[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S2396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have 9 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 Agriculture

  The Committee on Agriculture is authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 10 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``The State of Rural America.''


                      Committee on Armed Services

  The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 9:30 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 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 Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Early Impressions of the New Tax Law.''


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 
10 a.m. to conduct a hearing on S. 2680, S. 2315, S. 2597, S. 382 and 
the following nominations: Sharon Fast Gustafson, of Virginia, to be 
General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a 
term of four years, Jon Parrish Peede, of Mississippi, to be 
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of 
four years, and other pending nominations.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 
24, 2018, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Mitigating 
America's Cybersecurity Risk.''


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 10 a.m. to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``Abducted Abroad: Exploring the Plight of 
International Parental Child Abduction and Its Effect on American 
Families.''


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a closed hearing.


      Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
                   Infrastrucure, Safety and Security

  The Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety and Security of the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Maritime Transportation: Opportunities and 
Challenges.''

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