[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 24, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2501]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. on business practices in 
the professional boxing industry.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation by authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, at 2:30 p.m. on tobacco legislation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a business meeting to consider S. 8, the Superfund Cleanup 
Acceleration Act of 1997, Tuesday, March 24, 11 a.m., hearing room (SD-
406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Committee to meet for a joint hearing on Tuesday, 
March 24, 1998, at 2 p.m. The subject of the hearing is the Fair 
Competition Act of 1998: A New Free Market Approach to Federal 
Contracting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, March 24, 1998 at 2:30 p.m. in room 138 of the 
Senate Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on ``Judicial 
Nominations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Health Care Quality during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, March 24, 1998, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a hearing on S. 1021, the 
Veterans' Employment Opportunities Act.
  The hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, at 2:15 p.m., 
in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on acquisition and technology

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology of the Committee on Armed 
Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, 
in open session, to receive testimony on RDT&E Management Reform and 
related issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on east asian and pacific affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation, and recreation

  Mr. STEVENS. 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 Tuesday, March 24, 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. 887, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Act of 
1997; S. 991, a bill to make technical corrections to the Omnibus Parks 
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996, and for other purposes; S. 
1695, the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act 
of 1998; and Senate Joint Resolution 41, legislation approving the 
location of a Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in the Nation's 
Capitol.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on social security and family policy

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, the Finance Committee Subcommittee on 
Social Security and Family Policy requests unanimous consent to conduct 
a hearing on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, beginning at 2 p.m. in room 215 
Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 24, 1998, at 2:30 p.m. in open 
session, to receive testimony on ballistic missile defense programs in 
review of the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 1999 and 
the future years Defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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