[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 175 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
ROBOCALLS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Communications, Media, and Broadband concluded a hearing to examine 
protecting Americans from robocalls, after receiving testimony from 
Margot Freeman Saunders, National Consumer Law Center, on behalf of the 
Consumer Federation of America, Megan L. Brown, Wiley Rein LLP, on 
behalf of the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, and Joshua M. 
Bercu, USTelecom--The Broadband Association Industry Traceback Group, 
all of Washington, D.C.; and Michael Rudolph, YouMail, Inc., Los 
Angeles, California.
SAHEL AND WEST AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine instability in the Sahel and West Africa, focusing on 
implications for United States policy, after receiving testimony from 
Molly Phee, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
announced the following subcommittee assignments for the 118th 
Congress:
  Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Blumenthal 
(Chair), Carper, Hassan, Ossoff, Butler, Johnson, Scott (FL), Hawley, 
and Marshall.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight: Senators 
Hassan (Chair), Sinema, Rosen, Ossoff, Romney, Lankford, and Scott 
(FL).
  Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management: Senators 
Sinema (Chair), Carper, Blumenthal, Butler, Lankford, Johnson, and 
Romney.
  Senators Peters and Paul are ex-officio members of each subcommittee.
COMPETITION AND CONSUMER RIGHTS IN HOUSING MARKETS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Competition Policy, 
Antitrust, and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing to examine 
competition and consumer rights in housing markets, after receiving 
testimony from Diane Yentel, National Low Income Housing Coalition, 
Vanessa Brown Calder, Cato Institute, Luis E. Quintero, Johns Hopkins 
University Carey Business School, and E.J. Antoni, The Heritage 
Foundation, all of Washington, D.C.; and Maurice E. Stucke, University 
of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.
THE PRECURSOR PIPELINE
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: Caucus 
concluded a hearing to examine the precursor pipeline, focusing on 
techniques that drug cartels use to procure and finance precursor 
chemicals that are used to manufacture illicit synthetic drugs, and 
actions the Federal government can take to address this issue, after 
receiving testimony from Margaret Nardi, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs; William F. Kimbell, Chief of Operations, Drug Enforcement 
Administration, Department of Justice; and Ricardo Mayoral, Deputy 
Assistant Director, International Operations, Homeland Security 
Investigations, Department of Homeland Security.