[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D718-D719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DIGITAL COMMODITIES
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine digital commodities, after receiving 
testimony from Rostin Behnam, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission.
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Rural Development and Energy concluded a hearing to examine the state 
of rural infrastructure, focusing on emergency response, recovery, and 
resilience, after receiving testimony from Julie Moore, State of 
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Middlesex; Kevin Paap, Blue Earth 
County, Garden City, Minnesota, on behalf of the National Association 
of Counties; Mark D. Bohlin, Perdido Bay Water, Sewer, and Fire 
Protection District, Foley, Alabama, on behalf of the Alabama Rural 
Water Association and the National Rural Water Association; Ted Brady, 
Vermont League of Cities and Towns, Williston; and Brad Kimbro, 
Wiregrass Electric Cooperative, Ashford, Alabama.
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Shannon A. Estenoz, of Florida, to 
be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, after the nominee testified and 
answered questions in her own behalf.
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE COLLAPSE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the state and federal response to the Francis Scott 
Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024, after receiving testimony from 
Senators Cardin and Van Hollen; Shailen Bhatt, Administrator, Federal 
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation; Lieutenant 
General Scott A. Spellmon, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Department of Defense; and Paul J. Wiedefeld, Maryland 
Department of Transportation, Hanover.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nominations of Jeffrey Samuel Arbeit, of the District of Columbia, 
Benjamin A. Guider III, of Louisiana, and Cathy Fung, of California, 
each to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on 
the Columbia River Treaty from Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary of 
State for Western Hemisphere Affairs; and Michael L. Connor, Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of Defense.
PERMITTING COUNCIL OVERSIGHT
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Permitting Council, 
focusing on improving transparency and coordination, after receiving 
testimony from Eric B. Beightel, Executive Director, Federal Permitting 
Improvement Steering Council.

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LEGISLATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
S. 2783, to amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the 
expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities 
to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, S. 3406, 
to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a 
technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development 
Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make 
technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and 
Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, S. 3857, to take certain land in the 
State of California into trust for the benefit of the Jamul Indian 
Village of California, and S. 4365, to provide public health veterinary 
services to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for rabies 
prevention, after receiving testimony from Melanie Anne Egorin, 
Assistant Secretary, and Commander Brian Lefferts, Public Health 
Service, on behalf of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, both of 
the Department of Health and Human Services; Jason Freihage, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Management, Indian Affairs; 
Talbert H. Cypress, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Miami; and 
Erica M. Pinto, Jamul Indian Village of California, Jamul.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Mary Kathleen Costello, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who was introduced by 
Senator Casey, Laura Margarete Provinzino, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Minnesota, who was introduced by Senator 
Smith, and Noel Wise, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of California, after the nominees testified and 
answered questions in their own behalf.
PERSONNEL VETTING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine personnel vetting, security clearance reform, and Trusted 
Workforce 2.0, after receiving testimony from Stacey A. Dixon, 
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence; and Milancy Harris, Acting Under 
Secretary for Intelligence and Security, Radha Iyengar Plumb, Chief 
Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, and David Cattler, 
Director, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, all of the 
Department of Defense.