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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I have 9 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, February 5, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to
conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the United States Central
Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year
2020 and the Future Years Defense Program.''
Committee on Armed Services
The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the
session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 2:15 p.m., to
conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the United States Central
Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year
2020 and the Future Years Defense Program.''
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, February 5, 2019, at 10
a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining the outlook for energy
and minerals markets in the 116th Congress.''
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, February 5, 2019, at 3:30
p.m., to conduct a business meeting entitled ``Organizational business
meeting to consider committee rules, subcommittee assignments, and an
original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee.''
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, February 5, 2019, at 10
a.m., to conduct a business meeting and the following nominations:
Andrew Wheeler, of Virginia, to be Administrator, and Peter C. Wright,
of Michigan, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, both
of the Environmental Protection Agency, Nicole R. Nason, of New York,
to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department
of Transportation, John Fleming, of Louisiana, to be Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, John L. Ryder, of
Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee
Valley Authority.
Committee on Finance
The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of
the Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 10:15 a.m., to conduct an
organizational business meeting and the following nominations: Michael
Faulkender, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary, and Michael J.
Desmond, of California, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue
Service and an Assistant General Counsel, both of the Department of the
Treasury, Jeffrey Kessler, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of
Commerce, and Elizabeth Darling, of Texas, to be Commissioner on
Children, Youth, and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
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, February 5, 2019,
at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``How Primary Care Affects
Health Care Cost and Outcomes.''
Committee on the Judiciary
The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the
session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 10 a.m., to
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: Neomi J. Rao, to be
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, and
Aditya Bamzai, of Virginia, and Travis LeBlanc, of Maryland, both to be
a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
Select Committee on Intelligence
The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the
session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at 2.30 p.m., to
conduct a closed briefing.
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