[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 136 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D920-D921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FCC OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission, 
after receiving testimony from Ajit Pai, Chairman, and Michael 
O'Rielly, Brendan Carr, and Jessica Rosenworcel, each a Commissioner, 
all of the Federal Communications Commission.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of William Cooper, of Maryland, to 
be General Counsel, and Lane Genatowski, of New York, to be Director of 
the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy, both of the Department 
of Energy, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
CLEAN WATER ACT AND WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine implementation of Clean Water Act section 401, and 
S. 3303, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

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to make changes with respect to water quality certification, after 
receiving testimony from Senator Daines; CJ Stewart, National Tribal 
Energy Association, Crow Agency, Montana; Brent Booker, North America's 
Building Trades Unions, Washington, D.C.; and Tony Willardson, Western 
States Water Council, Murray, Utah.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of David Hale, of New Jersey, to be an Under 
Secretary of State (Political Affairs), after the nominee testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Lynda Blanchard, of Alabama, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, who was introduced by Senators 
Shelby and Jones, Dereck J. Hogan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Moldova, Philip S. Kosnett, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Kosovo, and Judy Rising Reinke, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to Montenegro, all of the Department of State, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations concluded an oversight hearing to 
examine efforts to protect unaccompanied alien children from human 
trafficking and abuse, after receiving testimony from Richard M. 
Hudson, Acting Chief, Law Enforcement Operations Directorate, Border 
Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, and Robert Gaudian, Acting 
Deputy Assistant Director for Field Operations West, Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, both of the 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.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.