[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11138]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 11 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized 
to hold a meeting during the session of the Senate on Wednesday July 
19, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
to hold a ``Nominations Hearing.''


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  That the Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at 
10 a.m., in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office building, to conduct 
a hearing entitled, ``Legislative Hearing on S. 1514, the Hunting 
Heritage and Environmental Legacy Preservation (HELP) for Wildlife 
Act.''


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 2 p.m., to hold a 
hearing entitled ``Nominations.''


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized 
to meet in executive session during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 19, at 10 a.m. in SD-430. We will be considering the 
following: Nomination of Marvin Kaplan to be a Member of the National 
Labor Relations Board Nomination of William Emanuel to be a Member of 
the National Labor Relations Board.


        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 Wednesday, July 
19, 2017, at 10 a.m. for a business meeting to consider pending 
committee business.


        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 Wednesday, July 
19, 2017, upon conclusion of the preceding business meeting, in order 
to conduct a hearing titled ``The Postal Service's Actions During the 
2016 Campaign Season: Implications for the Hatch Act.''


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  The Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, at 1:30 p.m., in SR-
418, to conduct a hearing on pending nominations.


                       Committee on Intelligence

  The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet 
during the session of the 115th Congress of the U.S. Senate on 
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 from 9 a.m. in room SH-216 of the Senate Hart 
Office Building to hold an open hearing entitled ``Open Hearing on the 
Nomination of Susan Gordon to be Principal Deputy Director of National 
Intelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence 
preceded by Robert P. Storch to be Inspector General of the National 
Security Agency, and Isabela Patelunas to be Assistant Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis at the Department of the Treasury.''


                       Committee on Intelligence

  The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence authorized to meet during 
the session of the 115th Congress of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, July 
19, 2017 from 2 p.m. in room SH-219 of the Senate Hart Office Building 
to hold a Closed Hearing.


  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National 
                                 Parks

  The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Subcommittee on 
National Parks is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
in order to hold a hearing on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 10:15 a.m. in 
Room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC.


   Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime; Civilian 
      Security, Democracy, Human Rights and Global Women's Issues

  The Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Transnational Crime; Civilian Security, Democracy, Human 
Rights and Global Women's Issues is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at 4:15 p.m., to hold 
a hearing entitled ``The Collapse of the Rule of Law in Venezuela: What 
the United States and the International Community Can Do to Restore 
Democracy.''

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