[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D867-D868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SOCIAL SECURITY
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
social security, focusing on delivering benefits and protecting 
retirement security, after receiving testimony from Martin O'Malley, 
Commissioner, Social Security Administration; Molly Dahl, Chief of 
Long-Term Analysis, Congressional Budget Office; Rebecca D. Vallas, 
National Academy of Social Insurance, and Shai Akabas, Bipartisan 
Policy Center, both of Washington, D.C.; and Roger Boudreau, Rhode 
Island AFT Retirees Chapter, Wakefield.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of David Michael Capozzi, of 
Maryland, Samuel E. Lathem, of Delaware, Ronald L. Batory, of New 
Mexico, and Elaine Marie Clegg, of Idaho, each to be a Director of the 
Amtrak Board of Directors, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
PENDING LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and 
Power concluded a hearing to examine S. 2927, to amend the Omnibus 
Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water 
conservation and efficiency grants, S. 4016, to amend the Boulder 
Canyon Project Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to expend 
amounts in the Colorado River Dam fund, S. 4242 and H.R. 4385, bills to 
extend authorization of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief 
Act of 1991, S. 4245 and H.R. 5770, bills to reauthorize certain United 
States Geological Survey water data enhancement programs, S. 4347, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land at Swanson Reservoir 
and Hugh Butler Reservoir in the State of Nebraska, S. 4458, to 
reauthorize the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006, S. 4576, to 
amend the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2015, to reauthorize the Colorado River System 
conservation pilot program, S. 4996, to amend Public Law 89-108 to 
modify the authorization of appropriations for State and Tribal, 
municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, S. 4999, to amend the 
Aquifer Recharge Flexibility Act to clarify a provision relating to 
conveyances for aquifer recharge purposes, S. 5000, to prohibit the use 
of amounts from the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund to implement a 
certain record of decision, S. 5005, to authorize additional funding 
for the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, S. 5011, to 
establish the Integrated Water Management Federal Leadership Committee, 
to provide for improved drought resilience and dam safety, S. 5012, to 
establish an interest-bearing account for the non-Federal contributions 
to the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, S. 
5013, to make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas 
Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado, S. 5014, to provide for the 
establishment of a Water Project Navigators Program, and H.R. 6062, to 
restore the ability of the people of American Samoa to approve 
amendments to the territorial constitution based on majority rule in a 
democratic act of self-determination, as authorized pursuant to an Act 
of Congress delegating administration of Federal territorial law in the 
territory to the President, and to the Secretary of the Interior under 
Executive Order 10264, dated June 29, 1951, under which the 
Constitution of American Samoa was approved and may be amended without 
requirement for further congressional action, subject to the authority 
of Congress under the Territorial Clause in article IV, section 3, 
clause 2 of the United States Constitution, after receiving testimony 
from Senators Bennett and Fischer; and Camille Calimlim Touton, 
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Matthew James Marzano, of 
Illinois, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after 
the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Julie Smith, of Michigan, to be an Under 
Secretary (Political Affairs), who was introduced by Senator Shaheen, 
Stephanie L. Hallett, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Bahrain, Douglas D. Jones, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Michael G. Heath, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Malawi, and Mary E. Daschbach, of Rhode Island, to be 
Ambassador to

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the Togolese Republic, all of the Department of State, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nomination of John Bradford Wiegmann, of the District of Columbia, 
to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.