[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 7 (Thursday, January 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S170]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I have 3 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 Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy in Syria Post-ISIS''.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on S. 2152 the ``Amy, Vicky, and Any Child 
Pornography Victim Assistance Act'' and on the following nominations: 
Stuart Kyle Duncan, of Louisiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Fifth Circuit, David Ryan Stras, of Minnesota, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Fernando Rodriguez, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, January 11, 2018, at 2 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing a closed roundtable.

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