[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 125 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D772-D773]
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 Vice Admiral Frank M. Bradley, USN, to be admiral 
and Commander, United States Special Operation Command, and Lieutenant 
General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, USAF, to be general and Commander, United 
States Africa Command, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
TRUCKING AND COMMERCIAL BUS INDUSTRIES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety concluded a 
hearing to examine issues impacting the trucking and commercial bus 
industries, after receiving testimony from Chris Spear, American 
Trucking Associations, Fred C. Ferguson, American Bus Association, and 
Sean M. O'Brien, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, all of 
Washington, D.C.; and Lewie Pugh, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers 
Association, Grain Valley, Missouri.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Joseph Barloon, of Maryland, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of 
Ambassador, and Brian Morrissey, Jr., of Virginia, to be General 
Counsel for the Department of the Treasury.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nominations of Jonathan McKernan, of Tennessee, to be an Under 
Secretary of the Treasury, and Alex Adams, of Idaho, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services, 
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Jason Evans, of Texas, to be an Under 
Secretary (Management), Thomas Rose, of Florida, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Poland, who was introduced by Senator Hagerty, William 
White, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, who was 
introduced by Senator Blackburn, and Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, who was introduced by Senator 
Scott (FL), all of the Department of State, after the nominees 
testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
HONG KONG
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, 
Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and 
Global Women's Issues concluded a hearing to examine the status of 
democracy and human rights in Hong Kong, focusing on five years after 
the PRC's judicial takeover, after receiving testimony from Olivia 
Enos, Hudson Institute, Joey Siu, Amnesty International Hong Kong 
Overseas, and Sophie Richardson, Chinese Human Rights Defenders, all of 
Washington, D.C.; and Caoilfhionn Gallagher, University College Dublin, 
London, United Kingdom.
SECURING THE SKIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
securing the skies, focusing on law enforcement, drones, and public 
safety, after receiving testimony from Christopher Hardee, Chief, 
Office of Law and Policy, National Security Division, and Micheal 
Torphy, Unit Chief, Critical Incident

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Response Group (CIRG), Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of the 
Department of Justice; and Steven Willoughby, Director (A) of the 
Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Management Office, Office of 
Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security.
CRIMINAL ALIENS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Immigration concluded hearings to examine criminal aliens in America, 
after receiving testimony from Sheriff Roy Boyd Goliad County, Texas; 
Andrew R. Arthur, Center for Immigration Studies, and Deborah T. 
Fleischaker, Blackbird Ventures, LLC, both of Washington, D.C.; 
Alejandro Barranco, Orange, California; Victor Avila, Southlake, Texas; 
Giovanni Veliz, Maple Grove, Minnesota; Tammy Nobles, Norfolk, 
Virginia; and Marie Vega, La Feria, Texas.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.