[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S4860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 Armed Services

  The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Mark T. Esper, of Virginia, to 
be Secretary of Defense.


            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 16, 2019, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing.


               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 16, 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 Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


        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 Tuesday, July 
16, 2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the following 
nominations: Ann C. Fisher, of the District of Columbia, and Ashley Jay 
Elizabeth Poling, of North Carolina, both to be a Commissioner of the 
Postal Regulatory Commission, Catherine Bird, of Texas, to be General 
Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Rainey R. Brandt, 
and Shana Frost Matini, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia.


        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 Tuesday, July 
16, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intellience is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 2 p.m., to conduct 
a closed hearing.


           Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining

  The Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing.

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