COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS will meet in EXECUTIVE SESSION to consider the nominations of The Honorable Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; Dr. Jason Furman, of New York, to be a Member and Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Ms. Kara M. Stein, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Dr. Michael S. Piwowar, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; The Honorable Richard T. Metsger, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; and The Honorable Mary Jo White, of New York, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2019. Following the EXECUTIVE SESSION, the Committee will meet in OPEN SESSION to conduct a hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.” The witness will be: The Honorable Ben Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.