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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in room 
SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on January 21, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Healthcare Co-
Ops: A Review of the Financial and Oversight Controls.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 10:45 a.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Political and Economic Developments in Latin America and 
Opportunities for U.S. Engagement.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
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meet during the session of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 9:30 
a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``Laying Out the Reality of the 
United States Postal Service.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 10:45 a.m., in the President's Room 
in the Capitol.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on January 21, 2016, at 10 a.m., in room SR-418 of the 
Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``VA's 
Transformation Strategy: Examining the Plan to Modernize VA.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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