I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on May 14, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, ``The Role of Mitigation in Reducing Federal Expenditures for Disaster Response.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
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