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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D46-D48 on Jan. 17, 2018.
The Federal Reserve is the US's central bank, expanding many times during great financial uncertainty and panic. It has faced numerous criticisms since its creation in 1913, such as making the Great Depression worse and for lacking transparency and audits.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Randal Quarles, of Colorado, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, and Robert Hunter Kurtz, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and David J. Ryder, of New Jersey, to be Director of the Mint, Department of the Treasury.
COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING AND STRENGTHENING BSA ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine combating money laundering and other forms of illicit finance, focusing on Administration perspectives on reforming and strengthening Bank Secrecy Act enforcement, after receiving testimony from Sigal Mandelker, Under Secretary of the Treasury, Terrorism and Financial Intelligence; and M. Kendall Day, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice.
TERRORISM AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine terrorism and social media, after receiving testimony from Monika Bickert, Facebook, Menlo Park, California; Juniper Downs, YouTube, San Bruno, California; Carlos Monje, Jr., Twitter, Inc., Washington, D.C.; and Clint Watts, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION'S TITLE TRANSFER PROCESS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded a hearing to examine the Bureau of Reclamation's title transfer process and potential benefits to Federal and non-Federal stakeholders, after receiving testimony from Austin Ewell, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science; Paul L. Arrington, Idaho Water Users Association, Inc., Boise; Jerry Brown, Contra Costa Water District, Concord, California; Michael DeVries, Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy, and Provo River Water Users Association, Pleasant Grove, Utah; and Jason Phillips, Friant Water Authority, Fresno, California.
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine America's water infrastructure needs and challenges, focusing on Federal panel perspectives, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, Army Corps of Engineers, and Ryan A. Fisher, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), both of the Department of Defense.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Kevin K. McAleenan, of Hawaii, to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
Also, Committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness: Senators Cornyn (Chair), Grassley, Roberts, Isakson, Thune, Heller, Casey, Stabenow, Nelson, McCaskill, and Cardin.
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight: Senators Portman (Chair), Crapo, Roberts, Enzi, Cornyn, Thune, Burr, Isakson, Toomey, Scott, Warner, Carper, Cardin, McCaskill, Menendez, Bennet, Casey, Cantwell, and Whitehouse.
Subcommittee on Health Care: Senators Toomey (Chair), Grassley, Roberts, Enzi, Thune, Burr, Isakson, Portman, Heller, Cassidy, Stabenow, Menendez, Cantwell, Carper, Cardin, Brown, Warner, Wyden, and Whitehouse.
Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure: Senators Heller (Chair), Grassley, Crapo, Enzi, Cornyn, Burr, Scott, Cassidy, Bennet, Cantwell, Nelson, Menendez, Carper, Warner, and Whitehouse.
Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth: Senators Scott (Chair), Hatch, and Wyden.
Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy: Senators Cassidy (Chair), Portman, Crapo, Toomey, Brown, and Casey.
Senators Hatch and Wyden are ex officio members of each subcommittee.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Dennis Shea, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Geneva Office), with the rank of Ambassador, and C. J. Mahoney, of Kansas, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere), with the rank of Ambassador, who was introduced by Senator Moran, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Portman (Chair), Lankford, McCain, Paul, Daines, Carper, Heitkamp, Peters, and Hassan.
Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management: Senators Paul (Chair), Lankford, Enzi, Hoeven, Peters, Harris, and Jones.
Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management: Senators Lankford (Chair), McCain, Portman, Enzi, Daines, Heitkamp, Carper, Hassan, and Harris.
Senators Johnson and McCaskill are ex officio members of each subcommittee.
MEDICAID AND THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Medicaid and the opioid epidemic, focusing on unintended consequences, after receiving testimony from Otto Schalk, Harrison County Prosecuting Attorney, Corydon, Indiana; Manny Tyndall, Tennessee Office of Inspector, Nashville; Sam Adolphsen, Foundation for Government Accountability, Manchester, New Hampshire; David A. Hyman, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.; and Andrew Kolodny, Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, Waltham, Massachusetts.
PUBLIC HEALTH THREAT PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine facing 21st century public health threats, focusing on our nation's preparedness and response capabilities, after receiving testimony from Robert Kadlec, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, and Rear Admiral Stephen C. Redd, Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all of the Department of Health and Human Services.
AGRIBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine breaking new ground in agribusiness opportunities in Indian Country, after receiving testimony from Diane Cullo, Director, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement, and Advisor to the Secretary of Agriculture; John L. Berrey, Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Quapaw; Janie Simms Hipp, University of Arkansas School of Law, Fayetteville; and Lionel Haskie, Navajo Agricultural Products Industries, Farmington, New Mexico.
FIRST RESPONDERS INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism concluded a hearing to examine the long-term care needs of first responders injured in the line of duty, including S. 419, to require adequate reporting on the Public Safety Officers' Benefits program, after receiving testimony from Dale Sutherland, Code 3, Vienna, Virginia; Lani Pinkney, Metropolitan Police Department, and Patrick P. O'Carroll, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, both of Washington, D.C.; and Chief Steven Casstevens, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the state of the Department of Veterans Affairs, focusing on a progress report on implementing 2017 Department of Veterans Affairs reform legislation, after receiving testimony from David J. Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
NOMINATIONS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Michael K. Atkinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, and Jason Klitenic, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, both of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
