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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 8 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 Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 
at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Vice Admiral Michael M. Gilday, 
USN, to be Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations, Department of 
Defense.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 
at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, at 
2 p.m., to conduct a hearing.


                          Committee on Finance

  The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on the following nominations: Brent James McIntosh, of 
Michigan, to be an Under Secretary, Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to 
be General Counsel, and Brian McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy 
Under Secretary, all of the Department of the Treasury, and Travis 
Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United 
States Tax Court,


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 10:15 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  The Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Sharon Fast Gustafson, 
of Virginia, to be General Counsel, and Charlotte A. Burrows, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member, both of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of W. Stephen Muldrow, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Department of Justice.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I have one request for a committee to 
meet during today's session of the Senate. It has the approval of the 
Majority and Minority leaders.
  Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the 
Senate, the following committee is 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 Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at a time to be 
determined, to conduct a hearing on pending nominations.

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