[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 64 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D424]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM AND GLOBAL THREAT UPDATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a closed hearing to examine an intelligence program update 
and global threat assessment, after receiving testimony from Daniel 
Coats, Director of National Intelligence; George C. Barnes, Deputy 
Director, National Security Agency, Department of Defense; and an 
official of the intelligence community.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from Richard V. Spencer, Secretary 
of the Navy, Admiral John M. Richardson, USN, Chief of Naval 
Operations, and General Robert B. Neller, USMC, Commandant of the 
Marine Corps, all of the Department of Defense.
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the semiannual testimony on the Federal Reserve's 
supervision and regulation of the financial system, including S. 2155, 
to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and 
enhance consumer protections, after receiving testimony from Randal K. 
Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System.
RURAL ENERGY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine energy-related challenges and 
opportunities in remote and rural areas of the United States, after 
receiving testimony from Carole M. Plowfield, Director, Office of 
Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Department of Energy; Matt Greek, 
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismarck, North Dakota; Doug Hardy, 
Central Montana Electric Power Cooperative, Great Falls; Andrew Lyons, 
HopeSource, Ellensburg, Washington; and Robert Venables, Southeast 
Conference, Juneau, Alaska.
OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tackling 
opioid and substance use disorders in Medicare, Medicaid, and human 
services programs, after receiving testimony from Admiral Brett P. 
Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, and Senior Advisor to the 
Secretary for Mental Health and Opioid Policy, and Kimberly Brandt, 
Principal Deputy Administrator for Operations, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services, both of the Department of Health and Human Services.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 994, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the 
protection of community centers with religious affiliation, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  The nominations of John B. Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Kari A. Dooley, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, Dominic 
W. Lanza, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona, Michael Y. Scudder, of Illinois, and Amy J. St. Eve, of 
Illinois, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh 
Circuit, Charles J. Williams, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Iowa, and Joseph H. Hunt, of Maryland, to be 
an Assistant Attorney General, Steven L. Gladden, to be United States 
Marshal for the Middle District of North Carolina, Nicola T. Hanna, to 
be United States Attorney for the Central District of California, 
Brendan O. Heffner, to be United States Marshal for the Central 
District of Illinois, and Theodor G. Short, to be United States Marshal 
for the District of Maine, all of the Department of Justice.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.