{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-01-28-pt1-PgD123-2", "2026-01-28", 119, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings", "SENATE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDSCMEETINGS", "D123", "D124", null, null, "172 Cong. Rec. D123", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 20 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 28, 2026)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D123-D124]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\n(Committees not listed did not meet)\nDOD's CYBER FORCE GENERATION\nCommittee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded a\nhearing to examine the Department's cyber force generation plan and the\nassociated implementation plan, after receiving testimony from\nKatherine Sutton, Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy, Lieutenant\nGeneral William J. Hartman, USA, Acting Commander, United States Cyber\nCommand/performing the duties of Director, National Security Agency/\nActing Chief, Central Security Service, and Brigadier General R. Ryan\nMesser, USAF, Deputy Director for Global Operations, J3, Joint Staff,\nall of the Department of Defense.\nFIRSTNET'S ROLE IN PUBLIC SAFETY\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on\nTelecommunications and Media concluded a hearing to examine the front\nlines of connectivity, focusing on FirstNet's role in public safety,\nafter receiving testimony from Michael A. Adkinson, Jr., Walton County\nSheriff, DeFuniak\n\n[[Page D124]]\n\nSprings, Florida, on behalf of First Responder Network Authority Board;\nScott Agnew, AT&T FirstNet and Public Sector Mobility, Dallas, Texas;\nCory Davis, Verizon Frontline, New York, New York; and Mel Maier,\nAssociation of Public-Safety Communications Officials International,\nDaytona Beach, Florida.\nLIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY\nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on\nConsumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy concluded a hearing\nto examine the live entertainment industry, after receiving testimony\nfrom Robert J. Richie, Nashville, Tennessee; Daniel M. Wall, Live\nNation Entertainment, Inc., San Francisco, California; Brian Berry,\nTicket Policy Forum, Washington, D.C.; and David Weingarden, Z2\nEntertainment, Boulder, on behalf of Colorado Independent Venue\nAssociation.\nFEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESS\nCommittee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a\nhearing to examine improving the Federal environmental review and\npermitting process, part 2, after receiving testimony from Brendan\nBechtel, Bechtel, Reston, Virginia, on behalf of Business Roundtable's\nSmart Regulation Committee; Brent Booker, Laborers' International Union\nof North America, Dustin Meyer, American Petroleum Institute, and\nAbigail Ross Hopper, Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington,\nD.C.; and David Terry, National Association of State Energy Officials.\nVENEZUELA\nCommittee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to\nexamine U.S. policy towards Venezuela, after receiving testimony from\nMarco Rubio, Secretary of State.\nPALISADES FIRE\nCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent\nSubcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine one year\nafter disaster, focusing on the Palisades fire, after receiving\ntestimony from Patrick Butler, Redondo Beach Fire Department Fire Chief\nand Harbor Master, Redondo Beach, California; Rick Crawford, Los\nAngeles Fire Department, Washington, D.C.; and Spencer Hawkins,\nInternational Association of Emergency Managers, Macon, Georgia.\nEDUCATIONAL CHOICE IN AMERICA\nCommittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee\nconcluded a hearing to examine educational choice in America, after\nreceiving testimony from Cris Gulacy-Worrel, Oakmont Education, Powell,\nOhio; John F. Kirtley, Step Up For Students, Tampa, Florida; and\nMarisol Garcia, Arizona Education Association, Phoenix, Arizona.\nNATIVE CHILDREN'S COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION ACT\nCommittee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine\nTitle II of the draft of the Native Children's Commission\nImplementation Act, focusing on justice and safety for native children,\nafter receiving testimony from Mark Patterson, Hawaii Correctional\nSystem Oversight Commission Chair, Honolulu; Lonna J. Street, Spirit\nLake Nation, Fort Totten, North Dakota; Joan Johnson, Fort Belknap\nIndian Community, Harlem, Montana; Anita Fineday, Native Children's\nCommission, Brainerd, Minnesota; and Lori Jump, StrongHearts Native\nHelpline, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.\nFOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine\nthe Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and executive accountability,\nafter receiving testimony from Stewart Baker, Stewart Baker Consulting\nPLLC, and Elizabeth Goitein, New York University School of Law Brennan\nCenter for Justice, both of Washington, D.C.; and Adam I. Klein,\nUniversity of Texas Robert Strauss Center for International Security\nand Law, Austin.\nVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION\nCommittee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to\nexamine a 21st century VA health care system, focusing on efforts to\nrestructure the Veterans Health Administration, after receiving\ntestimony from Douglas A. Collins, Secretary, John Bartrum, Under\nSecretary for Health, Mark Engelbaum, Assistant Secretary for Human\nResources and Administration, and Gregory Goins, Acting Chief Operating\nOfficer, Veterans Health Administration, all of the Department of\nVeterans Affairs.\nINTELLIGENCE\nSelect Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to\nreceive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of\nthe intelligence community."]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2026-01-28-pt1-PgD123-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 29.74643395282328, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}