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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1579 on Dec. 11, 2019.
The Department is one of the oldest in the US, focused primarily on law enforcement and the federal prison system. Downsizing the Federal Government, a project aimed at lowering taxes and boosting federal efficiency, detailed wasteful expenses such as $16 muffins at conferences and board meetings.
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SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.
As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
Meetings scheduled for Thursday, December 12, 2019 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
DECEMBER 179:30 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Paul J.
Ray, of Tennessee, to be Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget.
SD-34210 a.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Lanny
Erdos, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the
Interior.
SD-366
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine tackling the opioid crisis, focusing on a whole-of-government approach.
SD-226
DECEMBER 18Time to be announced
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Jovita
Carranza, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small
Business Administration.
TBA10 a.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the Department of Justice
Office of the Inspector General Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act report, focusing on methodology, scope, and findings.
SD-342
Select Committee on Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
SH-219
