[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D98]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Daniel Driscoll, of North Carolina, to be Secretary 
of the Army, Department of Defense, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senators Blumenthal and Mullin, testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Budget: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nominations of Elise Stefanik, of New York, to be the 
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative of the 
United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, 
and to be Representative of the United States of America to the 
Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to 
the United Nations.
CHINA'S INFLUENCE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the influence of the People's Republic of China at home and 
abroad, focusing on recommendations for policy makers, after receiving 
testimony from Peter Mattis, The Jamestown Foundation, and Melanie 
Hart, Atlantic Council, both of Washington, D.C.; Jeffrey Stoff, Center 
for Research Security and Integrity, Herndon, Virginia; and Jennifer 
Lind, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
NOMINATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, 
Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, after 
the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, after the 
nominee, who was introduced by Senator Tillis, testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf.
NOMINATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard, of Hawaii, to be 
Director of National Intelligence, after the nominee, who was 
introduced by Senator Ernst and former Senator Richard Burr, testified 
and answered questions in her own behalf.