[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 4, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11694-S11695]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. D'AMATO. 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 in executive session on Tuesday, 
November 4, 1997, to conduct a markup of pending nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, November 4, 1997, at 9:30 am on pending committee 
business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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be granted permission to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, November 4, for purposes of conducting a full committee 
hearing which is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of this 
hearing is to consider the nominations of Curtis L. Hebert and Linda 
Key Breathitt to be Members of the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a hearing Tuesday, November 4, 2:00 p.m., Hearing Room (SD-
406), on S. 627, The African Elephant Conservation Act reauthorization, 
and S. 1287, the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, November 4, 1997, at 2:15 to hold a Business 
Meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Tuesday, November 4, at 9:00 
a.m. for a Nomination Hearing on the following nominees: Ernesta 
Ballard, to be a Member, Postal Board of Governors; Dale Cabaniss, to 
be a Member, Federal Labor Relations Authority; and Susanne T. 
Marshall, to be a Member, Merit Systems Protection Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet at 9:15 a.m. on 
Tuesday, November 4, 1997 in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Building to 
mark-up the following: H.R. 976, the Mississippi Sioux Tribe Judgment 
Fund Distribution Act of 1997; and the Nomination of B. Kevin Gover, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, November 4, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. in room 216 of 
the Senate Hart Office Building to hold a hearing on ``competition, 
innovation, and public policy in the digital age.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. D'AMATO. The Committee on Veterans' Affairs requests unanimous 
consent to hold a markup on the following nominations: Richard J. 
Griffin to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; 
William P. Greene, Jr. to be Associate Judge, Court of Veterans 
Appeals; Joseph Thompson to be Under Secretary for Benefits, Department 
of Veterans Affairs; and Espiridion A. Borrego to be Assistant 
Secretary for Veterans Employment and Training, Department of Labor;
  The markup will take place in S216, of the Capitol Building, after 
the first scheduled votes in the Senate on Tuesday morning, November 4, 
1997.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on financial services and technology

  Mr. D'AMATO. 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 Tuesday, November 4, 1997, to conduct a 
hearing on ``mandating year 2000 disclosure by publicly traded 
companies''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology and space

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet at 2:30 
p.m. on next generation internet.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on transportation and infrastructure

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure be granted permission 
to conduct a hearing Tuesday, November 4, 9:30 a.m., Hearing Room (SD-
406) on the status of Federal transportation programs in the absence of 
a multi-year reauthorization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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