[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 73 (Thursday, May 1, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Page D421] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) NOMINATIONS Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Matthew Lohmeier, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Daniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary, who was introduced by Senator Hagerty, all of the Department of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Earl Matthews, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Defense, Dale Marks, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, Bradley Hansell, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, and 853 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. INSURANCE MARKETS AND MITIGATION POLICIES Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine insurance markets and the role of mitigation policies, including S. 1545, to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to ensure community accountability for areas repeatedly damaged by floods, after receiving testimony from Jessica Pyska, Lake County Supervisor, County of Lake, California; Robert M. Gordon, American Property Casualty Insurance Association, Washington, D.C.; Alex Epstein, Center for Industrial Progress, Laguna Beach, California; and Michael Newman, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Richburg, South Carolina. NOMINATION Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Paul Dabbar, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, 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 Leah Campos, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Dominican Republic, who was introduced by Representative Ciscomani, Charles Kushner, of New York, to be Ambassador to the French Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Monaco, who was introduced by Senator Hagerty, Edward Walsh, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Ireland, who was introduced by Senator Graham, and Joseph Popolo, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, who was introduced by Senators Cornyn and Cruz, all of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of John Andrew Eisenberg, of Virginia, and Brett Shumate, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice.