[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3493-S3494]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to conduct three (3) consecutive 
hearings during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 17, 
Thursday, April 18, and Friday, April 19, 1996, on the President's 
budget request for fiscal year 1997 for Indian programs and related 
budgetary issues from fiscal year 1996. The hearings will be held at 
1:30 p.m. each day in room 485 on the Russell Senate Office Building.
  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 in executive session 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday April 17, 1996, at 9:30 
a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, April 17, 1996, beginning at 10 a.m. until 
business is completed, to hold a hearing on campaign finance reform.
  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, April 17, 1996, at 2 p.m., to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on administrative oversight and the courts

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 17, 1996, at 
2 p.m., to hold an executive business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation of the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, April 17, 1996, for 
purposes of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to 
begin at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to consider S. 128, a 
bill to establish the Thomas Cole National Historical Site in the State 
of New York; S. 695, a bill to provide for the establishment of the 
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas; and S. 1476, a bill to 
establish the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on readiness

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 1996, in open 
session, to receive testimony on the privatization of Department of 
Defense depot maintenance and other commercial activities.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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