    [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 10, 2018)]
    [Senate]
    [Page S141]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                        AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

      Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I have 2 requests for committees to meet
    during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the
    Majority and Minority leaders.
      Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the
    Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's
    session of the Senate:

                   Committee on Environment and Public Works

      The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet
    during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 10
    a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``America's Water Infrastructure
    Needs and Challenges.''

                           Committee on the Judiciary

      The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the
    session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at 10 a.m., to
    conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Kurt D. Engelhardt, of
    Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit,
    Barry W. Ashe, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern
    District of Louisiana, Howard C. Nielson, Jr., to be United States
    District Judge for the District of Utah, and James R. Sweeney II, to be
    United States District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana.

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