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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D1351-D1352 on Dec. 8.
The Department oversees more than 500 million acres of land. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, said the department has contributed to a growing water crisis and holds many lands which could be better managed.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of John Bradley Sherman, of Texas, to be Chief Information Officer, Ashish S. Vazirani, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Carrie Frances Ricci, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, all of the Department of Defense, and 1,772 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Admiral Christopher W. Grady, USN, for reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
PROTECTING KIDS ONLINE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security concluded a hearing to examine protecting kids online, focusing on Instagram and reforms for young users, after receiving testimony from Adam Mosseri, Meta Platforms Inc., Menlo Park, California.
PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 2372, to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental funds available for management of fish and wildlife species of greatest conservation need as determined by State fish and wildlife agencies, after receiving testimony from Senators Heinrich and Blunt; Sara Parker Pauley, Missouri Department of Conservation Director, Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; Daniel M. Ashe, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Silver Spring, Maryland; Collin O'Mara, National Wildlife Federation, Merrifield, Virginia; and Jonathan Wood, Property and Environment Research Center, Bozeman, Montana.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Maria Louise Lago, of New York, to be Under Secretary for International Trade, and Lisa W. Wang, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Commerce.
TAIWAN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the future of United States policy on Taiwan, after receiving testimony from Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.
ADDRESSING VIOLENCE IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine addressing violence in Native communities through VAWA Title IX special jurisdiction, after receiving testimony from Allison L. Randall, Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice; Wizipan Garriott, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; J. Michael Chavarria, Santa Clara Pueblo, Espanola, New Mexico; Fawn R. Sharp, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, D.C.; Stacie Fourstar, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Poplar, Montana; Elizabeth A. Reese, Stanford Law School, Stanford, California; and Michelle Demmert, Alaska Native Women's Resource Center, Fairbanks.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Kurt D. DelBene, of Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Information and Technology), after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Murray, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
