[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 187 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7193]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I have 11 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

  The Committee on Agriculture is authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing on the following nominations: Mindy Brashears, of Texas, to 
be Under Secretary for Food Safety, Naomi C. Earp, of Maryland, to be 
an Assistant Secretary, and Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under 
Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, all of the Department 
of Agriculture.


               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, November 28, 2018, at 
9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Addressing America's Surface 
Transportation Infrastructure Needs.''


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``The Global Fight to End Modern Slavery.''


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 2 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 
2018, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Reducing Health 
Care Costs: Improving Affordability through Innovation.''


        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, 
November 28, 2018, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the following 
nominations: Ronald D. Vitiello, of Illinois, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security, Richard S. Tischner, of Virginia, to be 
Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the 
District of Columbia, and Dennis Dean Kirk, of Virginia, to be 
Chairman, and Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, and Andrew F. Manuz, both 
to be a Member, all of the Merit Systems Protection Board.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  The Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a legislative hearing.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Brian C. Buescher, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska, Clifton 
L. Corker, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Tennessee, M. Miller Baker, of Virginia, and Timothy M. Reif, of the 
District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
International Trade, and Donald W. Washington, of Texas, to be Director 
of the United States Marshals Service, Department of Justice.


                 Committee on Rules and Administration

  The Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 
2.30 p.m., to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Donald L. 
Palmer, of Florida, and Benjamin Hovland, of Maryland, both to be a 
Member of the Election Assistance Commission.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  The Special Committee on Aging is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Ensuring Trust: Strengthening State 
Efforts to Overhaul the Guardianship Process and Protect Older 
Americans.''


                     Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

  The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity of the Committee on Armed Services 
is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
November 28, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a closed hearing.

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