[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D985-D986]
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 H.R. 2051, to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act 
of 1946 to extend the livestock mandatory price reporting requirements, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
MARITIME SECURITY STRATEGY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
maritime security strategy in the Asia-Pacific region, after receiving 
testimony from Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., USN, Pacific Command, and 
David B. Shear, Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security 
Affairs, both of the Department of Defense.
NOMINATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Adam J. Szubin, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes, 
Department of the Treasury, after

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the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Shelby, testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nomination of Sarah Elizabeth Feinberg, of 
West Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad 
Administration, Department of Transportation, after the nominee, who 
was introduced by Senator Manchin, testified and answered questions in 
her own behalf.
FEDERAL LAND RECREATION ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine reauthorization of and potential reforms to the 
Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act, after receiving testimony from 
Peggy O'Dell, Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; Mary Wagner, Associate Chief, Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture; Kitty Benzar, Western Slope No-Fee Coalition, Durango, 
Colorado; and David L. Brown, America Outdoors Association, Knoxville, 
Tennessee.
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on 
State Department processes in establishing tier rankings for the 2015 
Trafficking in Persons Report from Anthony J. Blinken, Deputy Secretary 
of State.
BIOSIMILAR IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Primary Health and Retirement Security concluded a hearing to examine 
biosimilar implementation, focusing on a progress report from FDA, 
after receiving testimony from Janet Woodcock, Director, Center for 
Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Department 
of Health and Human Services.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 32, to provide the Department of Justice with additional tools to 
target extraterritorial drug trafficking activity; and
  The nominations of John Michael Vazquez, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Jersey, Wilhelmina Marie Wright, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, and Paula 
Xinis, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
   Committee recessed subject to the call.