[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 97 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3860-S3861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mrs. THUNE. 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at 10 
a.m. to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Richard 
Clarida, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Governors, and 
to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors, and Michelle Bowman, of 
Kansas, to be a Member of the Board of Governors, both of the Federal 
Reserve 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 Tuesday, June 12, 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, June 12, 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, June 12, 2018, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing 
on the following nominations: Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Elizabeth Ann Copeland, of Texas, and 
Patrick J. Urda, of Indiana, both to be a Judge of the United States 
Tax Court, and Amy Karpel, of Washington, and Randolph J. Stayin, of 
Virginia, both to be a Member of the United States International Trade 
Commission.

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                          Committee on Finance

  The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at 2 p.m. to conduct a hearing.


            Committee Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  The Committee Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at 10 
a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Cost of Prescription Drugs: 
Examining the President's Blueprint American Patients First to Lower 
Drug Prices.''


        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, June 
12, 2018, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program.''


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at 10 a.m. to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``Election Interference: Ensuring Law Enforcement is 
Equipped to Target Those Seeking to Do Harm.''


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 09, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a closed hearing.

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