I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 5, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Fugitive Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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