[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D464-D465] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD: CONSERVATION Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine perspectives from the field, focusing on conservation, after receiving testimony from Gary Blair, National Association of Conservation Districts, Starkville, Mississippi; Brad Doyle, Arkansas Farm Bureau, Weiner; Lynn Tjeerdsma, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever, Platte, South Dakota; Chad Ellis, Texas Agricultural Land Trust, San Antonio; and Megan Dwyer, Illinois Corn Growers Association, Coal Valley. NOMINATIONS Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, who was introduced by Senator Hagerty, and Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Matthew Lohmeier, of Arizona, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Daniel Zimmerman, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, Anthony Tata, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army, and Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. DoD'S MISSILE DEFENSE ACTIVITIES Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded a hearing to examine Department of Defense missile defense activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Andrea Yaffe, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Space Policy, General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF, Commander, United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, Lieutenant General Heath A. Collins, USAF, Director, Missile Defense Agency, and Lieutenant General Robert A. Rasch, USA, Executive Officer Guam Defense System Joint Program Office, all of the Department of Defense. NOMINATIONS Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of David Fink, of New Hampshire, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, David Fogel, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, and Pierre Gentin, of New York, to be General Counsel, both of the Department of Commerce, and Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years, who was introduced by Senator McCormick, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Rodney Scott, of Oklahoma, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. EAST AFRICA AND THE HORN Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine East Africa and the horn, focusing on a turning point or breaking point, after receiving testimony from Joshua Meservey, Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C.; and Michelle Gavin, Council on Foreign Relations, New York, New York. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee announced the following subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress: [[Page D465]] Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy: Senators Ricketts (Chair), McCormick, Curtis, Cornyn, Lee, Coons, Merkley, Schatz, and Van Hollen. Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism: Senators McCormick (Chair), Cruz, Scott (FL), Lee, Daines, Rosen, Murphy, Kaine, and Booker. Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation: Senators Daines (Chair), Barrasso, Ricketts, Paul, Curtis, Murphy, Duckworth, Booker, and Schatz. Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development: Senators Hagerty (Chair), Scott (FL), Barrasso, Ricketts, Paul, Van Hollen, Coons, Kaine, and Duckworth. Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy: Senators Lee (Chair), Paul, McCormick, Barrasso, Hagerty, Duckworth, Schatz, Rosen, and Coons. Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy: Senators Cruz (Chair), Daines, Paul, Cornyn, Barrasso, Booker, Coons, Merkley, and Van Hollen. Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues: Senators Curtis (Chair), Cornyn, Hagerty, Scott (FL), Cruz, Kaine, Merkley, Rosen, and Murphy. Senators Risch and Shaheen are ex officio members of each subcommittee. INSURANCE INDUSTRY CLAIMS Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census concluded a hearing to examine the insurance industry's claims practices following recent natural disasters, after receiving testimony from Nick Schroeder, Sandy Springs, Georgia, and Cliff Millikan, Toms River, New Jersey, both of Pilot Catastrophe Services; Douglas Quinn, American Policyholder Association, Omaha, Nebraska; Michael Keating, State Farm, Bloomington, Illinois; Michael Fiato, Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, Illinois; Natalia Migal, Columbia, Tennessee; and Jacob Vertel, Arden, North Carolina. PRESCRIPTION DRUG SUPPLY CHAIN Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine competition issues in the prescription drug supply chain, focusing on pharmacy benefit manager power play, after receiving testimony from Sharon Faust, Navitus Health Solutions, Madison, Wisconsin; Sheetal Kircher, Northwestern University Survivorship Institute, Chicago, Illinois; Randy McDonough, American Pharmacists Association, Iowa City, Iowa; Juan Carlos Scott, The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, Washington, D.C.; and Neeraj Sood, University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy, Los Angeles. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.