[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
GLOBAL MARKET CERTAINTY FOR U.S. AGRICULTURE
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine certainty in global markets for the United States 
agriculture sector, after receiving testimony from Gregory F. Doud, 
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative; and Ted McKinney, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign 
Agricultural Affairs, and Robert Johansson, Chief Economist, both of 
the Department of Agriculture.
WILDLAND FIRE AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the outlook for wildland fire and management 
programs for 2019, after receiving testimony from Shawna Legarza, 
National Director, Fire and Aviation Management, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Jeffery Rupert, Director, Office of Wildland 
Fire, Department of the Interior; Wade Crowfoot, California Natural 
Resources Agency, Sacramento; and Chris Maisch, Alaska State Forester, 
Washington, D.C., on behalf of the National Association of State 
Foresters.
WOMEN IN CONFLICT
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, 
Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Global Women's Issues concluded a hearing to examine women in conflict, 
focusing on advancing women's role in peace and security, after 
receiving testimony from Andrea G. Bottner, Independent Women's Forum, 
Chevy Chase, Maryland; and Jamille Bigio, Council on Foreign Relations, 
and Palwasha Kakar, United States Institute of Peace, both of 
Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Ada E. Brown, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Texas, Steven D. Grimberg, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, David John Novak, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Virginia, Matthew H. Solomson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims, and William D. Hyslop, to be United 
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, Gary B. Burman, 
to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Kentucky, and 
Randall P. Huff, to be United States Marshal for the District of 
Wyoming, all of the Department of Justice.