[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 102 (Thursday, July 11, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7784-S7785]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. LOTT. 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 Thursday, July 11, 1996, to conduct a hearing 
on S. 1800, the Fair ATM Fees for Consumers Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. LOTT. 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 Thursday, July 11, 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, 
focusing on the FERC wholesale open access transmission rule, Order No. 
888.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Thursday, July 11, 1996, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing on S. 1740, 
the Defense of Marriage Act.


                    subcommittee on african affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on African Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate

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on Thursday, July 11, at 3 p.m., to hold a hearing.


           subcommittee on forests and public land management

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, July 11, 1996, for purposes of 
conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. 
The purpose of this hearing is to consider S. 1738, a bill to provide 
for improved access to and use of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
Wilderness, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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