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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I have 6 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 Energy and Natural Resources

  The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 16, 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 Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 2 p.m., to conduct 
a hearing on the following nominations: Bridget A. Brink, of Michigan 
to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, Kenneth A. Howery, of Texas, 
to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden, Matthew S. Klimow, of New 
York, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, and John Jefferson Daigle, of 
Louisiana, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cabo Verde, all of the 
Department of State.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing on pending legislation and the following nominations: Ada E. 
Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Texas, Steven D. Grimberg, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Georgia, David John Novak, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, and Matthew H. 
Solomson, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
Federal Claims.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  The Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing entitled, ``Oversight of the U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission.''


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 2 p.m., to conduct 
a hearing.


        Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather

  The Subcommittee on Science, Oceans, Fisheries, and Weather of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at 10 
a.m., to conduct a hearing.

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