[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3924-S3925]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. LANGFORD. Mr. President, I have 12 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, Nutrition, and Forestry

  The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 
at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, 
at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the National 
Telecommunication and Information Administration.''


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Innovation and America's 
Infrastructure: Examining the Effects and Emerging Autonomous 
Technologies on America's Roads and Bridges.''


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Kimberly Breier, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Western Hemisphere Affairs), 
Kenneth S. George, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic 
of Uruguay, and Joseph N. Mondello, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, all of the Department of State.


        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 Wednesday, June 
13, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on pending legislation and 
the following nominations: nominations of Kelly Higashi, to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 
Frederick M. Nutt, of Virginia, to be Controller, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, and Emory A. 
Rounds III, of Maine, to be Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  The Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  The Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``GAO High Risk List: Turning Around 
Vulnerable Indian Programs.''


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Confronting Sexual Harassment and Other 
Workplace Misconduct in the Federal Judiciary.''


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  The Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing the nomination of John Lowry III, of Illinois, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.


       Joint Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans

  The Joint Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 
13, 2018, at 2 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Employer 
Perspectives on Multiemployer Pension Plans.''


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  The Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources is authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


 Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight

  The Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory

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Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public Works is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 
13, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
the Army Corps' Regulation of Surplus Water and the Roles of States' 
Rights.''

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