[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 29, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D806]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
U.S. GRAIN STANDARDS ACT
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:  Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine perspectives on reauthorization of the United 
States Grain Standards Act, after receiving testimony from Nick Friant, 
Cargill, Inc., Chanhassen, Minnesota, on behalf of the National Grain 
and Feed Association; Kia Mikesh, American Association of Grain 
Inspection and Weighing Agencies, Fargo, North Dakota; and Brandon 
Wipf, American Soybean Association, Huron, South Dakota.
MIDNIGHT HAMMER
Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on 
Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER from Major General Steven G. Behmer, USAF, 
Deputy Commander, Shaw Air Force Base, and Deputy Commander, Ninth Air 
Force, Air Forces Central Command, Major General Joseph D. Kunkel, 
USAF, Director of Force Design, Integration, and Wargaming, and Deputy 
Chief of Staff for Air Force Futures (AF/A5/7I), Major General Jason 
Armagost, USAF, Commander, Eighth Air Force, and Commander, Joint-
Global Strike Operations Center, and Brigadier General Robert P. Lyons 
III, USAF, Program Executive Officer for Weapons, and Director of the 
Armament Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, all of 
the Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 512 
military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 
Space Force.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported an original bill entitled, ``ROAD to Housing Act of 
2025''.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Richard Buchan III, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, John Giordano, of Pennsylvania, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, Michel Issa, of Florida, 
to be Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic, Sean O'Neill, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, and Julie Stufft, of Ohio, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan, all of the Department 
of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their 
own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
consider pending intelligence matters.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters officials of the 
intelligence community.