Congressional Program Ahead (Cong. Rec., Dec. 7, 2020)
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Pages D1052 and D1053 of the Daily Digest section of the Congressional Record for December 7, 2020, list bills signed on December 3, 2020, as Public Law 116–198 through Public Law 116–205, mostly Postal Service facility designations. The Congressional Program Ahead for the week of December 8 says the Senate will resume the nomination of Nathan A. Simington to the Federal Communications Commission, with a cloture vote at 12 noon on Tuesday. It also lists Senate and House committee meetings, including a Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hearing on December 10 about the 2020 Paycheck Protection Program.
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D1052 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST December 7, 2020
H.R. 3317, to permit the Scipio A. Jones Post House
Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and dis- Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the De-
play a portrait of Scipio A. Jones. Signed on Decem- partments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Edu-
ber 3, 2020. (Public Law 116–198) cation, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ‘‘The Im-
H.R. 3329, to designate the facility of the United pact on Women Seeking an Abortion but are Denied Be-
States Postal Service located at 5186 Benito Street in cause of an Inability to Pay’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
Montclair, California, as the ‘‘Paul Eaton Post Office Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing
Building’’. Signed on December 3, 2020. (Public entitled ‘‘The Balkans: Policy Recommendations for the
Law 116–199) Next Administration’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and
Webex.
H.R. 4734, to designate the facility of the United Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Eco-
States Postal Service located at 171 South Maple nomic Opportunity, hearing entitled ‘‘Identifying Con-
Street in Dana, Indiana, as the ‘‘Ernest ’Ernie’ T. gressional and Administration Priorities for the Next
Pyle Post Office’’. Signed on December 3, 2020. Congress: How we can support our Veterans through and
(Public Law 116–200) after COVID–19’’, 10:15 a.m., Webex.
H.R. 4794, to designate the facility of the United Joint Meetings
States Postal Service located at 8320 13th Avenue in
Brooklyn, New York, as the ‘‘Mother Frances Xavier Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold
Cabrini Post Office Building’’. Signed on December hearings to examine United States priorities for engage-
ment at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in
3, 2020. (Public Law 116–201) Europe, 10 a.m., WEBCAST.
H.R. 4981, to designate the facility of the United
States Postal Service located at 2505 Derita Avenue f
in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Julius L. CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Chambers Civil Rights Memorial Post Office’’.
Signed on December 3, 2020. (Public Law 116–202) Week of December 8 through December 11,
H.R. 5037, to designate the facility of the United 2020
States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Senate Chamber
Street in Farmville, North Carolina, as the ‘‘Walter
B. Jones, Jr. Post Office’’. Signed on December 3, On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of
2020. (Public Law 116–203) the nomination of Nathan A. Simington, of Virginia,
H.R. 5384, to designate the facility of the United to be a Member of the Federal Communications
States Postal Service located at 100 Crosby Street in Commission, and vote on the motion to invoke clo-
Mansfield, Louisiana, as the ‘‘Dr. C.O. Simpkins, Sr., ture thereon at 12 noon.
Post Office’’. Signed on December 3, 2020. (Public At 4 p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the
nomination of Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia,
Law 116–204) to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal
S. 327, to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Claims, and on confirmation of the nomination of
Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National Nathan A. Simington, in the order listed.
Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-con- During the balance of the week, Senate may con-
nected disability. Signed on December 3, 2020. sider any cleared legislative and executive business.
(Public Law 116–205)
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Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: De-
DECEMBER 8, 2020 cember 8, Subcommittee on Security, to hold hearings to
examine United States Coast Guard capabilities for safe-
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
guarding national interests and promoting economic secu-
Senate rity in the Arctic, 2:30 p.m., SR–253.
