[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D655-D657] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Justice, after receiving testimony from Pamela J. Bondi, Attorney General, Department of Justice. PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL MESSAGE Committee on Appropriations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the President's special message of June 3, 2025, after receiving testimony from Senators Schmitt and Schatz; and Russell T. Vought, Director, Office of Management and Budget. [[Page D656]] NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded a hearing to examine matters within the jurisdiction of the Assistant Secretaries for Energy, Installation, and Environment in support of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, after receiving testimony from Dale R. Marks, Assistant Secretary for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Jeff L. Waksman, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment, Brenda M. Johnson-Turner, performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, and Michael E. Saunders, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Energy, Installations, and Environment, all of the Department of Defense. SEMIANNUAL POLICY REPORT Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, after receiving testimony from Jerome H. Powell, Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 233, to amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to modify the authority of the Office of National Drug Control Policy with respect to the World Anti-Doping Agency, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 254, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 434, to establish the Commercial Space Activity Advisory Committee, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 836, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and teens, with amendments; S. 1872, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on the feasibility of manufacturing in the United States products for critical infrastructure sectors, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and The nominations of Bryan Bedford, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and routine lists in the Coast Guard. NOMINATIONS Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Usha-Maria Turner, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and David Wright, of South Carolina, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. NOMINATION Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Susan Monarez, of Wisconsin, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, after the nominee testified and answered questions in her own behalf. NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Emil J. Bove III, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, and Edward L. Artau, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Kyle Christopher Dudek, Jordan Emery Pratt, and Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, who were each introduced by Senator Scott (FL), each to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, testified and answered questions on their own behalf. AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights concluded a hearing to examine China and lawfare against American energy dominance, after receiving testimony from Kris Kobach, Kansas Attorney General, Topeka; and David Arkush, Public Citizen's Climate Program, and Scott Walter, Capital Research Center, both of Washington, D.C. VETERANS CRISIS LINE Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine correcting mismanagement of the veterans crisis line, after receiving testimony from Brad Combs, former Veterans Crisis Line Lead Auditor, Indianapolis, Indiana, Marcia Blane, former Veterans Crisis Line Responder, Hampton, Georgia, Thomas O'Toole, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, and Christopher Watson, Executive Director, Veterans Crisis Line, all of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of [[Page D657]] Veterans Affairs; and Alyssa M. Hundrup, Director, Health Care, Government Accountability Office. NOMINATIONS Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of John Dever, of Illinois, to be General Counsel, George Wesley Street, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, and Christopher Fox, of Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, all of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Matthew Kozma, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis, and Peter Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR SENIORS Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine how sports medicine can improve health outcomes for seniors, after receiving testimony from E. Lyle Cain, Jr., Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Birmingham, Alabama; Paul S. Legg, University of Charleston, Charleston, West Virginia; Jennifer Raymond, AgeSpan, Lawrence, Massachusetts; and Matt Hasselbeck, Nashville, Tennessee.