[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 169 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6175-S6176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 6 requests for committees to meet 
during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the 
Majority and Minority leaders.

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  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 Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 9 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Vice Admiral Charles A. Richard, 
USN, to be Admiral and Commander, United States Strategic Command, 
Department 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 Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 
10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


                          Committee on Finance

  The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 9 a.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 Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 9 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing following nominations: Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of 
Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, 
Danielle J. Hunsaker, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, Steven J. Menashi, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Second Circuit, William Joseph Nardini, of Connecticut, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Jodi W. Dishman, to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 
Karen Spencer Marston, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Richard Earnest Myers II, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North 
Carolina, Sarah E. Pitlyk, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Missouri, Anuraag Singhal, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Daniel Mack 
Traynor, to be United States District Judge for the District of North 
Dakota, and David M. DeVillers, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Ohio, Department of Justice.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, October 24, 2019, at 2 p.m., to 
conduct a closed briefing.


                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, October 24, 2019, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing.
  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that three interns 
from our Senate office here--Carter Thompson, Gil Connolly, and Tamar 
Epps--be granted floor privileges for today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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