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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D661-D662 on June 15.
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)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2023 for the Department of Labor, after receiving testimony from Martin J. Walsh, Secretary of Labor.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee began consideration of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023, but did not complete action thereon and will meet again on Thursday, June 16, 2022.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
LEGISLATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 2194, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the Coastal Program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to work with willing partners and provide support to efforts to assess, protect, restore, and enhance important coastal areas that provide fish and wildlife habitat on which Federal trust species depend, an original bill entitled, ``the Strengthening Coastal Communities Act'', S. 3069, to reauthorize the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990, and S. 3767, to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to reauthorize Delaware River Basin conservation programs, after receiving testimony from Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director, Program Management and Policy, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Emily C. Cope, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Deputy Director, Columbia; and Elizabeth Gray, National Audubon Society, Washington, D.C.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness concluded a hearing to examine supply chain resiliency, focusing on alleviating backlogs and strengthening long-
term security, after receiving testimony from Scott N. Paul, Alliance for American Manufacturing, and Orit Frenkel, American Leadership Initiative, both of Washington, D.C.; Douglas L. Potvin, Trinity Logistics, Inc., Seaford, Delaware; and Gilman Louie, America's Frontier Fund, Arlington, Virginia.
IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on Iran's nuclear program and U.S. strategy from Brett H. McGurk, Deputy Assistant to the President and Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Coordinator, National Security Council, Robert Malley, Special Envoy for Iran, Department of State, and an official briefer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
GUN VIOLENCE
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine protecting America's children from gun violence, after receiving testimony from Chief Jeri L. Williams, Phoenix Police Department, Phoenix, Arizona, on behalf of the Major Cities Chiefs Association; Moira A. Szilagyi, American Academy of Pediatrics, Los Angeles, California; Max Schachter, Safe Schools for Alex, Coral Springs, Florida; Amy E. Swearer, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.; and Ernest Willingham, Chicago, Illinois.
BABY FORMULA AND BEYOND
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing to examine the impact of consolidation on families and consumers, focusing on baby formula and beyond, after receiving testimony from Barry C. Lynn, Open Markets Institute, Scott Lincicome, CATO Institute, and Jeanette Contreras, National Consumers League, all of Washington, D.C.; and Ginger Carney, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.
ONDCP OVERSIGHT
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: Caucus concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Office of National Drug Control Policy and its 2022 National Drug Control Strategy, after receiving testimony from Rahul Gupta, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and Triana McNeil, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office.
