[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 133 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on Armed Services

  Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 16, 2015, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on September 16, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-406 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Cause, Response, and Impacts of EPA's Gold King Mine 
Spill.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 16, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``The U.S. Role and Strategy in the Middle East: Syria, Iraq, 
and the Fight against ISIS.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 16, 2015, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct an oversight hearing entitled 
``EPA's Gold King Mine Disaster: Examining the Harmful Impacts to 
Indian Country.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on September 16, 2015, at 10:15 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Reforming the 
Electronic Communications Privacy Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on September 16, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room 
SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Achieving the Promise of Health Information Technology: 
Improving Care Through Patient Access to Their Records.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on September 16, 2015, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``A Review of Regulatory Reform Proposals.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. COTTON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 16, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. in room SR-418 of the 
Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without object, it is so ordered.

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