[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 102 (Thursday, July 17, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7736-S7737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 17, 
1997, at 9:30 a.m. in open session, to consider the nomination of Rudy 
F. De Leon, to be Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science and transportation.

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, July 17, 1997 at 9:30 a.m. on S. 625--Auto Choice Reform 
Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CAMPBELL. 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 17, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin on 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nominations of 
Patrick A. Shea to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management, Robert 
G. Stanton to be Director, National Park Service, Kneeland C. 
Youngblood to be a Member of the United States Enrichment Corporation, 
and Kathleen M. Karpan to be Director, Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a hearing Thursday, July 17, 1997, at 10 p.m., to receive 
testimony on climate change.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, July 18, 1997, at 10 a.m. to hold a business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee special investigation to meet on 
Thursday, July 17, at 10 a.m., for a hearing on campaign financing 
issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary, be authorized to hold an executive business 
meeting during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 17, 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

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on quality of child care during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, July 17, 1997, at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON EUROPEAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on European Affairs of the

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Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, July 18, 1997, at 2 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on financial institutions and regulatory relief

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief of the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 17, 1997, to conduct 
an oversight hearing on the HUD rebuilding and loan guaranty program 
for financial institutions created as part of last year's church 
burning legislation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on forestry, conservation, and rural revitalization

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry's Subcommittee on 
Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization be allowed to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 17, 1997, at 2:30 
p.m. in SR-328A to receive testimony regarding the State and private 
forestry programs and the Northern Forestry Stewardship Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      subcommittee on immigration

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Immigration of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
July 17, 1997, at 3 p.m. to hold a hearing in room 226, Senate Dirksen 
Building, on: the VISA Waiver Pilot Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 subcommittee on international finance

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Finance of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, July 17, 1997, to conduct a hearing on the 
reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. CAMPBELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National 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 Thursday, July 17, for 
purposes of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to 
begin at 2 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on 
S. 895, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the 
Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity Lake''; S. 931, to 
designate the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and the Ernest F. Coe 
Visitor Center; and S. 871, to establish the Oklahoma City National 
Memorial as a unit of the National Park System; to designate Oklahoma 
City Memorial Trust, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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