[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 16 (Wednesday, February 23, 1994)]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 1:45 p.m. on Wednesday, 
February 23, 1994, in closed session, to receive a briefing on Bosnia 
and other current military operations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 23, beginning at 10 a.m. 
to conduct a markup on the committee print of the interstate banking 
and branching bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to conduct a 
hearing on S. 1822, the Communications Act of 1994, on February 23, 
1994, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate, 9:30 a.m., February 23, 1994, to consider 
pending nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 23, to consider the 
Graham substitute amendment to S. 1114, the Water Pollution Prevention 
and Control Act of 1994.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate, 9:45 a.m., February 23, 1994, to receive 
testimony on the Department of Energy's fiscal year 1995 budget 
request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be permitted to meet today at 10 a.m. to hear testimony from 
OMB Director Leon Panetta on the subject of the administration's budget 
proposals.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, February 23, 1994, at 10:15 a.m. to hold a hearing 
with Secretary of State Christopher regarding a foreign policy overview 
and budgetary resources.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee for authority to meet on Wednesday, 
February 23, for a hearing on the legislation: H.R. 3400, Government 
Reform and Savings Act, at 10 a.m., in SD-342 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Governmental Affairs Committee be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
February 23, at 2 p.m. for a hearing on the nomination of Rafael Diaz, 
to be Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet on February 23, 
1994, at 9:15 a.m., for an executive session to consider S. 1040, the 
Technology for Education Act of 1993; S. 1020, the Workers Technology 
Skill Development Act; and the nominations of Bernard E. Anderson to be 
Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards at the Department of 
Labor; Margaret A. Browning to be a member of the National Labor 
Relations Board; Charles I. Cohen to be a member of the National Labor 
Relations Board; and Frederick L. Feinstein to be general counsel of 
the National Labor Relations Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, The Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold an oversight hearing on 
programs and services for homeless veterans at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 
February 23, 1994. The hearing will be held in room 418 of the Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COALITION DEFENSE AND REINFORCING FORCES

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Coalition Defense and Reinforcing Forces of the 
Committee on Armed Services and the Subcommittee on European Affairs of 
the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
February 23, 1994, at 2 p.m., in open session to continue to receive 
testimony on the future of NATO.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on European Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
jointly with the Armed Services' Subcommittee on Coalition Defense and 
Reinforcing Forces, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, February 23, 1994, at 2 p.m., to hold a hearing on 
the future of NATO: The NATO summit and beyond.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, of the Committee on the Judiciary, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
February 23, 1994, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on shaping our 
response to violent and demeaning imagery in popular music.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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