[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D284-D285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2024 for the Navy and Marine Corps, after receiving 
testimony from Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, Admiral Michael 
M. Gilday, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, and General David H. Berger, 
USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps, all of the Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: DOJ
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed 
budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2024 for the 
Department of Justice, after receiving testimony from Merrick B. 
Garland, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Ronald T. Keohane, of New York, to be an Assistant 
Secretary, Nickolas Guertin, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Navy, and 27 nominations in the Air Force, Marine Corps, and 
Navy, all of the Department of Defense.
DOD BUDGET
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2024 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary, 
Michael J. McCord, Under Secretary (Comptroller), and General Mark A. 
Milley, USA, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, all of the 
Department of Defense.
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS INVESTMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower concluded a 
hearing to examine Navy and Marine Corps investment programs in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Frederick 
J. Stefany, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, 
Development, and Acquisition), Vice Admiral Scott Conn, USN, Deputy 
Chief of Naval Operations, Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities 
(OPNAV N9), and Lieutenant General Karsten S. Heckl, USMC, Deputy 
Commandant, Combat Development and Integration, Commanding General, 
Marine Corps Combat Development Command, all of the Department of 
Defense.
REGIONAL NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine regional nuclear deterrence, after receiving 
testimony from Brad Roberts, Director, Center for Global Security 
Research, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Department of Energy; 
and M. Elaine Bunn, and Gregory Weaver, both of the Center for 
Strategic and International Studies, and Evan B. Montgomery,

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Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, all of Washington, D.C.
RECENT BANK FAILURES
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine recent bank failures and the Federal regulatory 
response, after receiving testimony from Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Michael S. Barr, Vice Chair for 
Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and 
Nellie Liang, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance.
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine United States support of democracy and human rights, after 
receiving testimony from Leopoldo Lopez, World Liberty Congress; 
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus, 
Vilnius, Lithuania; and Damon Wilson, National Endowment for Democracy, 
Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Kalpana Kotagal, of Ohio, to be a 
Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jessica Looman, 
of Minnesota, to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, and 
Jose Javier Rodriguez, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary, both 
of the Department of Labor, Moshe Z. Marvit, of Pennsylvania, to be a 
Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, and 
Linda A. Puchala, of Maryland, and Deirdre Hamilton, of the District of 
Columbia, both to be a Member of the National Mediation Board.
DHS OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Homeland Security, after receiving testimony 
from Alejandro N. Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security.
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine state and local perspectives on election administration, after 
receiving testimony from Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico Secretary 
of State, Santa Fe; Robert Evnen, Nebraska Secretary of State, Lincoln; 
Howard M. Knapp, South Carolina State Election Commission Executive 
Director, Columbia; Derek Bowens, Durham County, Durham, North 
Carolina; and Marcia Johnson, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under 
Law, Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
its Biennial Report for the 117th 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.