[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11368-S11369]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, Science, and transportation

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, October 29, 1997, at 2 p.m. on Death on the High Seas Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a business meeting Wednesday, October 29, 9:30 a.m., Hearing 
Room (SD-406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to conduct a 
hearing on Wednesday, October 29, 1997, beginning at 10 a.m. in room 
215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, October 29, 1997, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. to hold 
hearings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations and the Caucus on International Narcotics Control 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
October 29, 1997, at 2 p.m. to hold a joint hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee special investigation to meet on 
Wednesday, October 29, 1997, at 10 a.m., for a hearing on campaign 
financing issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. 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, October 29, 1997, at 9:30 a.m. in room 106 of 
the Dirksen Senate Building to conduct a hearing on S. 1077, a bill to 
amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate

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on Wednesday, October 29, 1997, at 10 a.m. in room 226 of the Senate 
Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on judicial nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, October 29, 1997, at 2 p.m. in room 226 of the Senate 
Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on judicial nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on antitrust, business rights, and competition

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, of the 
Senate Judiciary Committee, be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, October 29, 1997, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing 
in room 226, Senate Dirksen Building, on antitrust implications of the 
tobacco settlement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation, and recreation

  Mr. INHOFE. 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, October 29, for 
the 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. 638, a bill to provide for the expeditious completion of the 
acquisition of private mineral interests within the Mount St. Helens 
National Volcanic Monument mandated by the 1982 act that established 
the monument, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                  subcommittee on oceans and fisheries

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Oceans 
and Fisheries Subcommittee of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 29, 1997, at 
9:30 a.m. on future of the NOAA Corps.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on securities

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Securities of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, October 29, 1997, to conduct an oversight hearing on 
securities litigation abuses.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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