[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 193 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1248-D1249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on 
the security situation in Afghanistan from Colin F. Jackson, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia, 
Lieutenant General Thomas W. Bergeson, USAF, Deputy Commander, United 
States Central Command, and Major General Michael S. Groen, USMC, 
Director for Intelligence (J2), Joint Chiefs of Staff, all of the 
Department of Defense.
PROXY PROCESS AND RULES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine proxy process and rules, focusing on current 
practices and potential changes, including H.R. 4015, to improve the 
quality of proxy advisory firms for the protection of investors and the 
U.S. economy, and in the public interest, by fostering accountability, 
transparency, responsiveness, and competition in the proxy advisory 
firm industry, and S. 3614, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 
1940 to require proxy advisory firms to register as investment advisers 
under that Act, after receiving testimony from Michael Garland, Office 
of New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, New York, New York, and 
Daniel M. Gallagher, former Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Mylan N.V., and Thomas Quaadman, United States Chamber of 
Commerce Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, both of 
Washington, D.C.
ARCTIC MARITIME TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to 
examine preparing for maritime transportation in a changing arctic, 
after receiving testimony from Captain Edward Page, USCG (Ret.), Marine 
Exchange of Alaska, Juneau; Kathy Metcalf, Chamber of Shipping of 
America, Washington, D.C.; and Willie Goodwin, Arctic Waterways Safety 
Committee, and Andrew Hartsig, Ocean Conservancy, both of Anchorage, 
Alaska.
ZIMBABWE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health Policy concluded a hearing to examine Zimbabwe after the 
elections, after receiving testimony from Matthew Harrington, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of State for Africa; Todd J. Moss, Center for 
Global Development, Washington, D.C.;

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and Joseph Mutizwa, JSM Strategic Pathways, Harare, Zimbabwe.
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine the Architect of the Capitol's human resources 
policies, after receiving testimony from Christine A. Merdon, Acting 
Architect of the Capitol and Chief Operating Officer.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.
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