[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 3, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D458-D459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: NASA AND NSF
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed 
budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science 
Foundation, after receiving testimony from former Senator Bill Nelson, 
Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and 
Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Defense, after receiving 
testimony from Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary, and General Mark A. 
Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the Department 
of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: IRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Internal 
Revenue Service, after receiving testimony from Charles P. Rettig, 
Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2023 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Frank 
Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., 
USAF, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and General John W. Raymond, 
USSF, Chief of Space Operations, all of the Department of Defense.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded a 
hearing to examine artificial intelligence applications to operations 
in cyberspace, after receiving testimony from Andrew J. Lohn, 
Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology; Eric 
J. Horvitz, Microsoft Corporation; and Andrew W. Moore, Google 
Corporation.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 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 Transportation, after receiving 
testimony from Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation.

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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 177, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, 
and Recreation Act to establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the 
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of 
the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, with amendments;
  S. 1128, to provide for the continuation of higher education through 
the conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in 
the State of Alaska, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1222, to designate and adjust certain lands in the State of Utah 
as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System;
  S. 1321, to modify the boundary of the Casa Grande Ruins National 
Monument, with an amendment;
  S. 1631, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain 
National Forest System land in the State of Arizona to the Arizona 
Board of Regents, with amendments;
  S. 1942, to standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2438, to modify the boundary of the Cane River Creole National 
Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, with an amendment; and
  S. 3266, to improve recreation opportunities on, and facilitate 
greater access to, Federal public land, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
DIPLOMACY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Department of State authorization, focusing on strengthening 
U.S. diplomacy for the 21st century, after receiving testimony from 
Brian P. McKeon, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and 
Resources.
BROADBAND WORKFORCE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Employment and Workplace Safety concluded a hearing to examine 
connecting workers and communities, focusing on preparing and 
supporting the broadband workforce, after receiving testimony from 
Brent Gillum, LightStream, Buffalo, Indiana; Dan Hendricks, Denver 
Joint Electrical Apprenticeship and Western Colorado Joint Electrical 
Apprenticeship, Denver; Ron Holcomb, Tipmont Wintek, Linden, Indiana; 
and Nicol Turner Lee, The Brookings Institution Center for Technology 
Innovation, Washington, D.C.
21ST CENTURY COURTS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, 
Agency Action, and Federal Rights concluded a hearing to examine an 
ethical judiciary, focusing on transparency and accountability for 21st 
century courts, after receiving testimony from Amanda Frost, American 
University Washington College of Law, Kedric Payne, Campaign Legal 
Center, and Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, all of 
Washington, D.C.; Abby K. Wood, University of Southern California Gould 
School of Law, Los Angeles; and Jennifer L. Mascott, George Mason 
University Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, Virginia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nomination of Dara Lindenbaum, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Federal Election Commission.
VETERANS AFFAIRS WORKFORCE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the VA workforce, focusing on assessing ways to bolster 
recruitment and retention, after receiving testimony from Gina M. 
Grosso, Assistant Secretary Office of Human Resources and 
Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness, and Carolyn 
Clancy, Assistant Under Secretary for Health and Discovery, Education 
and Affiliate Networks, Jessica Bonjorni, Chief, Human Capital 
Management, and Ralph Gigliotti, Director, Veterans Integrated Service 
Network, 19, each of the Veterans Health Administration, all of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.