[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 182 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. McCONNELL. 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.
  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 Energy and Natural Resources

  The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 
10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the nomination of Dan R. 
Brouillette, of Texas, to be Secretary of Energy.


        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 Thursday, 
November 14, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the nomination 
of Peter Gaynor, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Patrick J. Bumatay, of 
California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, 
Lawrence VanDyke, of Nevada, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit, Philip M. Halpern, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of New York, Bernard Maurice Jones II, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, and 
Barbara Bailey Jongbloed, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Connecticut.


                 Committee on Rules and Administration

  The Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November 14, 2019, 
at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 2 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing.

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