[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 103 (Thursday, June 16, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D671-D672]
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 Armed Services: On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, Committee 
ordered favorably reported the nomination of General Christopher G. 
Cavoli, USA, to be general and Commander, U.S. European Command, and 
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, Department of Defense, and 1,230 
nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space 
Force.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original bill entitled, ``National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2023''.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, focusing on protecting communities from flood risk, after 
receiving testimony from Jana Henderson, Mississippi Office of 
Mitigation Director and State Hazard Mitigation Officer, Pearl, on 
behalf of the Association of State Floodplain Managers; Peter Van 
Doren, Cato Institute, and Jerry Theodorou, R Street Institute, both of 
Washington, D.C.; Douglas Quinn, American Policyholder Association, 
Toms River, New Jersey; and Samuel D. Brody, Director, Texas A and M 
University Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas, College Station.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Tamara Cofman Wittes, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, and Geeta Rao Gupta, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues, Michael Alan Ratney, of 
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and 
Timmy T. Davis, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar, 
all of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
COVID-19 FEDERAL RESPONSE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine an update on the ongoing Federal 
response to COVID-19, focusing on current status and future planning, 
after receiving testimony from Rochelle P. Walensky, Director, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, Anthony S. Fauci, Director, 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National 
Institutes of Health, Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Dawn O'Connell, Assistant Secretary 
for Preparedness and Response, all of the Department of Health and 
Human Services.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Sarah A. L. Merriam, of Connecticut, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Lara E. Montecalvo, of Rhode 
Island, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, 
Tiffany M. Cartwright, to be

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United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 
Nina Nin-Yuen Wang, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Colorado, and Phillip A. Talbert, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of California, Department of Justice.