[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11162-S11163]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, October 23, 1997, 
at 4:15 p.m. in executive session, to consider pending nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet at 2:30 
p.m. During the session of the Senate on Thursday, October 23, 1997, to 
conduct a hearing of the following nominees: Kevin E. Marchman, of 
Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of HUD for Public and Indian 
Housing; Saul N. Ramirez, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of HUD 
for Community Planning and Development; Richard F. Keevey, of Virginia,

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to be the Chief Financial Officer of HUD; Eva M. Plaza, of Maryland, to 
be Assistant Secretary of HUD for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; 
Gail W. Laster, of New York, to be the General Counsel of HUD; Jo Ann 
Jay Howard, of Texas, to be the Federal Insurance Administrator at the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency; F. Amanda Debusk, of Maryland, to 
be Assistant Secretary of Commerce; R. Roger Majak, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. LOTT. 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, October 23, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 10 
a.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on 
the issue of peaceful nuclear cooperation with China.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Thursday, October 23, 1997, beginning 
at 10 a.m. in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered


                     comittee on foreign relations

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, October 23, 1997 at 2 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Government Affairs Committee Special Investigation to meet on Thursday, 
October 23, 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. LOTT. 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, October 23, 1997, at 10 
a.m. in room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation, and recreation

  Mr. LOTT. 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, October 23, 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. 633, a bill to amend the Petroglyph National Monument Establishment 
Act of 1990 to adjust the boundary of the monument; and S. 1132, a bill 
to modify the boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument to include 
the lands within the headwaters of the Upper Alamo Watershed which 
drain into the monument and which are not currently within the 
jurisdiction of a Federal land management agency, to authorize purchase 
or donation of those lands, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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