AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET; Congressional Record Vol. 166, No. 48
(Senate - March 12, 2020)

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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I have 5 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 Thursday, March 12, 2020, 
at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing on pending nominations.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 10: 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nominations: John Leonard 
Badalamenti, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District 
of Florida, William Scott Hardy, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Pennsylvania, John F. Heil III, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts 
of Oklahoma, David Cleveland Joseph, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Louisiana, Anna M. Manasco, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Drew B. 
Tipton, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Texas, Stephen Sidney Schwartz, of Virginia, Kathryn C. Davis, of 
Maryland, and Edward Hulvey Meyers, of Maryland, each to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Vincent F. DeMarco, to 
be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New York, 
Department of Justice.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 
10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  The Committee on Veterans' Affairs is authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 11:45 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the following nomination: James E. Trainor III, of 
Texas, to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission.
  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I have a request for one 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 Thursday, March 12, 2020, at 12 p.m., to 
conduct a closed hearing.

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