[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 181 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FEDERAL RESERVE'S 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, after receiving 
testimony from Randal K. Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Rita Baranwal, of Pennsylvania, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy), who was introduced by 
Senator Risch, Bernard L. McNamee, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, who was introduced by Senator Cruz, 
and Raymond David Vela, of Texas, to be Director of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior, who was introduced by Senator Cornyn.
FUNDING NEEDS FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine funding needs for wildlife conservation, recovery, and management, 
after receiving testimony from John Kennedy, Wyoming Game and Fish 
Department, Cheyenne; Michael McShane, Ducks Unlimited, Johns Island, South 
Carolina; and Eric Schwaab, Catonsville, Maryland.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations 
of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security for 
the term expiring January 19, 2019, and Gail S. Ennis, of Maryland, to be 
Inspector General, both of the Social Security Administration, and Gordon 
Hartogensis, of Connecticut, to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, and Richard S. Tischner, of 
Virginia, to be Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision 
Agency for the District of Columbia, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of and Kim Gaffney, to be United States Marshal for the Western 
District of Wisconsin, Bradley Jay LaRose, to be United States Marshal for 
the District of Vermont, and Douglas J. Strike, to be United States Marshal 
for the Northern District of Iowa, 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.