[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I have 5 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 Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Examine 
Corporate Governance.''


                          committee on finance

  The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on the nomination of Charles P. Rettig, of California, to be 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury.


                          committee on finance

  The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, June 28, 2018, to conduct a hearing on the 
following nominations: Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce, Lynn A. Johnson, of Colorado, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Family Support, Department of Health and Human Services, 
and Elizabeth Ann Copeland, of Texas, and Patrick J. Urda, of Indiana, 
both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court.


                     committee on foreign relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Donald Lu, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, Randy W. Berry, of 
Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, 
and Alaina B. Teplitz, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Democratic 
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives, all 
of the Department of State.


                       committee on the judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Britt Cagle Grant, of 
Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, 
David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Third Circuit, Holly A. Brady, to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, Andrew Lynn Brasher, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, James 
Patrick Hanlon, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Indiana, David Steven Morales, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Lance E. Walker, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Maine, and John D. Jordan, to 
be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri, Nick 
Willard, to be United States Marshal for the District of New Hampshire, 
and Mark F. Sloke, to be United States Marshal for the Southern 
District of Alabama, all of the Department of Justice.
  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that privileges 
of the floor be granted to my first session summer interns: John 
Grossl, Joseph Monsef, Vince Tenebro, Sheldon Prout, William Lee, Conor 
Bates, Emma Ashlock, Katelynn Toth, Alison Nicholls, Yajaira Ponce-
Moran, Denae Benson, Sterling Gingerich, Kaiwi Eisenhour, Michael 
McCambridge, Alexandra Bender, Selia Butler, and Johnathan Slife for 
today and tomorrow.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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