[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 5, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D976-D977]
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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1965, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect 
the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native 
handicrafts and traditional mammoth ivory products, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2773, to improve the management of driftnet fishing, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3367, to amend certain transportation-related reporting 
requirements to improve congressional oversight, reduce reporting 
burdens, and promote transparency, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  H.R. 4323, to promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer 
science, and scientific research, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute; and
  The nominations of Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of 
the Amtrak Board of Directors, Kelvin Droegemeier, of Oklahoma, to be 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, James Morhard, 
of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, and Joel Szabat, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Transportation.
TSA OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the Transportation Security 
Administration, focusing on keeping our skies secure, after receiving 
testimony from David P. Pekoske, Administrator,

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Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security.
NATO ALLIANCE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the value of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance, 
after receiving testimony from Richard N. Haass, Council on Foreign 
Relations, New York, New York; R. Nicholas Burns, Harvard University 
John F. Kennedy School of Government Robert and Renee Belfer Center for 
Science and International Affairs, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and 
Stanley R. Sloan, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont.
THE CHINA CHALLENGE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, 
and International Cybersecurity Policy concluded a hearing to examine 
the China challenge, focusing on security and military developments, 
after receiving testimony from Oriana Skylar Mastro, American 
Enterprise Institute, and Abraham M. Denmark, Woodrow Wilson 
International Center for Scholars, both of Washington, D.C.
IMPACT OF ZERO TARIFFS ON U.S. AUTOWORKERS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the impact of zero tariffs on United 
States autoworkers, after receiving testimony from John Bozzella, 
Association of Global Automakers, Inc., on behalf of Here for America, 
Thea Mei Lee, Economic Policy Institute, Stephen Moore, The Heritage 
Foundation, and Bryan Riley, National Taxpayers Union, all of 
Washington, D.C.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee held a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be an Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The nominee 
testified in his own behalf. Hearing recessed subject to the call and 
will meet again on Thursday, September 6, 2018.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Tamara Bonzanto, of New Jersey, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Office of Accountability and Whistleblower 
Protection), and James Paul Gfrerer, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Information and Technology), both of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, after the nominees testified and answered questions 
in their own behalf.
FOREIGN INFLUENCE OPERATIONS' USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine foreign influence operations' use of social media platforms, 
after receiving testimony from Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook, Menlo Park, 
California; and Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Inc., San Francisco, California.