[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 195 (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1156-D1158] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) NOMINATION Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Michael Payne, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, John Noh, of Texas, Timothy Dill, of Ohio, Robert Kadlec and James Caggy, both of New York, Maurice Todd, of Florida, Marc Berkowitz, of Virginia, and Joseph Jewell, of Indiana, each to be an Assistant Secretary, Charles Young III, of West Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, Brendan Rogers, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, William Lane III, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, Michael Borders, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, and David Beck, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration, all of the Department of Defense, and 965 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 the nominations of Joseph Gormley, of Maryland, to be President, Government National Mortgage Association, Francis Cassidy, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Paul Hollis, of Louisiana, to be Director of the Mint, and Travis Hill, of Maryland, to be Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Stephen Carmel, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, Laura DiBella, of Florida, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Ethan Klein, of New Jersey, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Trent Morse, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Timothy Petty, [[Page D1157]] of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Michelle A. Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board. NOMINATION Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Admiral Kevin Lunday, to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Graham, testified and answered questions in his own behalf. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation concluded a hearing to examine how shutdowns threaten air safety, travel, and the economy, after receiving testimony from former New Hampshire Governor Christopher T. Sununu, Airlines for America, Nick Daniels, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, and James A. Viola, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, all of Washington, D.C.; and Eileen Spickler, Ottawa, Kansas. FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ACT Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine how the BLM land use planning process under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act affects permitting for energy, mining, grazing, and infrastructure projects on public lands, after receiving testimony from James Kenna, Retired State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Medford, Oregon; Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, Salt Lake City, and Greg Sheehan, Mule Deer Foundation, Layton; Micah A. Christensen, Wyoming County Commissioners Association Natural Resource Counsel, Casper; and Adam Cramer, Outdoor Alliance, Washington, D.C. PFAS POLICY Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the future of PFAS cleanup and disposal policy, after receiving testimony from Kate R. Bowers, Section Research Manager, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Eric Gerstenberg, Clean Harbors, Norwell, Massachusetts; and Leah Pilconis, AGC of America, Arlington, Virginia, on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of America. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Arjun Mody, of New Jersey, to be Deputy Commissioner Social Security, Jeffrey Goettman, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Africa, Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle East, Environment, Labor, and Industrial Competitiveness), with the Rank of Ambassador, Julie Callahan, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, and Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services. HEALTH CARE COSTS Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the rising cost of health care, focusing on considering meaningful solutions for all Americans, after receiving testimony from Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum, and Jason Levitis, Urban Institute, both of Washington, D.C.; Brian Blase, Paragon Health Institute, Arlington, Virginia; and Bartley Armitage, Eugene, Oregon. NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Tammy Bruce, of California, to be the Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador; the Deputy Representative of the United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations; and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure of service as Deputy Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, Darryl Nirenberg, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Romania, Melissa Argyros, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, Christopher Yeaw, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Stability), Bernardo Navarro, of Puerto Rico, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, and Yehuda Kaploun, of Florida, to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. NOMINATIONS Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of John Walk, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, and Thomas Bell, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. [[Page D1158]] NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, who was introduced by Senators Cotton and Boozman, Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, and Aaron Christian Peterson, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, who was introduced by Senator Sullivan, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. ICE Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration concluded a hearing to examine Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after receiving testimony from Roy Boyd, Goliad County Sheriff's Office, Goliad, Texas; Danielle Carter-Walters, Chicago Flips Red, Chicago, Illinois; and Mia Cathell, Washington Examiner, Washington. D.C. REGULATORY ROLLBACK Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Trump's regulatory rollback, focusing on saving Americans $907 billion and counting, including S.148, to prohibit the use of non-monetized or unqualified factors for regulatory analyses, and S. 495, to amend title 5, United States Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions that impact small businesses, after receiving testimony from Casey B. Mulligan, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration. BUSINESS MEETING Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported in closed session the nomination of Joshua Simmons, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee received a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community. TRUST IN MEDICINES Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine made in America, focusing on restoring trust in our medicines, after receiving testimony from Tom Neely, Oxford Pharmaceuticals, Birmingham, Alabama; Allan Coukell, Civica, Inc. (Civica Rx), Lehi, Utah; Patrick Cashman, USAntibiotics, Bristol, Tennessee; and Eric S. Edwards, Phlow Corp., Richmond, Virginia.