[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 6, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D626-D627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEFENSE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a closed hearing to examine defense innovation and research 
funding, after receiving testimony from Michael D. Griffin, Under 
Secretary for Research and Engineering, and Steven H. Walker, Director, 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, both of the Department of 
Defense.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security concluded a hearing to 
examine the future of the International Space Station, focusing on 
stakeholder perspectives, after receiving testimony from Michael T. 
Suffredini, Axiom Space, Inc., and Bob Mitchell, Bay Area Houston 
Economic Partnership, both of Houston, Texas; Jim Chilton, The Boeing 
Company, Arlington, Virginia; and Cynthia Bouthot, Center for the 
Advancement of Science in Space, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
COUNTERING MALICIOUS DRONES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine countering malicious drones, including 
S. 2836, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in preventing 
emerging threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles, after receiving 
testimony from David J. Glawe, Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis, and Hayley Chang, Deputy General Counsel, both of the 
Department of Homeland Security; Scott Brunner, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Critical Incident Response Group, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, Department of Justice; and Angela H. Stubblefield, 
Deputy Associate Administrator for Security and Hazardous Materials 
Safety, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation.
AUMF AND FEDERAL SPENDING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management concluded a 
hearing to examine war powers and the effects of unauthorized military 
engagements on Federal spending, including S. J. Res. 59, to authorize 
the use of military force against the Taliban, al Qaeda, the Islamic 
State in Iraq and Syria, and designated associated forces, and to 
provide an updated, transparent, and sustainable statutory basis for 
counterterrorism operations, after receiving testimony from Andrew P. 
Napolitano, Fox News Channel, New York, New York; and Jonathan Turley, 
The George Washington University, and Christopher Anders, American 
Civil Liberties Union, both of Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Tara Sweeney, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
the Interior.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, who was introduced by 
Senator Toomey, Holly A. Brady, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Indiana, and James Patrick Hanlon, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, who 
were both introduced by Senators Donnelly and Young, Andrew Lynn 
Brasher, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
Alabama, David Steven Morales, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Texas, and Lance E. Walker, to be United 
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District Judge for the District of Maine, who was introduced by Senator 
Collins, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
STUDENT VISAS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Immigration concluded a hearing to examine student visa integrity, 
focusing on protecting educational opportunity and national security, 
after receiving testimony from Joseph G. Morosco, Assistant Director, 
National Intelligence Manager--Counterintelligence, Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence; E.W. Priestap, Assistant Director, 
Counterintelligence Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Department of Justice; Edward J. Ramotowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; 
Louis Rodi, Deputy Assistant Director, National Security Investigations 
Division, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; Kevin Gamache, Texas A 
and M University System, College Station; and Jill Welch, NAFSA: 
Association of International Educators, and Leon Rodriguez, Seyfarth 
Shaw LLP, both of Washington, D.C.