[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 128 (Wednesday, August 5, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D812-D814] 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 1748, to protect the safety of children on the internet, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4199, to require entities that make artificial intelligence chatbots available to minors to implement certain safe design features, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4407, to require the creation of family accounts for children to be able to use artificial intelligence chatbots, to require verifiable parental consent for teens using artificial intelligence chatbots, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; [[Page D813]] S. 5171, to require a study of AI-enabled toys and development of a joint action plan regarding the marketing and sale of AI-enabled toys, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and A promotion list in the Coast Guard. SOCIAL SECURITY Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine exploring process approaches for addressing Social Security solvency, after receiving testimony from Charles P. Blahous, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia; and Marc Goldwein, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, and Rebecca D. Vallas, National Academy of Social Insurance, all of Washington, D.C. NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Peter McCoy, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador to Montenegro, Daniel Travis, of California, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, and Nathaniel Morris, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, all of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. WAR IN SUDAN Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing update on the war in Sudan from Steven Galpern, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Analysis, Bureau of Intelligence and Research, Department of State. PREDICTION MARKETS Committee on Indian Affairs: On Tuesday, August 4, 2026, Committee concluded a hearing to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, focusing on tribal implications and beyond, after receiving testimony from Mathura Sridharan, Ohio Solicitor General, Columbus; Mark Macarro, National Congress of American Indians, and Tehassi Hill, Indian Gaming Association, both of Washington, D.C.; Jamie Hummingbird, National Tribal Gaming Commissioners and Regulators, Oneida, Wisconsin; and Harry Levant, Public Health Advocacy Institute, Boston, Massachusetts. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 239, to take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 1055, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries; S. 1514, to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, with an amendment; S. 3219, to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and H.R. 2400, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. NOMINATIONS Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Anna St. John, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Gregory Carl Cook, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, who was introduced by Senator Husted, D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, and John Peter Cronan, of New York, and Jason Manion, of Ohio, each to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD NETWORK Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights concluded a hearing to examine the Muslim brotherhood network in America, after receiving testimony from Lara L. Burns, The George Washington University Program on Extremism, Washington, D.C.; Arielle F. Klepach, National Jewish Advocacy Center, Miami, Florida; and Kyle Shideler, Center for Security Policy, Nashville, Tennessee. THE NEXT 250 Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading the way, after receiving testimony from Ajay P. Malshe, Arkwright Space, West Lafayette, Indiana; Lorena Cantarovici, Maria Empanada, Denver, Colorado; ValJay Rigby, Utah Farm Bureau Federation, Newton; and Nikki High, Octavia's Bookshelf, Pasadena, California. BUSINESS MEETING Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to consider pending intelligence matters. Committee recessed subject to the call. [[Page D814]] INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.