[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 133 (Tuesday, September 30, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10239]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. MACK. 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 Tuesday, September 30, 1997, to conduct a 
hearing of the following nominees: Laura S. Unger, of New York, to be a 
commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Paul R. Carey, 
of New York, to be a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission; Dennis Dollar, of Mississippi, to be a member of the 
National Credit Union Administration Board; Edward M. Gramlich, of 
Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve; Roger Walton Ferguson, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve; and Ellen Seidman, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a director of thrift supervision.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 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 impact of a new climate treaty on U.S. labor, electricity supply, 
manufacturing, and the general economy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to meet 
to consider S. 1180, the Endangered Species Recovery Act of 1997, 
Tuesday, September 30, 9:30 a.m., Hearing Room (SD-406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 1997, at 4:00 p.m. to hold a House/
Senate conference.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee special investigation to meet on 
Tuesday, September 30, at 10 a.m., for a hearing on campaign financing 
issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a hearing on 
tobacco settlement during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, 
September 30, 1997, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, September 30, 1997 at 2 p.m. in room 226 of the Senate 
Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on the nomination of Raymond 
C. Fisher, Jr., of California, to be Associate Attorney General.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, September 30, 1997 at 3 p.m. in room 226 of the Senate 
Dirksen Office Building to hold a Judicial Nominations hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on constitution, federalism, and property rights

  Mr. MACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights of the 
Senate Committee on the Judiciary, be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 30, 1997, at 10:30 a.m. to 
hold a hearing in room 226, Senate Dirksen Building, on 
``Unconstitutional Set-Asides: ISTEA's Race-Based Set-Asides After 
ADARAND.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. FAIRCLOTH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, September 30, 1997, at 2:30 p.m., on Fast Track.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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