[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 23, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D303-D305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Christy Goldsmith Romero, of 
Virginia, Kristin N. Johnson, of Michigan, Summer Kristine Mersinger, 
of South Dakota, and Caroline D. Pham, of New York, each to be a 
Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities concluded a hearing to examine strategic competition and 
security cooperation in the Western Hemisphere, after receiving 
testimony from Melissa G. Dalton, Assistant Secretary for Homeland 
Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, James Saenz, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Counternarcotics, and Stabilization Policy, and Brigadier 
General Frank L. Bradfield III, Deputy Director for Politico-Military 
Affairs (Western Hemisphere) Joint Staff J-5, all of the Department of 
Defense.
INNOVATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine developing next generation technology for 
innovation, after receiving testimony from Pat Gelsinger, Intel 
Corporation, Santa Clara, California; Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron, Boise, 
Idaho; Tim Archer, Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, California; and 
Preston Feight, PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, Washington.
ENERGY SECURITY
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine promoting American energy security by facilitating 
investments and innovation in climate solutions, after receiving 
testimony from former Representative Jim Matheson, National Rural 
Electric Cooperative Association, Arlington, Virginia; Ray Mabus, 
former Secretary of the Navy, Department of Defense, Harpers Ferry, 
West Virginia; Katherine Stainken, Electrification Coalition, 
Washington, D.C.; and Kathleen Sgamma, Western Energy Alliance, Denver, 
Colorado.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  S. 3666, to require reports on the adoption of a cryptocurrency as 
legal tender in El Salvador, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 816, to amend the Diplomatic Security Act of 1986 to provide for 
improved serious security incident investigations, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3491, to establish a commission to reform and modernize the 
Department of State, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3492, to address the importance of foreign affairs training in 
national security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;

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  S. 3591, to strengthen the bilateral partnership between the United 
States and Ecuador in support of democratic institutions and rule of 
law, sustainable and inclusive economic growth, and conservation with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 427, to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of the 1991 Paris 
Peace Agreements with Cambodia and to call upon all signatories to 
those Agreements to fulfill their commitments to secure a peaceful, 
prosperous, democratic, and sovereign Cambodia, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 446, commending the Government of Lithuania for its resolve 
in increasing ties with Taiwan and supporting its firm stance against 
coercion by the Chinese Communist Party, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 456, expressing support for a free, fair, and peaceful 
December 4, 2021, election in The Gambia, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 473, expressing the sense of the Senate on the necessity of 
maintaining the United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan until 
conditions for peace, stability, democracy, and development exist;
  S. Res. 503, expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government 
of the People's Republic of China should immediately guarantee the 
safety and freedom of tennis star Peng Shuai, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 547, recognizing the 201st anniversary of Greek Independence 
and celebrating democracy in Greece and the United States;
  S. Con. Res. 20, condemning the October 25, 2021, military coup in 
Sudan and standing with the people of Sudan; and
  The nominations of Douglas T. Hickey, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Finland, Alina L. Romanowski, of Illinois, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, Steven H. Fagin, of New Jersey, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, and Rebecca Eliza Gonzales, of 
Texas, to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with rank of 
Ambassador, all of the Department of State, Monde Muyangwa, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, and routine lists in the Foreign 
Service.
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAMS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine strengthening Federal mental health and 
substance use disorder programs, focusing on opportunities, challenges, 
and emerging issues, after receiving testimony from Miriam E. Delphin-
Rittmon, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Carole 
Johnson, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, 
and Joshua A. Gordon, Director, National Institute of Mental Health, 
and Nora D. Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, both of 
the National Institutes of Health, all of the Department of Health and 
Human Services.
INDIAN AFFAIRS LEGISLATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
S. 1397, to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
collection and availability of health data with respect to Indian 
Tribes and Tribal organizations, S. 3168, to amend the White Mountain 
Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the 
enforceability date for certain provisions, S. 3308, to authorize the 
Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements 
and storage agreements relating to water of the Colorado River 
allocated to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, S. 3443, to extend 
Federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, S. 3773, to 
authorize the leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the 
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, and S. 3789, to amend 
the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to 
authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native 
Hawaiian organizations, after receiving testimony from Senators Shelby 
and Kelly; Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for 
Indian Affairs; Marvin B. Figueroa, Director, Intergovernmental and 
External Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services; Gwendena 
Lee-Gatewood, White Mountain Apache Tribe, Whiteriver, Arizona; Amelia 
Flores, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Parker, Arizona; Harry 
Pickernell, Sr., Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, 
Oakville, Washington; Lebaron Byrd, Mowa Band of the Choctaw Indians, 
Mt. Vernon, Alabama; and Darin M. Prescott, Lower Sioux Indian 
Community, Morton, Minnesota, on behalf of the Tribal Health Board.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee continued hearings to examine the 
nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The 
nominee testified and answered questions in her own behalf. Hearing 
recessed subject to the call and will meet again on Thursday, March 24, 
2022.

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COMPREHENSIVE ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine improving the VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for 
Family Caregivers, after receiving testimony from Beth Taylor, 
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care, Services/Chief 
Nursing Officer, Veterans Health Administration, and Colleen 
Richardson, Caregiver Support Program, both of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Steve Schwab, Washington, D.C., and Caira Benson, 
Bartow, Florida, both of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation; Jim Marszalek, 
Disabled American Veterans, Washington, D.C.; Andrea Sawyer, Quality of 
Life Foundation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Sarah Verardo, The 
Independence Fund, Waxhaw, North Carolina.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.
HOME-BASED SERVICES
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the importance of home-based services, focusing on an economy that 
cares, after receiving testimony from Lisa Harootunian, Bipartisan 
Policy Center, and Anne Tumlinson, Daughterhood, both of Washington, 
D.C.; Lynn Weidner, United Homecare Workers of Pennsylvania and SEIU 
Healthcare PA, and Brandon Kingsmore, both of Allentown; and Alene 
Shaheed, Jacksonville, Florida.