[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 136 (Thursday, August 16, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5700-S5701]
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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, August 16, 2018, 
at 9:45 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal 
Communications Commission.''


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet

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during the session of the Senate on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of David Hale, of New Jersey, to be 
an Under Secretary of State Political Affairs.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations of Lynda Blanchard, of 
Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Dereck J. Hogan, 
of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Kathleen Ann 
Kavalec, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, 
Philip S. Kosnett, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kosovo, and Judy Rising Reinke, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
Montenegro, 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 Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Ryan Douglas Nelson, of 
Idaho, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Richard 
J. Sullivan, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Second Circuit, Gary Richard Brown, Diane Gujarati, Eric Ross Komitee, 
and Rachel P. Kovner, each to be a United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York, Stephen R. Clark, Sr., to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Lewis J. 
Liman, and Mary Kay Vyskocil, both to be a United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York, John M. O'Connor, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts 
of Oklahoma, John L. Sinatra, Jr., to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of New York, Joshua Wolson, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, James 
W. Carroll, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of National Drug Control 
Policy, and Ariana Fajardo Orshan, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Florida, Department of Justice.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a closed hearing.


                Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

  The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, August 16, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of Efforts to Protect 
Unaccompanied Alien Children from Human Trafficking and Abuse.''

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