[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      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 April 6, 2016, at 2:30 p.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 April 6, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SR-253 
of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Transportation Security: Protecting Passengers and Freight.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. THUNE. 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 April 6, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SD-406 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Oversight Hearing: The President's FY 2017 Budget Request for the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.''
  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 April 6, 2016, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled 
``The Strategic Implications of the U.S. Debt.''
  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 April 6, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SH-216 
of the Hart Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 6, 2016, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, at 2:15 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on April 6, 2016, at 2 p.m., in SR-428A of the 
Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Federal 
Disaster Response and SBA Implementation of the RISE Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


              subcommittee on rural development and energy

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Subcommittee on Rural 
Development and Energy, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. in room 328A of the Russell Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``USDA Rural Development 
Programs and their Economic Impact Across America.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 6, 2016, 
at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 6, 2016, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-106 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``Finding a Cure: 
Assessing Progress Toward the Goal of Ending Alzheimer's by 2025.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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