[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1099-D1100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Gabriel Camarillo, of Texas, to be Under Secretary 
of the Army, Rachel Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Army, and Alex Wagner, of the District of 
Columbia, and Andrew Philip Hunter, of Virginia, both to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, all of the Department of Defense, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Alexia Marie Gabrielle Latortue, 
of the District of Columbia, and Graham Scott Steele, of California, 
both to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Alan F. Estevez, 
of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Industry and Security, and Thea 
D. Rozman Kendler, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of 
the Department of Commerce.
AFGHANISTAN'S FUTURE
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine Afghanistan's future, focusing on assessing the 
national security, humanitarian, and economic implications of the 
Taliban takeover, after receiving testimony from Adam M. Smith, Gibson, 
Dunn and Crutcher, LLP, and Sue E. Eckert, Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, both of New York, New York; Naheed Farid, Member 
of Afghanistan Parliament, Herat; and Thomas Joscelyn, Foundation for 
Defense of Democracies, Washington, D.C.
PROTECTING KIDS ONLINE
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product 
Safety, and Data Security concluded a hearing to examine protecting 
kids online, focusing on testimony from a Facebook whistleblower, after 
receiving testimony from Frances Haugen, Whistleblower Aid.
MINING LAW OF 1872
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine and consider updates to the Mining Law of 1872, 
after receiving testimony from Chris Wood, Trout Unlimited, Arlington, 
Virginia; Katie Sweeney, National Mining Association, and Autumn Hanna, 
Taxpayers for Common Sense, both of Washington, D.C.; Rich Haddock, 
Barrick Gold Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah; and David Brown, Wyo-
Ben, Inc., Billings, Montana.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Lisa A. Carty, of Maryland, to be 
Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and 
Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and 
to be an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to 
the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on 
the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, Mallory A. 
Stewart, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary 
(Verification and Compliance), and Steven C. Bondy, of New Jersey, to 
be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, all of the Department of 
State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Jeffrey M. Hovenier, of Washington, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, Michael J. Murphy, of New York, 
to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julissa Reynoso Pantaleon, 
of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as

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Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra, and Victoria Reggie Kennedy, 
of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, who was 
introduced by Senator Markey, all of the Department of State, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
VAWA REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
H.R. 1620, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, after 
receiving testimony from Senators Capito, Ernst, and Hyde-Smith; and 
Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.