[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 93 (Thursday, May 27, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D582-D583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nomination of Janie Simms Hipp, of Arkansas, 
to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, after the 
nominee testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Jill Hruby, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary for 
Nuclear Security, who was introduced by Senator Heinrich, and Frank A. 
Rose, of Massachusetts, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National 
Nuclear Security Administration, both of the Department of Energy, and 
Deborah G. Rosenblum, of the District of Columbia, who was introduced 
by former Senator Nunn, and Christopher Paul Maier, of California, who 
was introduced by Senator Manchin, both to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
HOUSING FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development concluded a hearing 
to examine housing for Native Americans, focusing on a review of 
Federal programs, barriers, and opportunities, after receiving 
testimony from Dante Desiderio, National Congress of American Indians, 
Washington, D.C.; Adrian Stevens, National American Indian Housing 
Council, Irving, New York; Alene Tchourumoff, Federal Reserve Bank of 
Minneapolis, and Michael Goze, American Indian Community Development 
Corporation, both of Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Eric Shepherd, 
Sisseton-Wapheton Housing Authority, Sisseton, South Dakota.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nominations of Shannon Aneal Estenoz, of Florida, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, and Tanya Marie Trujillo, of 
New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of the 
Interior.
ETHIOPIA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the crisis in Ethiopia, focusing on United States strategy and 
policy response, after receiving testimony from Robert F. Godec, Acting 
Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs; and Sarah 
Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian 
Assistance, United States Agency for International Development.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of John K. Tien, of 
Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Reed, 
Robert Peter Silvers, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, who was introduced by 
Senator Carper, and Jonathan

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Eugene Meyer, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, who was introduced by 
Senator Brown, all of the Department of Homeland Security, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Rajesh D. Nayak, of 
Maryland, Taryn Mackenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, and 
Douglas L. Parker, of West Virginia, each to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Labor, after the nominees, who were introduced by Senator Murray, 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
312, to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the 
Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, provide for compassionate release 
based on COVID-19 vulnerability, shorten the waiting period for 
judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic, and make other technical 
corrections, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.