- Record: Daily Digest
- Section type: Committee activity
- Chamber: Congress
- Date: September 17, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: The Daily Digest is the official recap that explains what Congress did and what comes next.
(Committees not listed did not meet) NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY Committee on Armed Services: Committee received a closed briefing on the implementation of the National Defense Strategy and its impact on global defense posture from Elbridge A. Colby, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S.4395, to reauthorize the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026; and
Consumer Financial Protection, Abby Warren, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and Irving Dennis, of Ohio, to be Chief Financial Officer, and Jeffrey Ledbetter, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, both of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. NOMINATIONS Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Michael Young, of Utah, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, who was introduced by Senator Lee, Ronald Johnson, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Julia Nesheiwat, of Florida, to be Ambassador-at-Large for the Arctic, who was introduced by Senator Scott (FL), Steven Gillen, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, and Nutan Patel, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, all of the Department of State, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.