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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2020-07-21” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D618 on July 20, 2020.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
JULY 21, 2020
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to examine United States government efforts to address ocean plastic pollution internationally, 2 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 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, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Judy Shelton, of California, to be a Member, and Christopher Waller, of Minnesota, both to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 2 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on the Budget: business meeting to consider the nomination of Derek Kan, of California, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 12 noon, SR-301.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Manufacturing, Trade, and Consumer Protection, to hold hearings to examine protecting Americans from COVID-19 scams, 2:30 p.m., SD-
G50.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael N. Nemelka, of Utah, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere), with the rank of Ambassador, and Christian N. Weiler, of Louisiana, and Alina I. Marshall, of Virginia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Marshall Billingslea, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, C.J. Mahoney, of Kansas, to be Legal Adviser, and Carlos Trujillo, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary (Western Hemisphere Affairs), all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the COVID-
19 pandemic and seniors, focusing on racial health disparities, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program'', 1:30 p.m., HVC-210 and Webex.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Pathway to a Vaccine: Efforts to Develop a Safe, Effective and Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine'', 10 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Consular Affairs and the COVID-19 Crisis: Assessing the State Department's Response to the Pandemic'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing entitled ``Monumental Decisions: A Long Overdue Reckoning with Racist Symbols on Our Public Lands'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Getting Veterans Back to Work After COVID-19'', 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Webex.
