[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 64 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2329-S2330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 6 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 19, 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 19, 2018, at 
9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Semiannual Testimony on 
the Federal Reserve's Supervision and Regulation of the Financial 
System.''


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 10 
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 19, 2018, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Tackling Opioid and Substance Use Disorders in Medicare, 
Medicaid, and Human Services Programs.''


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on bills S. 994 and S. 2644, then on 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, 
Michael Y. Scudder, of Illinois, and Amy J. St. Eve, of Illinois, both 
to be a United

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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, 
Steven L. Gladden, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District 
of North Carolina, Nicola T. Hanna, to be United States Attorney for 
the Central District of California, Brendan O. Heffner, to be United 
States Marshal for the Central District of Illinois, and Theodor G. 
Short, to be United States Marshal for the District of Maine, 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 Thursday, April 19, 2018, at 2 p.m. to conduct 
a closed hearing.

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