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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the in the Daily Digest section section on pages D404-D405 on May 2.
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)
COMMODITIES
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade concluded a hearing to examine commodity programs, credit, and crop insurance, focusing on producer perspectives on the farm safety net, after receiving testimony from Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation, and Rob Larew, National Farmers Union, both of Washington, D.C.; Greg Ackerman, U.S. Dry Bean Council, Vassar, Michigan; Kody Carson, National Sorghum Producers, Lubbock, Texas; Brent Cheyne, National Association of Wheat Growers, Klamath Falls, Oregon; Blake Gendebien, Agri-Mark, Inc., Ogdensburg, New York, on behalf of the National Milk Producers Federation; Rich Hillman, USA Rice, Carlisle, Arkansas; Patrick Johnson, Cypress Brake Planting Co., Tunica, Mississippi; Caleb Ragland, American Soybean Association, Magnolia, Kentucky; Neil Rockstad, American Sugar Alliance, Hendrum, Minnesota; Karla Baker Thompson, JET Farms Georgia and Integrity Farms, Camilla, Georgia, on behalf of the United States Peanut Federation; and Harold Wolle, National Corn Growers Association, Madelia, Minnesota.
APPROPRIATIONS: ARMY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2024 for the Army, after receiving testimony from Christine E. Wormuth, Secretary, and General James C. McConville, Chief of Staff, both of the Army, Department of Defense.
INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine advancing security and prosperity through international conservation, after receiving testimony from Gillian Caldwell, Chief Climate Officer and Deputy Assistant Administrator for Environment, Energy, and Infrastructure, United States Agency for International Development; Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya, African Wildlife Foundation; and Andrew Steer, Bezos Earth Fund.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine the posture of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Frank Kendall, Secretary, and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chief of Staff, both of the Air Force, and General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, Space Force, all of the Department of Defense.
JOINT FORCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded a hearing to examine the current readiness of the Joint Force, after receiving testimony from General Randy A. George, USA, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, USN, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, General Eric M. Smith, USMC, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David W. Allvin, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General David D. Thompson, USSF, Vice Chief of Space Operations, all of the Department of Defense; and Diana Maurer, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, Government Accountability Office.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded a hearing to examine Department of Defense space activities in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from John F. Plumb, Assistant Secretary for Space Policy, Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, and General David D. Thompson, Vice Chief of Space Operations, Space Force, all of the Department of Defense.
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, focusing on improving community resilience, after receiving testimony from Carolyn Kousky, Environmental Defense Fund, Washington, D.C.; Roy E. Wright, Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, Richburg, South Carolina; and Patty Hernandez, Headwaters Economics, Bozeman, Montana.
RURAL HOUSING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development concluded a hearing to examine rural housing legislation, after receiving testimony from Natalie N. Maxwell, National Housing Law Project, San Francisco, California; Chris Potterpin, Council for Affordable and Rural Housing, Alexandria, Virginia; David Lipsetz, Housing Assistance Council, Washington, D.C.; Dianne Hunt, Syringa Property Management, Boise, Idaho; and Anne Mavity, Minnesota Housing Partnership, St. Paul.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of the Interior, after receiving testimony from Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior.
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024 for East Asia and the Pacific, after receiving testimony from Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs; and Michael Schiffer, Assistant Administrator for Asia, United States Agency for International Development.
FEDERAL GRANTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine improving access to Federal grants for underserved communities, after receiving testimony from Jeff Arkin, Director, Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office; Meagan Elliot, City of Detroit Office of Development and Grants, Detroit, Michigan; and Matthew Hanson, Witt O'Brien's LLC, Houston, Texas.
SUPREME COURT ETHICS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Supreme Court ethics reform, after receiving testimony from Michael B. Mukasey, former Attorney General of the United States, Debevoise and Plimpton, New York, New York; Jeremy Fogel, University of California at Berkeley Judicial Institute, Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., Gibson, Dunn, and Crutcher, and Kedric Payne, Campaign Legal Center, all of Washington, D.C.; and Amanda Frost, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community.