[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 21 (Thursday, January 29, 2026)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D128-D129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported an original bill entitled, ``Digital Commodity 
Intermediaries Act''.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 432 
military nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 
Space Force.
COAST GUARD FORCE LAYDOWN
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries concluded a hearing to examine 
assessing Coast Guard force laydown on the heels of historic 
investment, after receiving testimony from Admiral Kevin E. Lunday, 
Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  H.R. 260, to require a strategy to oppose financial or material 
support by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the 
Taliban, with amendments;
  S. 2904, to impose sanctions with respect to the shadow fleet of the 
Russian Federation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2722, to promote the energy security of Taiwan, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3496, to establish and implement a multi-year Legal Gold and 
Mining Partnership Strategy to reduce the negative environmental and 
social impacts of illicit gold mining in the Western Hemisphere, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2222, to enhance the security, resilience, and protection of 
undersea communication cables vital to Taiwan's national security, 
economic stability, and defense, particularly in countering gray zone 
tactics employed by the People's Republic of China, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3249, to enhance United States Government strategic coordination 
of the security, installation, maintenance, and repair of international 
subsea fiber-optic cables, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 3360, to require a report on internet freedom in Iran, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1216, to support Taiwan's international space, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1369, to support the execution of bilateral agreements concerning 
illicit transnational maritime activity and to authorize the President 
to impose sanctions with respect to illegal, unreported, or unregulated 
fishing and the sale, supply, purchase, or transfer of endangered 
species, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2236, to establish a comprehensive United States Government 
initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in 
Africa; and
  The nominations of Frank Weiland, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs), Jennifer Wicks McNamara, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Eric Meyer, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Gregory 
LoGerfo, of Massachusetts, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with 
the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, all of the Department of 
State.
NOMINATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Joshua M. Rudd, USA, to be 
Director of the National Security Agency, after the nominee testified 
and answered questions in his own behalf.
DRUG LABELING
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
truth in drug labeling, after receiving testimony from John V. Gray, 
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, Columbus; Michael 
Ganio, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Bethesda, 
Maryland; Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, University of Minnesota College of 
Pharmacy PRIME Institute Center for Infectious

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Disease Research and Policy, Minneapolis; and Stephen Colvill, Duke-
Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Washington, D.C.