[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1062-D1063]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the conclusion of military operations in 
Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations, after 
receiving testimony from Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary, General Mark 
A. Milley, USA, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General 
Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr., USMC, Commander, United States Central 
Command, all of the Department of Defense.
CARES ACT OVERSIGHT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine CARES Act oversight of the Treasury and Federal 
Reserve, focusing on supporting an equitable pandemic recovery, after 
receiving testimony from Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury; 
and Jerome H. Powell, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System.
LAWS WITHIN FERC JURISDICTION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the administration of laws under the jurisdiction of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, after receiving testimony 
from Richard Glick, Chairman, and Mark C. Christie, Allison Clements, 
and James P. Danly, each a Commissioner, all of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Jack A. Markell, of Delaware, to be 
Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for 
Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, and 
Jeffry Lane Flake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Turkey, who were both introduced by Senator Coons, Mark Gitenstein, of 
Washington, to be Representative of the United States of America to the 
European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and Cindy 
Hensley McCain, of Arizona, for the rank of Ambassador during her 
tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies 
for Food and Agriculture, who was introduced by Senator Graham, all of 
the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.

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REPLACING LEGACY IT
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight concluded a hearing to 
examine existing resources and innovations needed to replace legacy IT 
and save taxpayer dollars, after receiving testimony from Clare 
Martorana, Federal Chief Information Officer, and Mina Hsiang, 
Administrator, United States Digital Service, both of the Office of 
Management and Budget; and Dave Zvenyach, Director, Technology 
Transformation Services, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition 
Service, General Services Administration.
TOXIC CONSERVATORSHIPS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution concluded 
a hearing to examine toxic conservatorships, focusing on the need for 
reform, after receiving testimony from Clarissa C. Kripke, University 
of California Office of Developmental Primary Care, and Zoe Brennan-
Krohn, American Civil Liberties Union, both of San Francisco, 
California; David Slayton, Court Consulting Services, Bellevue, Texas, 
on behalf of the National Center for State Courts; Morgan K. Whitlatch, 
Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, Washington, D.C.; and 
Nicholas Clouse, Huntington, Indiana.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.