and the Internet, to hold hearings to examine an evalua- other purposes; and H.R. 8255, to clarify the status of
tion of FirstNet’s progress, 10 a.m., SR–253. gaming conducted by the Catawba Indian Nation, and for
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to exam- other purposes, 2 p.m., Webex
ine United States policy in a changing Middle East, 9 Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on En-
a.m., SD–G50. vironment Hybrid, hearing entitled ‘‘Climate Change,
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Part IV: Moving Towards a Sustainable Future’’, 2 p.m.,
to hold hearings to examine threats to the homeland, 10 2154 Rayburn and Webex.
a.m., SD–342. Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Innova-
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider tion and Workforce Development, hearing entitled ‘‘Pay-
S. 4632, to amend title 17, United States Code, to estab- check Protection Program: An Examination of Loan For-
lish an alternative dispute resolution program for copy- giveness, SBA Legacy Systems, and Inaccurate Data’’, 10
right small claims, to amend the Communications Act of a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Webex.
1934 to modify the scope of protection from civil liabil- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Sub-
ity for ‘‘good Samaritan’’ blocking and screening of offen- committee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing
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sive material, and the nominations of Benjamin Joel entitled ‘‘The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
Beaton, to be United States District Judge for the West- and Water Management in Florida’’, 11 a.m., 2167 Ray-
ern District of Kentucky, Kristi Haskins Johnson, and burn and Webex.
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Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social gressional capacity, reclaim Article One responsibilities,
Security, hearing entitled ‘‘Save Our Social Security reform the budget and appropriations process, identify
Now’’, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex. administrative inefficiencies, and improve technology and
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full continuity in Congress; and to consider the Committee’s
Committee, business meeting on recommendations to im- Final Report, 9 a.m., 210 Cannon.
prove the congressional schedule and calendar, boost con-
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