[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Pages 556-557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. VITTER. 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 January 20, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room 328A 
of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on January 20, 2016, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. VITTER. 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 January 20, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., in room, 
SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on January 20, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-406 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on January 20, 2016, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled 
``The Middle East after the JCPOA.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. VITTER. 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 January 20, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-
403 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Improving the Federal Response to Challenges in Mental Health Care in 
America.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. VITTER. 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 January 20, 2016, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Inside the Mind of ISIS: Understanding Its 
Goals and Ideology to Better Protect the Homeland.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. VITTER. 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 January 20, 2016, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on January 20, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Adequacy of 
Criminal Intent Standards in Federal Prosecutions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select

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Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on January 20, 2016, at 11:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         subcommittee on immigration and the national interest

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on January 20, 
2016, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Why is the Biometric Exit 
Tracking System Still Not in Place?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on January 20, 2016, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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