[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 28 (Thursday, March 6, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2026-S2027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 6, 1997, beginning at 2:15 p.m. to hold a 
hearing and markup on the Governmental Affairs Committee request for 
additional funding.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 6, 
1997, at 10 a.m. in open session, to consider the nomination of Keith 
R. Hall to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. 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, March 6, 1997, to conduct 
a hearing of the following nominees: Yolanda T. Wheat, of Maryland, to 
be a member of the National Credit Union Administration Board; Charles 
A. Gueli, of Maryland, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the 
National Institute of Building Sciences; Niranjan S. Shah, of Illinois, 
to be a member of the National Institute of Building Sciences; and 
Jeffery A. Frankel, of California, to be a member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on Finance

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Thursday, March 6, 1997, beginning at 
10 a.m. in room 213, Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, the Finance Committee Subcommittee on 
Health Care requests unanimous consent to conduct a hearing on 
Thursday, March 6, 1997, beginning at 2 p.m. in room SD-215.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, March 6, 1997, at 2 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Thursday, March 6, 1997, at 
9:30 a.m. for a hearing on Federal tax policy for the District of 
Columbia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, the Committee on the Judiciary asks 
unanimous consent to hold an executive business meeting on Thursday, 
March 6, 1997, at 10 a.m., in room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on health care quality and consumer protection during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, March 6, 1997, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' affairs to receive the legislative 
presentation of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, 
the Retired Officers Association, Association of the U.S. Army, Non-
Commissioned Officers Association, the Military Order of the Purple 
Heart, and the Blinded Veterans Association. The hearing will be held 
on March 6, 1997, at 9:30 a.m., in room 345 of the Cannon House Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on international operations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Operations of the Committee on Foreign 
Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 6, 1997, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         subcommittee on consumer affairs and foreign commerce

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Consumer 
Affairs and Foreign Commerce and Tourism Subcommittee of the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on March 6, 1997, at 2:30 p.m. on product liability reform: 
Success of the General Aviation Revitalization Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday March 6, 1997, at 2

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p.m. to hold a closed business meeting on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on transportation and infrastructure

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure be granted permission 
to conduct a hearing Thursday, March 6, at 9:30 a.m., hearing room SD-
406, on the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and 
innovative transportation financing, technology, construction, and 
design practices.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                  subcommittee on oceans and fisheries

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Oceans 
and Fisheries and Science, Technology and Space Subcommittee of the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized 
to meet on March 6, 1997, at 10 a.m. on review of NOAA's fiscal year 
1998 budget request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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