[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 29, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D403-D404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Luke Lindberg, of South Dakota, 
to be Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, who 
was introduced by Senator Rounds, and Devon Westhill, of Florida, to be 
an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Agriculture, after 
the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
APPROPRIATIONS: CBO, GAO, GPO
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2026 for Congressional Budget Office, the Government 
Accountability Office, and the Government Publishing Office, after 
receiving testimony from Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional 
Budget Office; Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United 
States, Government Accountability Office; and Hugh, N. Halpern, 
Director, Government Publishing Office.

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NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to 
be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security 
Administration, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of William Kimmitt, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
Commerce for International Trade, and Kenneth Kies, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
VETERANS' MENTAL HEALTH OUTREACH
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine bridging the gap, focusing on enhancing outreach to support 
veterans' mental health, after receiving testimony from Thomas O'Toole, 
Acting Assistant Under Secretary of Health for Clinical Services, and 
Mike Fischer, Chief Officer, Readjustment Counseling Service, both of 
the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Steffen Crow, Oklahoma Veterans United, Tulsa; Jim Lorraine, America's 
Warrior Partnership, Augusta, Georgia; Gilly Cantor, Syracuse 
University D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, 
Syracuse, New York; Lindsay Church, Minority Veterans of America, 
Chicago, Illinois; Heather Barr, Key Largo, Florida; and Austin 
Lambright, Easley, South Carolina.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nominations of Aaron Lukas, of Arkansas, to be Principal Deputy 
Director of National Intelligence, and Joseph Kent, of Washington, to 
be Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, 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 members of the 
intelligence community.