[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I have six 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, August 4, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in open 
session to consider the nominations of Honorable John E. Whitley to be 
Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, Department of 
Defense; Honorable Shon J. Manasco to be Under Secretary of the Air 
Force; Ms. Michele A. Pearce to be General Counsel of the Department of 
the Army; and Mr. Liam P. Hardy to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
  The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, Augusts 4, 2020, at 2:30 p.m., in 
open session to receive testimony on the findings and recommendations 
of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.
  The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at a time to be 
determined, in Executive Session to consider pending military 
nominations.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. to hold 
a full committee hearing titled ``Venezuela in Maduro's Grasp: 
Assessing the Deteriorating Security and Humanitarian Situation.''


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, form 2:00 
p.m. to 4:00 p.m., to hold a closed business meeting immediately 
followed by a closed hearing.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate, on August 4, 2020, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``The Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble: 
Protecting Speech by Stopping Anarchist Violence.'

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