[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2468-2469]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on February 24, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., in room 
SR-328A of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``The Agricultural Act of 2014 implementation

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after one year and Farm Credit Administration pending nominations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 24, 2015, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on February 24, 2015, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on February 24, 2015, at 2 p.m., in room SR-
253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a subcommittee 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Human Exploration Goals and Commercial Space 
Competitiveness.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on February 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 24, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Review of Resources, Priorities and Programs in the FY 2016 
State Department Budget Request.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
February 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Tax Reform, Growth and 
Efficiency.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on February 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-
430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Recalibrating Regulation of Colleges and Universities: A 
Report from the Task Force on Government Regulation of Higher 
Education.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on February 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Improving the Efficiency, Effectiveness, 
and Independence of Inspectors General.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on February 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Human Trafficking in 
the United States: Protecting the Victim.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 24, 2015, at 2 p.m., in room SD-G50 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a joint hearing with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on February 24, 2015, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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