[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 20, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D501-D502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2026 for the Department of Health and Human Services, after 
receiving testimony from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary of Health 
and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: STATE DEPARTMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of State, after 
receiving testimony from Marco Rubio, Secretary of State.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Troy 
E. Meink, Secretary, and General David W. Allvin, Jr., USAF, Chief of 
Staff, both of the Air Force, and General B. Chance Saltzman, USSF, 
Chief of Space Operations, all of the Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force, and Adam Telle, of Mississippi, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Army, both of the Department of Defense, 
Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense 
Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, 
Department of Energy, and 2,233 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine the Department of Energy's atomic energy defense 
activities and Department of Defense nuclear weapons program in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from James J. 
McConnell, Acting Principal Deputy Administrator, Admiral William J. 
Houston, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, and David A. 
Hoagland, Acting Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, each of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, and Roger A. Jarrell II, 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, all 
of the Department of Energy; and Brandi C. Vann, performing the duties 
of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological 
Defense Programs, Office of the Secretary, General Thomas A. Bussiere, 
USAF, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Vice Admiral 
Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., USN, Director for Strategic Systems Programs, 
Department of the Navy, all of the Department of Defense.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of William Long, of Missouri, to be Commissioner of Internal 
Revenue, Department of the Treasury, after the nominee testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2026 
for the Department of

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State, after receiving testimony from Marco Rubio, Secretary of State.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGET
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Homeland Security, after 
receiving testimony from Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security.
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
defending against drones, focusing on setting safeguards for counter 
unmanned aircraft systems, after receiving testimony from Troy Wilson, 
Texas Department of Public Safety; Robert Dooley, Florida Highway 
Patrol; Ricky Dixon, Florida Department of Corrections, on behalf of 
the American Correctional Association; Jennifer Daskal, Venable LLP; 
and Laura K. Donohue, Georgetown University.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee received a closed briefing 
on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence 
community.