[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6572-S6573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have 5 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 the session of the Senate on Wednesday, November 13, 
2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the following nominations; 
Ian Paul Steff, of Indiana, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and 
Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, 
Michael Graham, of Kansas, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2020, and 
to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term 
expiring December 31, 2025, Carl Whitney Bentzel, of Maryland, to be a 
Federal Maritime Commissioner, Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a 
Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, and routine lists in the 
Coast Guard.


               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 13, 2019, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing.

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          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 13, 
2019, at 10 a.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 Wednesday, 
November 13, 2019, at 9:30 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 Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at 2 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Stanley Blumenfeld, and 
Mark C. Scarsi, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California, Grace Karaffa Obermann, of Virginia, to 
be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a term of 
fifteen years, and Stephen A. Vaden, of Tennessee, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of International Trade.

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