[Daily Digest]
[Pages D364-D365]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded 
open and closed hearings to examine United States Cyber Command in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from 
Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, USA, Acting Commander, United 
States Cyber Command, Acting Director, National Security Agency, Acting 
Chief, Central Security Service, Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded a 
hearing to examine personnel policies and programs in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General 
Brian S. Eifler, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, G-1, United 
States Army; Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., USN, Chief of 
Naval Personnel, N-1, United States Navy; Lieutenant General Michael J. 
Borgschulte, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, 
United States Marine Corps; Lieutenant General Caroline M. Miller, 
USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services, A-1, 
United States Air Force; and Katharine Kelley, Deputy Chief of Space 
Operations for Human Capital, United States Space Force, all of the 
Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nomination of Arielle Roth, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
Information.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, who was introduced by Senator Sheehy, and Olivia 
Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission, who was introduced by Senator Wicker, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 362, to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with 
the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 544, to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill 
sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund; and
  The nominations of Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy 
Secretary of the Interior, and James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Energy.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported to the nominations of Sean Donahue, of Florida, and Jessica 
Kramer, of Wisconsin, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be 
Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
SUPERFUND PROGRAM
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine improving future management of the Superfund 
Program, after receiving testimony from J. Alfredo Gomez, Director, 
Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability; Robert D. 
Fox, Manko Gold Katcher Fox LLP, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania; and Steven 
B. Radel, Industrial Development Advantage, LLC, Staten Island, New 
York.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Thomas DiNanno, of Florida, to be Under 
Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Sarah Rogers, of 
New York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, and Allison 
Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary (Political Affairs), all 
of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nominations of Warren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to 
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Thomas 
Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, 
Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, 
and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino, David Perdue, of Georgia, to 
be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, and Monica Crowley, of 
New York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador 
during her tenure of service, all of the Department of State.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the nominations of Scott Kupor, of 
California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a 
term of four years, and Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
META OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism 
concluded an oversight hearing to examine Meta's foreign relations and 
representations to the United States Congress, after receiving 
testimony from Sarah Wynn-Williams, former Director of Global Policy, 
Facebook, London, United Kingdom.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nominations of Samuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary for 
Memorial Affairs, James Baehr, of Louisiana, to be General Counsel, and 
Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, all of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
NOMINATIONS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal 
Deputy Director of National Intelligence, who was introduced by 
Representative Crawford, Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of 
the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence, and John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, who was introduced 
by Senator Cornyn, after the nominees testified and answered questions 
in their own behalf.