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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have 12 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 agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 
9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


            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, May 21, 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, May 21, 2019, at 10:15 
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, May 21, 2019, at 10:15 
a.m., to conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Daniel Habib 
Jorjani, of Kentucky, to be Solicitor, and Mark Lee Greenblatt, of 
Maryland, to be Inspector General, both of the Department of the 
Interior.


                     committee on foreign relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 11 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing on the following nominations: Pamela Bates, of Virginia, to 
be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization 
for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, 
and Christopher Landau, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the United 
Mexican States, both of the Department of State, Jennifer D. Nordquist, 
of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Eliot Pedrosa, 
of Florida, to be United States Executive Director of the Inter-
American Development Bank, and other pending nominations.


                       committee on the judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 21, 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, May 21, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a closed business meeting.


                     subcommittee on cybersecurity

  The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity of the Committee on Armed Services 
is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Monday, May 
20, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  The Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the 
Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 4:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  The Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 21, 
2019, at 2:15 p.m., to conduct a hearing.


                        subcommittee on seapower

  The Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services is 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 21, 
2019, at 11 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


  Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management

  The Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency 
Management of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing.

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