[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D180-D181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
EPA'S RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD PROGRAM
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's Renewable Fuel 
Standard program, focusing on challenges and opportunities, after 
receiving testimony from Cory-Ann Wind, Oregon Department of 
Environmental Quality, Portland; and Emily Skor, Growth Energy, Lucian 
Pugliaresi, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc., and LeAnn Johnson 
Koch, Perkins Coie LLP, all of Washington, D.C.

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WESTERN BALKANS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Europe and Regional 
Security Cooperation concluded a hearing to examine the Western 
Balkans, focusing on supporting peace and prosperity, after receiving 
testimony from Gabriel Escobar, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State; 
and Lisa Magno, Deputy Assistant Administrator, United States Agency 
for International Development.
U.S.-COLOMBIA RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine reinvigorating United States-Colombia relations, after 
receiving testimony from Brian A. Nichols, Assistant Secretary for 
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, and Todd D. Robinson, Assistant 
Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, both 
of the Department of State; Marcela Escobari, Assistant Administrator 
for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for 
International Development; and Daniel A. Restrepo, Center for American 
Progress, and Celina B. Realuyo, The George Washington University 
Elliott School of International Affairs, both of Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
2264, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-
Determination Act of 1996.
INDIAN AFFAIRS LEGISLATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
S. 3123, to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, 
fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated 
Tribes of Siletz Indians, S. 3126, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation 
Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering 
rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, S. 
3273, to take certain land in the State of California into trust for 
the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and S. 3381, 
to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all 
mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on 
Indian land by certain deadlines, after receiving testimony from 
Kathryn Isom-Clause, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 
Development for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Delores 
Pigsley, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, Siletz; 
Cheryle A. Kennedy, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Grand Ronde, 
Oregon; Reid Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm 
Springs, California; and Sharon Vogel, Cheyenne River Housing 
Authority, Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on behalf of the South Dakota 
Native Homeownership Coalition.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Sherilyn Peace Garnett, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of California, and Trina 
L. Thompson, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, who were both introduced by Senator 
Padilla, Nina Morrison, of New York, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York, who was introduced by Senator 
Schumer, and Paul Monteiro, of Maryland, to be Director, Community 
Relations Service, 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.