[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D444-D445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 8, 2025

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, 9 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the 
Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of 
the Army, and Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under 
Secretary, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine winning the AI race, focusing on strengthening 
United States capabilities in computing and innovation, 10 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Andrea

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Travnicek, of North Dakota, and Leslie Beyer, of Texas, both to be 
an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and Theodore J. Garrish, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Nuclear Energy), and Tristan 
Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information 
Administration, both of the Department of Energy; to be immediately 
followed by hearings to examine the nominations of William L. 
Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the 
Interior, and Catherine Jereza, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Electricity), and Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Fossil Energy), both of the Department of 
Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Brandon Judd, of Idaho, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Chile; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Caleb Orr, of Texas, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Economic and Business Affairs), Kenneth Howery, of Texas, 
to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark, Callista Gingrich, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Principality of Liechtenstein, Somers Farkas, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, and Leandro Rizzuto, of 
Florida, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of 
America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of 
Ambassador, all of the Department of State, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of James O'Neill, of California, 
to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-
430.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, 
oversight hearing on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency, 9 a.m., 2008 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information 
Technologies, and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Information 
Technology and Artificial Intelligence Posture of the Department of 
Defense'', 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, 
hearing entitled ``Spread Freedom, Not Woke Values: An American 
Agenda for Democracy and Human Rights'', 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.