[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 39 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D223-D224]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SEMIANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, including H.R. 4616, to deem certain references to LIBOR as 
referring to a replacement benchmark rate upon the occurrence of 
certain events affecting LIBOR, after receiving testimony from Jerome 
H. Powell, Chair Pro Tempore, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Arun Venkataraman, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary and Director General of 
the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, Laurie E. Locascio, 
of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Standards and Technology, Grant 
T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Jainey 
Kumar Bavishi, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, all of the Department of Commerce, and Mohsin Raza Syed, of 
Virginia, Christopher A. Coes, of Georgia, and Carol Annette Petsonk, 
of the District of Columbia, each to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation.
OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM ACT
Committee on Commerce: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
Ocean Shipping Reform Act, after receiving testimony from Daniel B. 
Maffei, Chairman, and Rebecca F. Dye, Commissioner, both of the Federal 
Maritime Commission.
FERC NATURAL GAS PIPELINE GUIDANCE
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine recent actions of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission relating to permitting construction and operation of 
interstate natural gas pipelines and other natural gas infrastructure 
projects, after receiving testimony from Richard Glick, Chairman, and 
James P. Danly, Allison Clements, Mark C. Christie, and Willie L. 
Phillips, each a Commissioner, all of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Alina L. Romanowski, of Illinois, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, Douglas T. Hickey, of Idaho, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, who was introduced by Senators 
Risch and Kaine, and Steven H. Fagin, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Yemen, all of the Department of State, and Erin 
Elizabeth McKee, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
FEDERAL VACANCIES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the Senate confirmation process and 
Federal vacancies, after receiving testimony from Anne Joseph 
O'Connell, Stanford Law School, Stanford, California; and Kristine 
Simmons, Partnership for Public Service, and Adam J. White, American 
Enterprise Institute, both of Washington, D.C.