[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D971-D972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on 
recent events in Afghanistan from General Austin Scott Miller, former 
Commander of U.S. Forces-Afghanistan.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OVERSIGHT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
including S. 354, to reauthorize funding to the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority contingent on improvements to the governance and 
operations of the Transit Authority, S. 1815, to amend the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose to the Securities 
and Exchange Commission information regarding workforce management 
policies, practices, and performance, S. 1217, to amend the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures relating to climate 
change, and S. 808, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at 
publicly traded companies, after receiving testimony from Gary Gensler, 
Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission.
AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan, after receiving 
testimony from Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Tovah R. Calderon, to 
be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and 
Kenia Seoane Lopez, Rupa Ranga Puttagunta, and Sean C. Staples, each to 
be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Beth Robinson, of Vermont, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, who was introduced by Senators 
Leahy and Sanders, Jennifer Sung, of Oregon,

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to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, who was 
introduced by Senators Wyden and Merkley, Rahul Gupta, of West 
Virginia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, who was 
introduced by Senators Manchin and Capito, and Elizabeth Prelogar, of 
Idaho, to be Solicitor General of the United States, Department of 
Justice, after the nominees 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.