[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 23, 1994)]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
conduct a hearing on the competitiveness of the U.S. Biotechnology 
Industry, on March 23, 1994, beginning at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MITCHELL. 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., March 23, 1994, to consider 
pending calendar business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. MITCHELL. 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, March 23, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a business meeting to consider S. 1547, the Safe Drinking Water 
Act of 1993.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be permitted to meet today, March 23, 1994, at 
10:00 A.M., to hear testimony on the subject of the Uruguay round of 
the GATT.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 23, 1994, at 10 a.m. to hold 
a hearing on United States policy toward Russia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee for authority to meet on Wednesday, 
March 23, at 10 a.m. for a markup on H.R. 3400, the Government Reform 
and Savings Act, and 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 indian affairs

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 
23, 1994, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in 485 Russell Senate Office Building 
on S. 1021, the Native American Free Exercise of Religion Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Committee on Labor and Human Resources

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on National Science Foundation reauthorization, during the 
session of the Senate on March 23, 1994, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Subcommittee on Constitution

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Constitution, of the Committee on the Judiciary, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 
23, 1994, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on the Gun Violence 
Prevention Act: Public Health and Child Safety.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Housing

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Housing of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, March 23, beginning at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing on 
Federal Transit Authority budgets.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on public lands, national parks and forests

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate, 2 p.m., March 23, 1994, to receive testimony 
on the following bills: S. 1270, to establish the Cache La Poudre River 
National Water Heritage Area in the State of Colorado; S. 1324, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands of 
the Columbia Basin Federal Reclamation Project, Washington, and for 
other purposes; S. 1402, to convey a certain parcel of public land to 
the County of Twin Falls, ID, for use as a landfill, and for other 
purposes; S. 1703, to expand the boundaries of the Piscataway National 
Park, and for other purposes; and H.R. 194, to withdraw and reserve 
certain public lands and minerals within the State of Colorado for 
military uses, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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