[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1852-S1853]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I have 9 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 Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 
at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the nomination of Heath P. Tarbert, 
of Maryland, to be Chairman, and to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 
at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``The New Space Race: 
Ensuring U.S. global leadership on the final frontier.''


               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, March 13, 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, March 13, 2019, at 10.15 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``A new approach for an era of United 
States-China competition.''


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Daniel P. Collins, and Kenneth 
Kiyul Lee, both of California, both to be a United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit.


            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, March 13, 2019, at 
2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Cyber Crime: An existential 
threat to small business.''

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                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  The Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at a time to be 
determined, to conduct a hearing on John Lowry III, of Illinois, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training.


                        Subcommittee on Seapower

  The Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 
13, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


Subcommittee on Communication, Technology, Innovation, and The Internet

  The Subcommittee on Communication, Technology, Innovation, and The 
Internet of the Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the United States Patent 
and Trademark office.''

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