[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1116-D1117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to 
be Director of the Mint, Department of the Treasury, and Hester Maria 
Peirce, of Ohio, and Robert J. Jackson, Jr., of New York, both to be a 
Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to 
examine reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act, focusing on fisheries science, after receiving 
testimony from Ray Hilborn, University of Washington School of Aquatic 
and Fishery Sciences, Seattle; Larry McKinney, Texas A&M University 
Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Corpus Christi; 
Karl Haflinger, Sea State, Inc., Vashon, Washington; and Michael Jones, 
Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, East 
Lansing.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Jeffrey Gerrish, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and 
Industrial Competitiveness), Department of State, Gregory Doud, of 
Kansas, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, and Jason Kearns, of Colorado, to be a 
Member of the United States International Trade Commission.

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NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, after 
the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Hirono, testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
U.S. POLICY TOWARDS BURMA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine United States policy towards Burma, focusing on geopolitical, 
economic, and humanitarian considerations, after receiving testimony 
from W. Patrick Murphy, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and 
Mark C. Storella, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, both a 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of State; and V. Kate 
Somvongsiri, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency 
for International Development.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
consider pending intelligence matters.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.