[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 130 (Wednesday, July 31, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D939-D940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
U.S. GRAIN STANDARDS ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine perspectives on reauthorization of the United 
States Grain Standards Act, after receiving testimony from Brian Linin, 
National Association of Wheat Growers, Goodland, Kansas; David Ayers, 
on behalf of Tom Dahl, American Association of Grain Inspection and 
Weighing Agencies, Sioux City, Iowa; Bruce Sutherland, Michigan 
Agriculture Commodities, Lansing, Michigan, on behalf of the National 
Grain and Feed Association; and Nick Friant, Cargill, Inc., Wayzata,

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Minnesota, on behalf of the North American Export Grain Association.
FAA OVERSIGHT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine the Federal Aviation Administration, after receiving 
testimony from Carl E. Burleson, Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal 
Aviation Administration.
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Vice Admiral Michael M. Gilday, USN, to be Admiral 
and Chief of Naval Operations, Department of Defense, after the nominee 
testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 2297, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, with an 
amendment; and
  S. 2299, to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance the safety 
and reliability of pipeline transportation, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute.
POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine next steps for positive train control 
implementation, after receiving testimony from Ronald L. Batory, 
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of 
Transportation; Susan Fleming, Director, Physical Infrastructure, 
Government Accountability Office; Robert Bourg, Wabtec Corporation, 
Wilmerding, Pennsylvania; James Derwinski, Metra Commuter Railroad, 
Chicago, Illinois; and Chris Matthews, BNSF Railway Company, Fort 
Worth, Texas.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under 
Secretary, Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel, and 
Brian McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, all of the 
Department of the Treasury, and Travis Greaves, of the District of 
Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
1441, to impose sanctions with respect to the provision of certain 
vessels for the construction of Russian energy export pipelines, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, of Maryland, to be Chairman of 
the National Indian Gaming Commission.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr., of South Carolina, 
to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 
Department of Justice, R. Austin Huffaker, Jr., to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, who was introduced 
by Senators Shelby and Jones, Lee Philip Rudofsky, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, who was introduced 
by Senator Boozman, and Justin Reed Walker, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, who was introduced 
by Senator McConnell, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.