[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 58 (Wednesday, May 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4128-S4129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, May 7, 1997, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of 
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Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Wednesday, May 7, at 10 a.m. 
for a hearing on government secrecy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, May 7, 1997 at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing on S. 
507, the Omnibus Patent Act of 1997.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session on 
the Senate on Wednesday, May 7, 1997 at 2 p.m. to hold a judicial 
nominations hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. 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, May 7, 
1997, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate for an oversight hearing on SBA's finance programs on 
Wednesday, May 7, 1997, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. in room 428A of 
the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, May 7, 1997, at 2 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on the nomination of George J. Tenet to be Director of Central 
Intelligence.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space of the Senate Committee 
on Commerce, Science and Technology be authorized to meet on May 7, 
1995, at 2 p.m. on the National Science Foundation and Technology 
Administration fiscal year 1998 budgets.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on transportation and infrastructure

  Mr. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure be granted permission 
to conduct a hearing Wednesday, May 7, 9:30 a.m., on the 
reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 
[ISTEA] and safety issues and programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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