[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D633-D634] 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 Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. U.S. TERRITORIES Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the state of the United States territories, after receiving testimony from Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, San Juan; United States Virgin Islands Governor Albert Bryan, Jr., Charlotte Amalie; Guam Governor Lourdes Leon Guerrero, Hagatna; American Samoa Governor Pula'Alpi Nikolao Pula, Pago Pago; and Henry Hofschneider, Chief of Staff to Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Governor David M. Apatang, Saipan. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 4726, to promote efforts to bring about stability and security in Sudan, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3984, to authorize a 2-year extension of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4570, to incentivize, streamline, and sustain United States foreign government partner procurement of United States-origin cyber and digital technologies, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4259, to promote the development, production, and deployment of secure and resilient Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to enhance United States national security and support the defense and resilience of Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3018, to permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2578, to support United States investment opportunities, to strengthen bilateral collaboration in addressing criminal elements operating in the Brazilian Amazon, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2252, to require United States foreign assistance commodities to be made available for their intended purposes before they expire, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3050, to amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions; S. 4610, to promote the development and use of geothermal resources in the Pacific, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3172, to repeal certain Acts that impose sanctions upon Syria; S. 3676, to require a sports diplomacy strategy to strategically leverage the major sporting events being hosted in the United States during the next decade to enhance United States soft power, diplomatic relationships, and global leadership, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4708, to improve the security of the Arctic, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4009, to provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the People's Republic of China, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 1542, to support the human rights of Uyghurs and members of other minority groups residing primarily in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, to safeguard their distinct identity, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3900, to promote human rights, internet freedom and accountability in Iran, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4709, to amend the Arms Export Control Act to modify a limitation relating to exports and transfers of defense articles and services under the AUKUS partnership; S. 4392, to promote United States and allied energy and mineral security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4600, to require a South China Sea diplomatic engagement strategy, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4577, to reassess the United States-Tanzania bilateral relationship, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; [[Page D634]] S. 4443, to increase cooperation with countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region in order to strengthen energy security and defense capabilities, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4723, to establish a program to provide assistance to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean to prosecute Chinese organized criminal groups and Chinese government-linked organizations engaged in criminal activity, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4680, to authorize the Secretary of State to extend limited consular appointments to eight years, with an additional two-year extension for needs of the Foreign Service; S. 4665, to require the Secretary of State to submit a strategy to Congress for countering Iranian and Hezbollah influence operations in Latin America, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and S. 3733, to amend the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, to authorize certain public libraries to collect and retain a fee for the execution of a passport application. NOMINATIONS Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Bradford Pentony Wilson, of New Jersey, to be Archivist of the United States, Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, David Cummins, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, and Cameron Hamilton, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, each of the Department of Homeland Security, Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice, Charles Baldis, of Virginia, to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, James Woodruff, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Jeffrey Brodsky, and William Gallo, both of Florida, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, and Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 1782, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of mental or physical disability in cases of organ transplants, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3799, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Healthy Start Initiative, with an amendment; S. 4109, to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2339, to reauthorize the Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4472, to amend the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act to reauthorize the provisions of such Act through fiscal year 2031, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2658, to require sponsors of drug applications and holders of approved applications to provide certain submissions and communications to the Food and Drug Administration and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and S. 1954, to improve the requirements for making a determination of interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. 250 YEARS OF MAIN STREET Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 273, to allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in certain loan programs of the Small Business Administration, including S. 3971, to extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and H.R. 1 to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res 14, after receiving testimony from Mayor Don Dewaard, City of Pella, Iowa; Kris Vaddi, Prelude Therapeutics, Wilmington, Delaware; John Hruby, PerceptView, Garden City, Idaho; and Cameron Miller, Urban Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, Nevada. CHINA'S TOLL ON OLDER AMERICANS Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine China's toll on older Americans' health, finances, and security, after receiving testimony from Reva Price, Chair Emeritus, and Joshua Hodges, Leland Miller, and Chris Slevin, each a Commissioner, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.