[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D893]
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 the nominations of Dan Michael Berkovitz, of 
Maryland, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, and James E. Hubbard, of Colorado, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 646 
nominations in the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
GLOBAL INTERNET GOVERNANCE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the Internet concluded a 
hearing to examine the internet and digital communications, focusing on 
the impact of global internet governance, after receiving testimony 
from Michael Chertoff, The Chertoff Group, Roslyn Layton, American 
Enterprise Institute, Denise E. Zheng, Business Roundtable, and 
Christopher M.E. Painter, Global Commission for the Stability of 
Cyberspace, all of Washington, D.C.; and James Bladel, GoDaddy, 
Scottsdale, Arizona.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Michael A. Hammer, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kyle McCarter, of 
Illinois, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, who was introduced 
by Senator Inhofe, Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, and Donald R. Tapia, of Arizona, 
to be Ambassador to Jamaica, who was introduced by Senator Gardner, all 
of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
REDUCING HEALTH CARE COSTS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine reducing health care costs, focusing on 
decreasing administrative spending, after receiving testimony from 
Becky Hultberg, Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, 
Anchorage; Matt Eyles, America's Health Insurance Plans, and Robert A. 
Book, Libris Research, LLC, on behalf of the American Action Forum, 
both of Washington, D.C.; and David M. Cutler, Harvard University, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
FAMILY REUNIFICATION EFFORTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to 
examine immigration enforcement and family reunification efforts, after 
receiving testimony from Carla L. Provost, Acting Chief, Border Patrol, 
Customs and Border Protection, Matthew T. Albence, Executive Associate 
Director, Enforcement and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, and Jennifer B. Higgins, Associate Director, Refugee, 
Asylum and International Operations Directorate, Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, all of Department of Homeland Security; Jonathan 
White, Commander, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Department 
of Health and Human Services; and James McHenry, Director, Executive 
Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.
FEDERAL COURTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, 
Federal Rights and Federal Courts concluded a hearing to examine the 
structure of the Federal courts, after receiving testimony from 
Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals 
for the Ninth Circuit; Brian T. Fitzpatrick, Vanderbilt Law School, 
Nashville, Tennessee; Lori A. Ringhand, University of Georgia School of 
Law, Athens.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nominations of Joseph Maguire, of Florida, to be Director of the 
National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence, and Ellen E. McCarthy, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research).
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.