December 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to ex-
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- amine the invalidation of the European Union-United
committee on Security, to hold hearings to examine States Privacy Shield and the future of transatlantic data
United States Coast Guard capabilities for safeguarding flows, 10 a.m., SR–253.
national interests and promoting economic security in the December 10, Subcommittee on Transportation and
Arctic, 2:30 p.m., SR–253. Safety, to hold hearings to examine the logistics of trans-
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: porting a COVID–19 vaccine, 9:30 a.m., SR–253.
to hold hearings to examine an essential part of a Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 9,
COVID–19 solution, focusing on early outpatient treat- Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold
ment, 10 a.m., SD–342/WEBEX. hearings to examine the nomination of Charles W. Cook,
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December 7, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1053
Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Direc- House Committees
tors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, 9:45 a.m.,
SD–106. Committee on Agriculture, December 9, Subcommittee on
Committee on Finance: December 9, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, hearing enti-
Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, to hold tled ‘‘1890 Land Grant Institutions—130 Years of Build-
hearings to examine investigating challenges to American ing Equity in Agriculture’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
retirement security, 10 a.m., WEBEX. Committee on Armed Services, December 9, Subcommittee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ‘‘Fort Hood 2020:
December 8, to hold hearings to examine an essential The Findings and Recommendations of the Fort Hood
part of a COVID–19 solution, focusing on early out- Independent Review Committee’’, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn
patient treatment, 10 a.m., SD–342/WEBEX. and Webex.
December 10, Permanent Subcommittee on Investiga- Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 9, Full Com-
tions, to hold hearings to examine combatting the opioid mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Diplomacy or Dead End: An
crisis, focusing on oversight of the implementation of the Evaluation of Syria Policy’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and
STOP Act, 10 a.m., SD–342/WEBEX. Webex.
Committee on Indian Affairs: December 9, to hold hear- December 9, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health,
ings to examine advancing tribal self-governance and cul- Global Human Rights, and International Organizations,
tural sovereignty for future generations, focusing on lan- hearing entitled ‘‘International Human Rights and the
guages to homelands, 2:30 p.m., SD–628. Closing Civic Space’’, 2 p.m., Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary: December 10, business meet- December 10, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and
ing to consider S. 4632, to amend title 17, United States Nonproliferation, hearing entitled ‘‘Taiwan and the
Code, to establish an alternative dispute resolution pro- United States: Enduring Bonds in the Face of Adversity’’,
gram for copyright small claims, to amend the Commu- 10 a.m., Webex.
nications Act of 1934 to modify the scope of protection Committee on Oversight and Reform, December 9, Sub-
from civil liability for ‘‘good Samaritan’’ blocking and committee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing
screening of offensive material, and the nominations of entitled ‘‘Pipelines Over People: How FERC Tramples
Thomas L. Kirsch II, of Indiana, to be United States Cir- Landowner Rights in Natural Gas Projects’’, 10 a.m.,
cuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Charles Edward Webex.
Atchley, Jr., and Katherine A. Crytzer, both to be a December 10, Subcommittee on Government Oper-
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of ations, hearing entitled ‘‘The Elements of Presidential
Tennessee, Joseph Dawson III, to be United States Dis- Transitions’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
trict Judge for the District of South Carolina, and Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, December 9, Sub-
Zachary N. Somers, of the District of Columbia, to be a committee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs,
Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, 10 hearing entitled ‘‘The Toxic World of Presumptive Serv-
a.m., SD–G50.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Decem- ice Connection Determinations: Why Should Our Vet-
ber 10, to hold hearings to examine small business in cri- erans Wait?’’, 9 a.m., HVC–210 and Webex.
sis, focusing on the 2020 Paycheck Protection Program Joint Meetings
and its future, 10 a.m., SR–301.
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: December 9, to hold Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Decem-
hearings to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs ber 8, to hold hearings to examine United States prior-
response to COVID–19 across the VA enterprise, 10 a.m., ities for engagement at the Organization for Security and
SD–G50. Cooperation in Europe, 10 a.m., WEBCAST
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