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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D759-D760 on July 10, 2014.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL
Committee on Appropriations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine proposed emergency supplemental request for fiscal year 2015 for unaccompanied children and related matters, after receiving testimony from Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security; Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Thomas A. Shannon, Jr., Counselor of the Department, Department of State; and Juan P. Osuna, Director, Executive Office for Immigration Review, Department of Justice.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Admiral William E. Gortney, USN, for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States Northern Command, and Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, General John F. Campbell, USA, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, International Security Assistance Force, and Commander, United States Forces, Afghanistan, and Lieutenant General Joseph L. Votel, USA, to be general and Commander, United States Special Operations Command, all of the Department of Defense, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported an original bill entitled, ``The Preserving American's Transit and Highways Act''.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Leslie Ann Bassett, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay, and Todd D. Robinson, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, both of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 517, to promote consumer choice and wireless competition by permitting consumers to unlock mobile wireless devices, with an amendment; and
S.J. Res. 19, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
