[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 188 (Tuesday, October 26, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1187-D1188]
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 concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine security in Afghanistan and in the regions of South 
and Central Asia, after receving testimony from Colin H. Kahl, Under 
Secretary for Policy, and Lieutenant General James J. Mingus, USA, 
Director for Operations, J3, Joint Staff, both of the Department of 
Defense.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Reta Jo Lewis, of Georgia, to be 
President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and Elizabeth 
de Leon Bhargava, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
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 Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, after receiving 
testimony from Jennifer Stout, Snap Inc, Santa Monica, California; 
Michael Beckerman, TikTok, Culver City, California; and Leslie Miller, 
YouTube, LLC, San Bruno, California.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nominations of Maria L. Pagan, of Puerto Rico, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of 
Ambassador, Brent Neiman, of Illinois, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, 
and Joshua Frost, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of 
the Department of the Treasury, Samuel R. Bagenstos, of Michigan,

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to be General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, 
and Christopher S. Wilson, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief 
Innovation and Intellectual Property Negotiator, Office of the United 
States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, 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 Marc R. Stanley, of Texas, to be Ambassador 
to the Argentine Republic, and Rashad Hussain, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, who were both 
introduced by Senator Kaine, and Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Economic and Business Affairs), all of the 
Department of State, Chantale Yokmin Wong, of the District of Columbia, 
to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the 
rank of Ambassador, who was introduced by Senator Duckworth, and 
Adriana Debora Kugler, of Maryland, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
who was introduced by Senator Van Hollen, after the nominees testified 
and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Michael D. Smith, of Virginia, to 
be Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, Larry D. Turner, of North Carolina, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Labor, Sandra D. Bruce, of Delaware, to be 
Inspector General, and Amy Loyd, of New Mexico, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education, both of the 
Department of Education, and Deirdre Hamilton, of the District of 
Columbia, Gerald W. Fauth, of Virginia, and Linda A. Puchala, of 
Maryland, each to be Member of the National Mediation Board.
THREATS TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine emerging threats to election administration, after receiving 
testimony from Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary Of State, Phoenix; 
Michael Adams, Commonwealth of Kentucky Secretary Of State, Frankfort; 
Al Schmidt, City Commissioner of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania; Matthew Masterson, Stanford University Internet 
Observatory, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Wade Henderson, The Leadership 
Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Washington, D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.