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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. LANKFORD. 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 armed services

  The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: General Tod D. Wolters, 
USAF, for reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, 
United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and 
General Stephen J. Townsend, USA, for reappointment to the grade of 
general and to be Commander, United States Africa Command.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 10 a.m., 
to conduct a hearing entitled, ``The President's Fiscal year 2020 
budget for Department Energy.''


               committee on environment and public works

  The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 10 a.m., 
to conduct a hearing.


                     committee on foreign relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 2:15 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on NATO.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  The Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 
10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


        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 Tuesday, April 
2, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing on the following 
nominations: Ron A. Bloom, of New York, to be a Governor of the United 
States Postal Service, and James A. Crowell IV, and Jason Park, both of 
the District of Columbia, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia.


                       committee on the judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing.


                    select committee on intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 2.30 p.m., to 
conduct a closed hearing.


                       special committee on aging

  The Special Committee on Aging is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


                        subcommittee on airland

  The Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 
2, 2019, at 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing.

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