[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 192 (Tuesday, November 2, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1218-D1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
STATE OF NUTRITION IN AMERICA 2021
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Food 
and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research concluded a 
hearing to examine the state of nutrition in America 2021, after 
receiving testimony from Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts University Friedman 
School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Boston, Massachusetts; Angela 
Odoms-Young, Cornell University Division of Nutritional Sciences, 
Ithaca, New York; Donald Warne, University of North Dakota School of 
Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks; Patrick Stover, Texas A&M 
University, College Station; and Angela Rachidi, American Enterprise 
Institute, Chicago, Illinois.

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LIBOR TRANSITION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Libor transition, focusing on protecting 
consumers and investors, after receiving testimony from Thomas Wipf, 
Morgan Stanley, New York, New York; Andrew G. Pizor, National Consumer 
Law Center, and Michael R. Bright, Structured Finance Association, both 
of Washington, D.C.; and J. Christopher Giancarlo, Willkie Farr and 
Gallagher, former Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
Jersey City, New Jersey.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nominations of Geraldine Richmond, of Oregon, to be Under 
Secretary for Science, Brad John Crabtree, of North Dakota, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Fossil Energy and Carbon Management), and Asmeret 
Asefaw Berhe, of California, to be Director of the Office of Science, 
all of the Department of Energy, M. Camille Calimlim Touton, of Nevada, 
to be Commissioner of Reclamation, and Charles F. Sams III, of Oregon, 
to be Director of the National Park Service, both of the Department of 
the Interior, and Willie L. Phillips, Jr., of the District of Columbia, 
to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Thomas Barrett, of Wisconsin, to be 
Ambassador to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, who was introduced by 
Senator Baldwin, Jamie L. Harpootlian, of South Carolina, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, who was introduced by Senator 
Hickenlooper, Scott Miller, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Swiss 
Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein, who 
was introduced by Senator Graham, and Erik D. Ramanathan, of 
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, who was 
introduced by Senator Markey, all of the Department of State, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
21ST CENTURY DIPLOMACY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on State Department and 
USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International 
Development concluded a hearing to examine training the Department of 
State's workforce for the 21st century diplomacy, after receiving 
testimony from Joan Polaschik, Deputy Director, Foreign Service 
Institute, Department of State; and Joshua J. Marcuse, NGO--Globally, 
and David Miller, US Diplomatic Studies Foundation, both of Washington, 
D.C.
ONLINE MARKETPLACES
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
cleaning up online marketplaces, focusing on protecting against stolen, 
counterfeit, and unsafe goods, after receiving testimony from Aaron 
Muderick, Crazy Aaron's Puttyworld, Norristown, Pennsylvania; Kari 
Kammel Michigan State University Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and 
Product Protection, East Lansing; K. Dane Snowden, Internet 
Association, Washington, D.C.; and Brendan P. Dugan, CVS Health, 
Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.