[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 74 (Tuesday, May 2, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D404-D405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
COMMODITIES
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade concluded a hearing to examine 
commodity programs, credit, and crop insurance, focusing on producer 
perspectives on the farm safety net, after receiving testimony from 
Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation, and Rob Larew, National 
Farmers Union, both of Washington, D.C.; Greg Ackerman, U.S. Dry Bean 
Council, Vassar, Michigan; Kody Carson, National Sorghum Producers, 
Lubbock, Texas; Brent Cheyne, National Association of Wheat Growers, 
Klamath Falls, Oregon; Blake Gendebien, Agri-Mark, Inc., Ogdensburg, 
New York, on behalf of the National Milk Producers Federation; Rich 
Hillman, USA Rice, Carlisle, Arkansas; Patrick Johnson, Cypress Brake 
Planting Co., Tunica, Mississippi; Caleb Ragland, American Soybean 
Association, Magnolia, Kentucky; Neil Rockstad, American Sugar 
Alliance, Hendrum, Minnesota; Karla Baker Thompson, JET Farms Georgia 
and Integrity Farms, Camilla, Georgia, on behalf of the United States 
Peanut Federation; and Harold Wolle, National Corn Growers Association, 
Madelia, Minnesota.
APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2024 for the Army, after receiving testimony from Christine 
E. Wormuth, Secretary, and General James C. McConville, Chief of Staff, 
both of the Army, Department of Defense.
INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine advancing security 
and prosperity through international conservation, after receiving 
testimony from Gillian Caldwell, Chief Climate Officer and Deputy 
Assistant Administrator for Environment, Energy, and Infrastructure, 
United States Agency for International Development; Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya, 
African Wildlife Foundation; and Andrew Steer, Bezos Earth Fund.
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 2024 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Frank 
Kendall, Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chief of Staff, 
both of the Air Force, and General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space 
Operations, Space Force, all of the Department of Defense.
JOINT FORCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support concluded a hearing to examine the current readiness of the 
Joint Force, after receiving testimony from General Randy A. George, 
USA, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, USN, 
Vice Chief of Naval Operations, General Eric M. Smith, USMC, Assistant 
Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David W. Allvin, USAF, Vice 
Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General David D. Thompson, USSF, Vice 
Chief of Space Operations, all of the Department of Defense; and Diana 
Maurer, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, Government 
Accountability Office.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine Department of Defense space activities in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024

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and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from 
John F. Plumb, Assistant Secretary for Space Policy, Frank Calvelli, 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and 
Integration, and General David D. Thompson, Vice Chief of Space 
Operations, Space Force, all of the Department of Defense.
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 improving community resilience, after receiving 
testimony from Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, 
D.C.; Roy E. Wright, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, 
Richburg, South Carolina; and Patty Hernandez, Headwaters Economics, 
Bozeman, Montana.
RURAL HOUSING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development concluded a hearing 
to examine rural housing legislation, after receiving testimony from 
Natalie N. Maxwell, National Housing Law Project, San Francisco, 
California; Chris Potterpin, Council for Affordable and Rural Housing, 
Alexandria, Virginia; David Lipsetz, Housing Assistance Council, 
Washington, D.C.; Dianne Hunt, Syringa Property Management, Boise, 
Idaho; and Anne Mavity, Minnesota Housing Partnership, St. Paul.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2024 for the Department of the Interior, after receiving testimony 
from Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior.
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, 
and International Cybersecurity Policy concluded a hearing to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024 for East 
Asia and the Pacific, after receiving testimony from Daniel J. 
Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs; and Michael Schiffer, Assistant Administrator for 
Asia, United States Agency for International Development.
FEDERAL GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine improving access to Federal grants for 
underserved communities, after receiving testimony from Jeff Arkin, 
Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office; Meagan 
Elliot, City of Detroit Office of Development and Grants, Detroit, 
Michigan; and Matthew Hanson, Witt O'Brien's LLC, Houston, Texas.
SUPREME COURT ETHICS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
Supreme Court ethics reform, after receiving testimony from Michael B. 
Mukasey, former Attorney General of the United States, Debevoise and 
Plimpton, New York, New York; Jeremy Fogel, University of California at 
Berkeley Judicial Institute, Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., Gibson, Dunn, and 
Crutcher, and Kedric Payne, Campaign Legal Center, all of Washington, 
D.C.; and Amanda Frost, University of Virginia School of Law, 
Charlottesville.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.