[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D389-D390] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) FIFA WORLD CUP Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security concluded a joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to examine preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026, after receiving testimony from Robert O'Leary, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism, National Travel and Tourism Office, International Trade Administration; Rear Admiral Christopher J. Tomney, USCG (Ret.), Director, Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness, Department of Homeland Security; and Doug Olson, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice. APPROPRIATIONS: CBO, GPO, GAO Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2027 for the Congressional Budget Office, Government Publishing Office, and the Government Accountability Office, after receiving testimony from Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office; Hugh Nathanial Halpern, Director, Government Publishing Office; and Orice Williams Brown, Acting Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office. FTC OVERSIGHT Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Trade Commission, after receiving testimony from Andrew Ferguson, Chairman, and Mark Meador, Commissioner, both of the Federal Trade Commission. ENERGY LEGISLATION Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy concluded a hearing to examine S. 465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, S. 1327, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to establish a shared savings incentive to return a portion of the savings attributable to an investment in grid-enhancing technology to the developer of that grid- enhancing technology, S. 3034, to amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to review regulations that may affect the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, S. 3192, to require Transmission Organizations to allow aggregators of retail customers to submit to organized wholesale electric markets bids that aggregate demand flexibility of customers of certain utilities, S. 3269, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a technology assessment focused on liquid cooling systems for artificial intelligence compute clusters and high-performance computing facilities, and S. 3947, to amend the Federal Power Act to establish a categorical exclusion for reconductoring within existing rights-of-way, after receiving testimony from David Morenoff, Deputy General Counsel, and Kal Ayoub, Director, Office of Electric Reliability, both of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. [[Page D390]] GREAT LAKES REGION Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine restoration efforts in the Great Lakes Region, including S. 528, to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, after receiving testimony from Mary Mertz, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director, and Christopher Winslow, The Ohio State University College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences Stone Laboratory Ohio Sea Grant Program, both of Columbus; and Holly Bamford, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Washington, D.C. IRS 2026 FILING SEASON Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the IRS 2026 filing season and IRS operations, after receiving testimony from Frank J. Bisignano, Chief Executive Officer, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Catherine Dillon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Educational and Cultural Affairs), Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years, Yeouk Kim, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and routine lists in the Foreign Service all of the Department of State. REFORMING THE UN Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine reforming the United Nations, focusing on assessing United States efforts and priorities, after receiving testimony from Michael Waltz, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, and Jeff Bartos, Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for United Nations Management and Reform, both of the Department of State. SECOND AMENDMENT Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Second Amendment, after receiving testimony from Representative Massie; Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Center for Renewing America, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia; Erich Pratt, Gun Owners of America, Springfield, Virginia; Dudley Brown, National Association for Gun Rights, Loveland, Colorado; and Stephen I. Vladeck, Georgetown Law, Washington, D.C. NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Justin D. Smith, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, who was introduced by Senators Hawley and Schmitt, Jeffrey M. Kuhlman and Anthony J. Powell, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, who were both introduced by Senators Moran and Marshall, and Anthony W. Mattivi, to be a United States District Judge for the District of Kansas, who was introduced by Senators Moran and Marshall, and former Senator Pat Roberts. JUSTICE-INVOLVED VETERANS Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine programs for justice-involved veterans, after receiving testimony from Dana DiGiacomo, Assistant Director, Reentry Services Division, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice; Thomas O'Toole, Acting Assistant Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health for Clinical Services, Veterans Health Administration; Lawton R. Nuss, former Chief Justice Kansas Supreme Court, Topeka; Major General Clyde Tate II, USA, (Ret.), All Rise, Fairfax Station, Virginia; Brigadier General David MacEwen, USA, (Ret.), Council on Criminal Justice, Washington, D.C.; and Rose Carmen Goldberg, University of Washington School of Law, Seattle. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held a closed hearing to examine certain intelligence matters, receiving testimony from members of the intelligence community. Committee recessed subject to the call. SENIORS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine empowering seniors through financial literacy, focusing on tools to protect savings, prevent fraud, and promote independence, after receiving testimony from Christine Kieffer, FINRA, Sam Kunjukunju, American Bankers Association, Carly Roszkowski, AARP, all of Washington, D.C.; and Scott Kahan, Financial Asset Management Corporation, Chappaqua, New York.