I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 9 a.m., in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.'' The PRESIDING…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on foreign…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., in room SR- 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 9:45 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on commerce, science…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 2 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 2:30 p.m., in room SR-418 of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 29, 2015, at 10 a.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on…

we are continuing to make substantial progress on passing a multiyear highway bill. Thanks to the developments of the recent day--I guess it was yesterday--we learned that the House is open to a conference committee to reconcile an…

we all know the Chamber is engaged in the passage of a multiyear highway bill--not just highways, but this deals with mass transit, transportation infrastructure in general. To me, the most important thing about what we are doing is the…

The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Corker), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio).