[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D939-D940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee received a 
briefing on the experience of workers and consumers with newer consumer 
financial products and the impact on the dignity of work from Briana 
Gordley, Texas Appleseed, Austin; BreAnn Scally, San Francisco, 
California; and Cassie Pennings, Littleton, Colorado.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of David Michael Capozzi, of 
Maryland, Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New Jersey, Christopher Koos, of 
Illinois, Samuel E. Lathem, of Delaware, and Robin Lee Wiessmann, of 
Pennsylvania, each to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, 
and Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member

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of the Surface Transportation Board, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
LEGISLATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine S. 2736, to exclude vehicles to be used solely for 
competition from certain provisions of the Clean Air Act, S. 1475, to 
amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the issuance of permits under title 
V of that Act for certain emissions from agricultural production, S. 
2661, to amend the Clean Air Act to establish a grant program for 
supporting local communities in detecting, preparing for, communicating 
about, or mitigating the environmental and public health impacts of 
wildfire smoke, and S. 2421, to authorize the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to conduct research on wildfire smoke, 
after receiving testimony from Senator Thune; Cassandra Moseley, 
University of Oregon Institute for Resilient Communities, 
Organizations, and the Environment Ecosystem Workforce Program, Eugene; 
John D. Walke, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, D.C.; 
Antron Brown, NHRA Top Fuel, Brownsburg, Indiana; and Scott VanderWal, 
American Farm Bureau Federation, Volga, South Dakota.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, 
Climate, and Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine the 
nominations of William J. Renick, of Mississippi, who was introduced by 
Senator Wicker, Adam Wade White, of Kentucky, who was introduced by 
Senator McConnell, and Joe H. Ritch, of Alabama, who was introduced by 
Senator Shelby, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Douglas J. McKalip, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Cindy K. Chung, of Pennsylvania, who was introduced 
by Senator Casey, and Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, of Delaware, who was 
introduced by Senators Carper and Coons, both to be a United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, and Kelley Brisbon Hodge, John 
Frank Murphy, Mia Roberts Perez, and Kai N. Scott, each to be a United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who 
were introduced by Senators Casey and Toomey, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
USCO OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property 
concluded an oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Copyright Office, 
after receiving testimony from Shira Perlmutter, Register of Copyrights 
and Director, U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.