[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 6, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1607-S1608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 
March 6, 1996, in open session, to receive testimony on the 1996 
ballistic missile defense update review.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 
6, 1996, in open session, to receive testimony on the Department of 
Energy Environmental Management Program [EM], and on the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board [DNFSB] activities.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 6, 1996, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on 
the issue of competitive change in the electric power industry.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Wednesday, March 6, for a 
joint hearing with the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee 
at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing on the Oversight of the Government 
Performance and Results Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at 10 a.m. in SD-226 to hold a hearing on 
``Interstate Transportation of Human Pathogens.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a hearing on the 
Reauthorization of National Institutes of Health, during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at 10 a.m., in room SR-428A, to 
mark up legislation pending in the committee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select

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Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at 9 a.m., in SH-216, to hold 
an open hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 6, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing to 
discuss telemarketing fraud against the elderly.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          subcommittee on near eastern and south asia affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asia Affairs of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 6, 1996, at 2 p.m., to hold hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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