[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2128]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 8 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 armed services

  The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 
10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress.''


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 12, 2018, 
at 9:45 a.m. to conduct a hearing.


                          committee on finance

  The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``The 2018 Tax Filing Season and Future IRS Challenges.''


                     committee on foreign relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Mike Pompeo, of Kansas, to be 
Secretary of State.


                       committee on the judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on S. 994 and the following nominations: John B. 
Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit, Kari A. Dooley, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Connecticut, Dominic W. Lanza, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Arizona, Jill Aiko Otake, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii, Michael Y. 
Scudder, of Illinois, and Amy J. St. Eve, of Illinois, both to be a 
United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Charles J. 
Williams, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Iowa, and Joseph H. Hunt, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, Timothy A. Garrison, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of Missouri, Kenji M. Price, to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Hawaii, John Cary Bittick, to be United 
States Marshal for the Middle District of Georgia, David L. Lyons, to 
be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Georgia, and 
Rodney D. Ostermiller, to be United States Marshal for the District of 
Montana, all of the Department of Justice.


                    select committee on intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at 2 p.m. to 
conduct a closed hearing.


       subcommittee on regulatory affairs and federal management

  The Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management of the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 12, 2018, 
at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs.''

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