[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D417-D419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of 
State, after receiving testimony from Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of 
State.
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities concluded a hearing to examine United States Special 
Operations Command's efforts to sustain the readiness of special 
operations forces and transform the force for future security 
challenges, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General Jonathan 
P. Braga, USA, Commanding General, United States Army Special 
Operations Command, Lieutenant General James C. Slife, USAF, Commander, 
Air Force Special Operations Command, Rear Admiral Hugh W. Howard III, 
USN, Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command, and Major General James 
F. Glynn, USMC, Commander, United States Marine Forces Special 
Operations Command, all of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded a 
hearing to examine military and civilian personnel programs in the 
Department of Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Program, after 
receiving testimony from Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., Under Secretary for 
Personnel and Readiness, Virginia S. Penrod, Acting Assistant Secretary 
for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, David J. Smith, Acting Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Elizabeth B. Foster, 
Executive Director of Force Resiliency, Lieutenant General Gary M. 
Brito, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, United States Army, Vice 
Admiral John B. Nowell Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, United 
States Navy, Lieutenant General David A. Ottignon, USMC, Deputy 
Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United States Marine 
Corps, Gwendolyn R. DeFilippi, Acting Deputy Chief of Staff for 
Manpower, Personnel and Services, United States Air Force, and Patricia 
Mulcahy, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Personnel, United States 
Space Force, all of the Department of Defense.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine the Department of Energy's atomic energy defense 
activities and Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Jill M. 
Hruby, Administrator, Admiral James F. Caldwell Jr., USN, Deputy 
Administrator for Naval Reactors, and Marvin L. Adams, Deputy 
Administrator for Defense Programs, all of the National Nuclear 
Security Administration, and William White, Acting Assistant Secretary 
for Environmental Management, all of the Department of Energy; and 
General Anthony J. Cotton, USAF, Commander, Air Force Global Strike 
Command, and Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., USN, Director, Navy 
Strategic Systems Programs, both of the Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Ravi Chaudhary, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Air Force, Department of Defense.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2023 for the Department of Commerce, after receiving testimony 
from Gina M. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce.
CHINA'S NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on 
recent developments in China's nuclear capabilities from Mallory A. 
Stewart, Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance, and Jung 
H. Pak, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Global 
China Issues, both of the Department of State; and official briefers 
from the Defense Intelligence Agency, Department of Defense.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Nancy G. Abudu, of Georgia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, who was introduced by Senator 
Durbin, Julianna Michelle Childs, of South Carolina, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, who was 
introduced by Senator Graham and Representative Clyburn, Nusrat Jahan 
Choudhury, and Natasha C. Merle, both to be a United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of New York, who were introduced by 
Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, and Ana Isabel de Alba, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of California, who was 
introduced by Senator Padilla, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
SBA OVERSIGHT
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the Small Business Administration, 
including S. 4008, to provide COVID relief for restaurants, gyms, minor 
league sports teams, border businesses, live venue service providers, 
exclave businesses, and providers of transportation services, S. 1587, 
to allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in the loan 
programs of the Small Business Administration, and H.R. 5376, to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14, 
after receiving testimony from Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, 
Small Business Administration.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Shereef M. Elnahal, of New Jersey, to be 
Under Secretary for Health, and Raymond M. Jefferson, of Hawaii, to be 
Under Secretary for Benefits, both of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.