[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 7, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1193-D1194]
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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Anthony Rosario Coscia, of New 
Jersey, David Michael Capozzi, of Maryland, 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, 
Robert E. Primus, of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board, Sue Ellen Moore, of Washington, and Andrew J. 
Read, of North Carolina, both to be a Member of the Marine Mammal 
Commission, Rubydee Calvert, of Wyoming, and Diane Susan Kaplan, of 
Alaska, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and routine lists in the Coast 
Guard.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  S. 3386, to prevent, treat, and cure tuberculosis globally, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4064, to facilitate the development of a whole-of-government 
strategy for nuclear cooperation and nuclear exports, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4509, to provide for security in the Black Sea region, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4996, to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 to modify the establishment of a coordinator for detained 
ISIS members and relevant displaced populations in Syria, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4955, to amend certain authorities relating to human rights 
violations and abuses in Ukraine, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. Con. Res. 47, commending the bravery, courage, and resolve of the 
women and men of Iran demonstrating in more than 80 cities and risking 
their safety to speak out against the Iranian regime's human rights 
abuses, with an amendment;
  S. Con. Res. 16, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Operation 
Provide Comfort, with amendments;
  S. Res. 713, recognizing Russian actions in Ukraine as a genocide, 
with amendments;
  S. Res. 472, reaffirming the partnership between the United States 
and the Dominican Republic and advancing opportunities to deepen 
diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation between the two nations, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. Res. 730, remembering the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the 
Embassy of Israel in Buenos Aires on March 17, 1992, the 28th 
anniversary of the bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association 
building in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994, and recommitting to efforts 
to uphold justice for the victims of the attacks, with an amendment;

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  S. Res. 322, reaffirming the alliance between the United States and 
Bulgaria, congratulating Bulgaria on its July 11, 2021 parliamentary 
elections, and calling for continued progress in Bulgaria towards 
combating corruption, respecting the freedom of the press, and 
protecting minority rights, with an amendment;
  S. Res. 650, recognizing May 28 as ``World Hunger Day'', that the 
90th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, known as the 
Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies 
against the people of Ukraine, and that Vladimir Putin's illegal war 
against Ukraine has diminished Ukraine's agricultural output and 
threatens to exacerbate the problems of global hunger on World Hunger 
Day, with amendments;
  H.R. 7240, to reauthorize the READ Act; and
  The nominations of Joey R. Hood, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Tunisia, Lucy Tamlyn, of Rhode Island, to be 
Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jessica Davis Ba, 
of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote 
d'Ivoire, and Rachna Sachdeva Korhonen, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Mali, Cynthia Dyer, of Virginia, to be Director of 
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of 
Ambassador at Large, Julie D. Fisher, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Cyprus, Henry V. Jardine, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles, 
Kathleen Ann Kavalec, of California, to be Ambassador to Romania, 
George P. Kent, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Estonia, Kristina A. Kvien, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Armenia, Kenneth Merten, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Bulgaria, Manuel P. Micaller, Jr., of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan, Christopher T. Robinson, of 
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, Bijan Sabet, of 
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Stephanie 
Sanders Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United 
States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador, and Lynne M. Tracy, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the 
Russian Federation, all of the Department of State, L. Felice Gorordo, 
of Florida, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Richard L.A. 
Weiner, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of 
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Carol Spahn, of 
Maryland, to be Director of the Peace Corps, and routine lists in the 
Foreign Service.