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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D424 on April 19, 2018.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM AND GLOBAL THREAT UPDATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense concluded a closed hearing to examine an intelligence program update and global threat assessment, after receiving testimony from Daniel Coats, Director of National Intelligence; George C. Barnes, Deputy Director, National Security Agency, Department of Defense; and an official of the intelligence community.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2019 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy, Admiral John M. Richardson, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, and General Robert B. Neller, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps, all of the Department of Defense.
SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the semiannual testimony on the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation of the financial system, including S. 2155, to promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, after receiving testimony from Randal K. Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
RURAL ENERGY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine energy-related challenges and opportunities in remote and rural areas of the United States, after receiving testimony from Carole M. Plowfield, Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Department of Energy; Matt Greek, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Bismarck, North Dakota; Doug Hardy, Central Montana Electric Power Cooperative, Great Falls; Andrew Lyons, HopeSource, Ellensburg, Washington; and Robert Venables, Southeast Conference, Juneau, Alaska.
OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tackling opioid and substance use disorders in Medicare, Medicaid, and human services programs, after receiving testimony from Admiral Brett P. Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, and Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Mental Health and Opioid Policy, and Kimberly Brandt, Principal Deputy Administrator for Operations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, both of the Department of Health and Human Services.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 994, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
The nominations of John B. Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Kari A. Dooley, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, Dominic W. Lanza, to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, Michael Y. Scudder, of Illinois, and Amy J. St. Eve, of Illinois, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Charles J. Williams, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, and Joseph H. Hunt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Steven L. Gladden, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of North Carolina, Nicola T. Hanna, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of California, Brendan O. Heffner, to be United States Marshal for the Central District of Illinois, and Theodor G. Short, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, all of the Department of Justice.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
