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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I have 10 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 Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 10 a.m., to
conduct a hearing on the nomination of David L. Norquist, of Virginia,
to be Deputy Secretary 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 24, 2019,
at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a business meeting and hearing on the
following nominations: Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to be a Director of
the Amtrak Board of Directors, Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, and
Michael Graham, of Kansas, both to be a Member of the National
Transportation Safety Board, Carl Whitney Bentzel, of Maryland, to be a
Federal Maritime Commissioner, Michael J.K. Kratsios, of South
Carolina, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, and Ian Paul Steff, of Indiana, to be Assistant
Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and
Foreign Commercial Service.
Committee on Environment and Public Works
The Committee on Environment and Public Works is authorized to meet
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 10
a.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 24, 2019, at 10 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 for a term of fifteen years.
Committee on Foreign Relations
The Committee on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 10:15 a.m., to
conduct a hearing.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July
24, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing on the following
nominations: Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for
Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and William Bryan, of Virginia, to be
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, both of the Department of
Homeland Security, Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of
the United States Postal Service, Ann C. Fisher, of the District of
Columbia, and Ashley Jay Elizabeth Poling, of North Carolina, both to
be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Catherine Bird,
of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations
Authority, and Rainey R. Brandt, and Shana Frost Matini, both to be an
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Committee on Indian Affairs
The Committee on Indian Affairs is authorized to meet during the
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 10 a.m., to
conduct a business meeting and the nomination of E. Sequoyah
Simermeyer, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming
Commission.
Committee on Rules and Administration
The Committee on Rules and Administration is authorized to meet
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 11
a.m., to conduct a hearing.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is authorized to
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at
2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing.
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
The Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy of the Committee
on Foreign Relations is authorized to meet during the session of the
Senate on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing.
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