[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 27, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1545-S1546]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mrs. LANKFORD. Mr. President, I have 10 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 he session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 
2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Policy principles for 
a Federal data privacy framework in the United States.


               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, February 27, 2019, 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 Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at 10:15 a.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, February 27, 
2019, at 12:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: 
William Beach, of Kansas, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Scott 
A. Mugno, of Pennsylvania, and John P. Pallasch, of Kentucky, both to 
be an Assistant Secretary, Cheryl Marie Stanton, of South Carolina, to 
be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, and John Lowry III, of 
Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary for Veterans' Employment and 
Training, all of the Department of Labor, Robert L. King, of Kentucky, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of 
Education, Janet Dhillon, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, Mary Anne Carter, of Tennessee, to 
be Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts, Marco M. 
Rajkovich, Jr., of Kentucky, William I. Althen, of Virginia, and Arthur 
R. Traynor III, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Member of the 
Federal Mine Safety

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and Health Review Commission, and other pending nominations.


        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, 
February 27, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Perspective on protecting the electric grid form an electromagnetic 
pulse or geomagnetic disturbance.''


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  The Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at 2:30 p.m , to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``The 45th anniversary of the Native 
American Programs Act and the establishment of the Administration for 
Native Americans.''


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 
at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Made in China 2025 and 
the Future of America Industry.''


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  The Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


                     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, 
February 27, 2019, at 2.30 p.m., to conduct a hearing.


                       Subcommittee on Personnel

  The Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
February 27, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing.

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