[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D215-D216]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine United States Indo-Pacific Command in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2022 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Admiral Philip S. 
Davidson, USN, Commander, United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
Department of Defense.
GAMESTOP, ROBINHOOD, AND RETAIL INVESTING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine GameStop, Robinhood, and the state of retail 
investing, after receiving testimony from Gina-Gail S. Fletcher, Duke 
University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina; Rachel J. 
Robasciotti, Adasina Social Capital, San Francisco, California; Teresa 
Ghilarducci, The New School, Berkeley, California; Michael S. Piwowar, 
Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets, Washington, D.C.; and 
Andrew N. Vollmer, Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee announced 
the following subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress:
  Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation: Senators 
Sinema (Chair), Duckworth, Tester, Rosen, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Cruz, 
Thune, Blunt, Moran, Lee, and Capito.
  Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband: Senators Lujan 
(Chair), Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, Peters, Baldwin, 
Duckworth, Tester, Sinema, Rosen, Hickenlooper, Warnock, Thune, Blunt, 
Cruz, Fischer, Moran, Sullivan, Blackburn, Young, Lee, Johnson, Capito, 
Scott (FL), and Lummis.
  Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data 
Security: Senators Blumenthal (Chair), Klobuchar, Schatz, Markey, 
Baldwin, Lujan, Blackburn, Thune, Blunt, Moran, Young, and Lee.
  Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing: 
Senators Baldwin (Chair), Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, Peters, Lujan, 
Sullivan, Cruz, Fischer, Blackburn, Young, and Johnson.
  Subcommittee on Space and Science: Senators Hickenlooper (Chair), 
Blumenthal, Markey, Peters, Sinema, Lujan, Warnock, Lummis, Cruz, 
Fischer, Moran, Young, Lee, and Scott (FL).
  Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight, and Ports: 
Senators Peters (Chair), Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, 
Baldwin, Duckworth, Tester, Warnock, Fischer, Thune, Blunt, Sullivan, 
Young, Johnson, Capito, Scott (FL), and Lummis.
  Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion: Senator Rosen 
(Chair), Klobuchar, Duckworth, Tester, Sinema, Hickenlooper, Scott 
(FL), Sullivan, Blackburn, Johnson, Capito, and Lummis.
  Senators Cantwell and Wicker are ex officio members of each 
subcommittee.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee announced the following 
subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress:
  Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International 
Operations, and Bilateral International Development: Senators Cardin 
(Chair), Kaine, Schatz, Murphy, Markey, Hagerty, Paul, Cruz, Johnson, 
and Rubio.
  Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation: Senators 
Shaheen (Chair), Cardin, Murphy, Van Hollen, Coons, Johnson, Barrasso, 
Romney, Portman, and Young.
  Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral 
Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental 
Policy: Senators Coons (Chair), Schatz, Booker, Cardin, Shaheen, 
Portman, Young, Paul, Barrasso, and Rounds.
  Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and 
Counterterrorism: Senators Murphy (Chair), Shaheen, Markey, Booker, Van 
Hollen, Young, Paul, Cruz, Romney, and Hagerty.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian 
Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues: Senators 
Kaine (Chair), Merkley, Cardin, Shaheen, Markey, Rubio, Portman, 
Barrasso, Hagerty, and Cruz.
  Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy: Senators Markey (Chair), Coons, Murphy, Schatz, 
Merkley, Romney, Cruz, Johnson, Rounds, and Hagerty.
  Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy: Senators Van Hollen 
(Chair), Booker, Kaine, Merkley, Coons, Rounds, Rubio, Young, Barrasso, 
and Paul.
  Senators Menendez and Risch are ex officio members of each 
subcommittee.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the COVID-19 response, focusing on an 
update from the frontlines, after receiving testimony from Umair A. 
Shah, State of Washington Secretary of Health,

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Tumwater; Jerry P. Abraham, Kedren Health Vaccines, Los Angeles, 
California; Ashish K. Jha, Brown University School of Public Health, 
Providence, Rhode Island; and Mary Ann Fuchs, Duke University Health 
System, Durham, North Carolina.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Deputy Attorney General, and Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be Associate 
Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice, after the 
nominees, who were introduced by Senators Warner, Kaine, and Markey, 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.