May 9, 2019 - Issue: Vol. 165, No. 77 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 1st Session

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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I have 3 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 Finance

  The Committee on Finance is authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing 
on the following nominations: David Fabian Black, of North Dakota, to 
be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, and Emin Toro, of Virginia, 
to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 10 a.m., to conduct 
a business meeting on pending legislation and the hearing on the 
following nominations: Jeffrey Vincent Brown, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, Robert J. Colville, 
and Stephanie L. Haines, both to be a United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Pennsylvania, Brantley Starr, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, and Jeffrey 
A. Rosen, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney General, Timothy J. 
Downing, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of 
Oklahoma, William Travis Brown, Jr., to be United States Marshal for 
the Middle District of Louisiana, and Michael Blaine East, to be United 
States Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina, all of the 
Department of Justice.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  The Select Committee on Intelligence is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 2 p.m., to conduct a 
closed briefing.

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