[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 9, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D364-D365] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded open and closed hearings to examine United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, USA, Acting Commander, United States Cyber Command, Acting Director, National Security Agency, Acting Chief, Central Security Service, Department of Defense. DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel concluded a hearing to examine personnel policies and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General Brian S. Eifler, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, G-1, United States Army; Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, N-1, United States Navy; Lieutenant General Michael J. Borgschulte, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, United States Marine Corps; Lieutenant General Caroline M. Miller, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services, A-1, United States Air Force; and Katharine Kelley, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital, United States Space Force, all of the Department of Defense. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Arielle Roth, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. NOMINATIONS Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, who was introduced by Senator Sheehy, and Olivia Trusty, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, who was introduced by Senator Wicker, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. [[Page D365]] BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 362, to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 544, to provide for the location of multiple hardrock mining mill sites, to establish the Abandoned Hardrock Mine Fund; and The nominations of Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, and James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported to the nominations of Sean Donahue, of Florida, and Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Brian Nesvik, of Wyoming, to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. SUPERFUND PROGRAM Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine improving future management of the Superfund Program, after receiving testimony from J. Alfredo Gomez, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability; Robert D. Fox, Manko Gold Katcher Fox LLP, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania; and Steven B. Radel, Industrial Development Advantage, LLC, Staten Island, New York. NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Thomas DiNanno, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Sarah Rogers, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, and Allison Hooker, of Georgia, to be an Under Secretary (Political Affairs), all of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Warren Stephens, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Thomas Barrack, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Tilman Fertitta, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino, David Perdue, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, and Monica Crowley, of New York, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service, all of the Department of State. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Scott Kupor, of California, to be Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years, and Eric Matthew Ueland, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget. META OVERSIGHT Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism concluded an oversight hearing to examine Meta's foreign relations and representations to the United States Congress, after receiving testimony from Sarah Wynn-Williams, former Director of Global Policy, Facebook, London, United Kingdom. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Samuel Brown, of Nevada, to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, James Baehr, of Louisiana, to be General Counsel, and Richard Topping, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs. NOMINATIONS Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, who was introduced by Representative Crawford, Joseph Kent, of Washington, to be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, who was introduced by Senator Cornyn, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.