[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5311-S5312]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 8 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 Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 
10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Dan Michael 
Berkovitz, of Maryland, to be a Commissioner of

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the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and James E. Hubbard, of 
Colorado, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources 
and Environment.


            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, July 24, 2018, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Elad L. 
Roisman, of Maine, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, Michael R. Bright, of the District of Columbia, to be 
President, Government National Mortgage Association, and Rae Oliver, of 
Virginia, to be Inspector General, both of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, and Dino Falaschetti, of Montana, to be 
Director, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury.


               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, July 24, 2018, at 10 a.m., 
to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Teri L. Donaldson, 
of Texas, to be Inspector General, Karen S. Evans, of West Virginia, to 
be an Assistant Secretary (Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency 
Response), Christopher Fall, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office 
of Science, and Daniel Simmons, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy), all of the 
Department of Energy;


               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, July 24, 2018, at 10 a.m., 
to conduct a hearing.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 10 a.m., to conduct 
a closed hearing.


     Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard

  The Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard of 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``NOAA's Blue Economy Initiative: 
Supporting Commerce in American Oceans and Great Lakes.''


  Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and 
                             Data Security

  The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, 
and Data Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Strengthening and Empowering U.S. Amateur Athletes: Moving Forward 
with Solutions.''


Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International Cybersecurity 
                                 Policy

  The Subcommittee on East Asia, The Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy of the Committee on Foreign Relations is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 
24, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``The China 
Challenge, Part 1: Economic Coercion as Statecraft.''

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