[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8373]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Ms. SNOWE. 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 Wednesday, July 30, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee business meeting which is scheduled to 
begin at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this business meeting is to consider 
pending calendar business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a hearing on Wednesday, July 30, 9:30 a.m., Hearing Room (SD-
406) on S. 1059, the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 
1997.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. to hold a business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at 11:00 a.m. to hold a House/
Senate conference.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee Special Investigation to meet on 
Wednesday, July 30, at 10:00 a.m. for a hearing on campaign financing 
issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 30, 1997 at 9:30 a.m. in room 106 of the 
Dirksen Senate Building to mark up S. 569, a bill to amend the Indian 
Child Welfare Act of 1978; to be followed immediately by an Oversight 
Hearing on the Special Trustee's `Strategic Plan' to reform the 
management of Indian trust funds.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, July 30, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. in room 226 of the Senate 
Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on: ``Review of the Global 
Tobacco Settlement.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration hold a business meeting at 2:30 p.m. on 
Wednesday, July 30, 1997 on the status of the investigation into the 
contested Senate election in Louisiana at which the committee could 
consider and vote upon a resolution, or resolutions, prescribing the 
future course of action to be taken by the committee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 30, 1997 at 2:00 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on communications

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Communications Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at 
9:30 a.m. on international satellite reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on financial services and technology

  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology of the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 30, 1997, to conduct a hearing 
on the financial institution regulators' management of the year 2000 
problem.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation, and recreation

  Ms. SNOWE. 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 Wednesday, July 30, for 
purposes of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to 
begin at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to review the 
management and operations of concession programs within the National 
Park System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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