[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
emerging technologies and their impact on national security, after 
receiving testimony from General Herbert J. Carlisle, USAF (Ret.), 
National Defense Industrial Association; Eric E. Schmidt, Schmidt 
Futures; and Brad L. Smith, Microsoft Corporation.
SEMIANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, after receiving testimony from Jerome H. Powell, Chair, Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee began hearings to 
examine the nomination of Debra Anne Haaland, of New Mexico, to be 
Secretary of the Interior, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senators Heinrich and Representative Young, testified and answered 
questions in her own behalf, but did not complete action thereon.
  Hearing recessed subject to the call and will meet again at 10 a.m., 
on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Adewale O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy Secretary 
of the Treasury, after the nominee testified and answered questions in 
his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: On Monday, February 22, 2021, Committee 
ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 64) 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee, and adopted its rules of 
procedure for the 117th Congress.
JANUARY 6 ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Committee 
on Rules and Administration: Committees concluded a joint hearing to 
examine the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, after receiving 
testimony from Acting Chief Robert J. Contee, III, Metropolitan Police 
Department, Washington, D.C.; Steven A. Sund, former Chief of the U.S. 
Capitol Police; Michael C. Stenger, former Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper, U.S. Senate; and Paul D. Irving, former Sergeant at Arms, 
U.S. House of Representatives.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
announced the following subcommittee assignments for the 117th 
Congress:
  Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Ossoff (Chair), 
Carper, Hassan, Padilla, Johnson, Paul, Lankford, and Scott (FL).
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight: Senators 
Hassan (Chair), Sinema, Rosen, Ossoff, Paul, Romney, Scott (FL), and 
Hawley.
  Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management: Senators 
Sinema (Chair), Carper, Padilla, Ossoff, Lankford, Johnson, Romney, and 
Hawley.
  Senators Peters and Portman are ex-officio members of each 
subcommittee.
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Xavier Becerra, of 
California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, after the 
nominee, who was introduced by Senators Feinstein and Padilla, 
testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be Attorney 
General, Department of Justice, after receiving testimony from Josh 
Blackman, South Texas College of Law, Houston; Donna Bucella, former 
Director, Executive Office for United States Attorneys and former U.S. 
Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, Irving, Texas; Wade 
Henderson, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and 
Andrea Tucker, both of Washington, D.C.; and Ken Starr, Waco, Texas.
HACK OF U.S. NETWORKS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the hack of U.S. networks by a foreign adversary, after 
receiving testimony from Kevin Mandia, FireEye, Inc., Reston, Virginia; 
Sudhakar Ramakrishna, SolarWinds Inc., Austin, Texas; Brad Smith, 
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Washington; and George Kurtz, 
CrowdStrike, Sunnyvale, California.