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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E721-E722 on Aug. 3, 2020.
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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 Tuesday, August 4, 2020 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
AUGUST 59 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jennifer
Yue Barber, of Kentucky, to be the 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, during her tenure of service as Representative of the United
States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Keith W. Dayton, of Washington, to be Ambassador to Ukraine, Julie D. Fisher, of
Tennessee, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, and Alex Nelson Wong, of New Jersey, 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 nominations.
VTC10 a.m.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Trade
Commission.
SR-253
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine Federal and industry efforts to improve cybersecurity for the energy sector, focusing on how to improve collaboration on various cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection initiatives.
SD-366
Committee on Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine an original bill entitled,
``American Nuclear Infrastructure Act of 2020''.
SD-106
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Crossfire
Hurricane investigation.
SD-G5011:15 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Erik Paul
Bethel, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Panama, Jonathan Pratt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, 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, and Kenneth R.
Weinstein, of the District of Columbia, to be
Ambassador to Japan, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations.
VTC2 p.m.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Hester
Maria Peirce, of Ohio, and Caroline A. Crenshaw, of the
District of Columbia, both to be a Member of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, and Kyle Hauptman, of Maine, to be a Member of the National Credit Union
Administration Board.
SD-G503 p.m.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Business meeting to consider S. 3282, to amend title 38,
United States Code, to improve the oversight of contracts awarded by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans, S. 2558, to amend title 38, United States
Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands, S. 3643, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize certain postgraduate health care employees and health professions trainees of the Department of Veterans
Affairs to provide treatment via telemedicine, S. 2950, to amend title 38, United States Code, to concede exposure to airborne hazards and toxins from burn pits under certain circumstances, S. 4384, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to address exposure by members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances at
Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan, S. 4393, to improve the provision of health care and other benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who were exposed to toxic substances, S. 711, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for mental health services from the Department of Veterans
Affairs to include members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces, S. 332, to amend title 38, United
States Code, to remove the manifestation period required for the presumptions of service connection for chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents, S. 805, to amend title 38,
United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans
Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the
Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the
United States, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to such recovery, S. 514, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the benefits and services provided by the Department of
Veterans Affairs to women veterans, S. 629, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to review the processes and requirements of the Department of
Veterans Affairs for scheduling appointments for health care and conducting consultations under the laws administered by the Secretary, S. 2216, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for caregiver programs, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, S. 3235, to direct the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth, and an original bill entitled,
``Veterans Benefit Improvement Act of 2020''.
SR-325
AUGUST 69 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jason
Abend, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Bradley D.
Hansell, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary,
Lucas N. Polakowski, of Virginia, and Louis W. Bremer, of Connecticut, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense.
SD-G5010 a.m.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
SR-253
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold an oversight hearing to examine Department of
Homeland Security personnel deployments to recent protests.
SD-34210:30 a.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of William A.
Douglass, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
Commonwealth of The Bahamas, 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, 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, and James Broward Story, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela.
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