[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D377-D378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
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 of the United States, Department of Justice.
DOE AND NNSA ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the Department of Energy and National Nuclear 
Security Administration atomic energy defense activities in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2025 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Jennifer M. 
Granholm, Secretary, and Jill M. Hruby, Administrator, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, both of the Department of Energy.
FAA ODA EXPERT PANEL REPORT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the FAA Organization Designation Authorization 
(ODA) Expert Panel Report, after receiving testimony from Tracy 
Dillinger, Manager for Safety Culture and Human Factors, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration; Javier de Luis, Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, Cambridge; and Najmedin Meshkati, University 
of Southern California Aviation Safety and Security Program, Los 
Angeles.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Christopher T. Hanson, of 
Michigan, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after 
the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Stabenow, testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
TRADE POLICY AGENDA
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
President's 2024 trade policy agenda, after receiving testimony from 
Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of 
the President.

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INDO-PACIFIC
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine modernizing United States alliances and partnerships in the 
Indo-Pacific, after receiving testimony from Admiral Harry Harris, USN 
(Ret.), former Commander, Pacific Command, Department of Defense, and 
former Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Department of State; and 
Walter Russell Mead, Bard College, Red Hook, New York.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Colleen Duffy Kiko, 
of North Dakota, and Anne Marie Wagner, of Virginia, both to be a 
Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and David Huitema, of 
Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BOEING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine Boeing's 
broken safety culture, focusing on firsthand accounts, after receiving 
testimony from Sam Salehpour, Boeing, Seattle, Washington; Edward F. 
Pierson, Washington, D.C., and Joe Jacobsen, Seattle, Washington, both 
of The Foundation for Aviation Safety; and Shawn Pruchnicki, The Ohio 
State University, Columbus.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Kevin Gafford Ritz, of Tennessee, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Brian Edward Murphy, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, who was 
introduced by Senators Warren and Markey, Rebecca L. Pennell, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 
who was introduced by Senator Murray, and Jeannette A. Vargas, to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, who 
was introduced by Senator Gillibrand, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.