[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D648-D649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nomination of Jeffrey Michael Prieto, of 
California, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture.
EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STATES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States, including S. 819, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import 
Bank of the United States, after receiving testimony from Fred P. 
Hochberg, President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United 
States.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nomination of of Peter V. Neffenger, of Ohio, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.
SECURITY ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine security assistance in Africa, after receiving testimony from 
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African 
Affairs, and Puneet Talwar, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-
Military Affairs, both of the Department of State; Amanda Dory, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Policy, African Affairs; and Lauren Ploch Blanchard, Specialist in 
African Affairs, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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FEDERAL REGULATORY PROCESS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management concluded a hearing to 
examine practical solutions to improve the Federal regulatory process, 
after receiving testimony from Susan E. Dudley, George Washington 
University Regulatory Studies Center, Washington, D.C.; and Michael 
Greenstone, University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute, Chicago, 
Illinois.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 1137, to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith 
America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  The nominations of Dale A. Drozd, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of California, Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of New York, 
LaShann Moutique DeArcy Hall, and Ann Donnelly, both to be a United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, John W. 
Huber, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the 
term of four years, Eileen Maura Decker, to be United States Attorney 
for the Central District of California for the term of four years, and 
Eric Steven Miller, to be United States Attorney for the District of 
Vermont for the term of four years.
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUBSIDY RULE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, 
Federal Rights and Federal Courts concluded a hearing to examine the 
process that led to the Affordable Care Act subsidy rule, after 
receiving testimony from Michael A. Carvin, Jones Day, Michael F. 
Cannon, Cato Institute, Elizabeth B. Wydra, Constitutional 
Accountability Center, and Robert N. Weiner, Arnold and Porter LLP, all 
of Washington, D.C.; and Andy S. Grewal, University of Iowa College of 
Law, Iowa City.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.