[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 176 (Tuesday, October 31, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1146-D1147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
RECENT NAVY COLLISIONS AT SEA
Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on 
recent Navy collisions at sea from Admiral John M. Richardson, USN, 
Chief of Naval Operations, and Admiral Philip S. Davidson, USN, 
Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command, both of the Department 
of Defense.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Leon A. Westmoreland, of 
Georgia, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, who was 
introduced by Senator Isakson, Raymond Martinez, of New Jersey, to be 
Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Diana 
Furchtgott-Roth, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation, and Bruce Landsberg, of South Carolina, to be a Member 
of the National Transportation Safety Board, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NATIVE AMERICAN SUBSISTENCE RIGHTS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to 
examine exploring Native American subsistence rights and international 
treaties, after receiving testimony from Mayor Harry Brower, North 
Slope Borough of Alaska, and John Hopson Jr., and Robert Suydam, both 
of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission, all of Barrow; and Warren C. 
Swartz, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Baraga, Michigan.
ADVANCED BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine new efficiency opportunities provided by advanced 
building management and control systems, after receiving testimony from 
Daniel R. Simmons, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, and Jud Virden, Associate Laboratory 
Director, Energy and Environment, Pacific Northwest National 
Laboratory, both of the Department of Energy; Bruno C. Grunau, Cold 
Climate Housing Research Center, Fairbanks, Alaska; Tracy West, 
Southern Company, Birmingham, Alabama; and John Wallace, Emerson 
Commercial and Residential Solutions, Kennesaw, Georgia.
FEDERAL RESPONSE TO 2017 HURRICANE SEASON OVERSIGHT
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded an oversight hearing to examine the 2017 hurricane season, 
focusing on the Federal response, after receiving testimony from 
William B. Long, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security; Robert G. Salesses, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil 
Authorities, and Major General Donald E. Jackson, USA, Deputy 
Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, Army Corps of 
Engineers, both of the Department of Defense; and Robert Kadlec, 
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
2020 CENSUS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the 2020 Census, focusing on cost 
overruns, information security, and accuracy, including actions needed 
to mitigate key risks jeopardizing a cost-effective enumeration, after 
receiving testimony from Wilbur Ross, Secretary, and Ron S. Jarmin, 
Acting Director, Census Bureau, both of the Department of Commerce; and 
Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, Government 
Accountability Office.
21ST CENTURY CURES ACT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine implementation of the 21st Century Cures 
Act, focusing on achieving the promise of health information 
technology, after receiving testimony from P. Jon White,

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Deputy National Coordinator, Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology, Kate Goodrich, Director, Center for 
Clinical Standards and Quality, and Chief Medical Officer, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, and James A. Cannatti III, Senior 
Counselor for Health Information Technology, Office of Inspector 
General, all of the Department of Health and Human Services.
EXTREMIST CONTENT AND RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION ONLINE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism 
concluded a hearing to examine extremist content and Russian 
disinformation online, focusing on working with tech to find solutions, 
after receiving testimony from Colin Stretch, Facebook, Menlo Park, 
California; Sean J. Edgett, Twitter, Inc., San Francisco, California; 
Richard Salgado, Google, Mountain View, California; Clint Watts, 
Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and 
Michael S. Smith II, Charleston, South Carolina.
NOMINATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of John C. Demers, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, after the nominee 
testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.