[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3457]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. COVERDELL. 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 Wednesday, April 22, 1998, to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Donna Tanoue, of Hawaii, to be a 
member and chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of 
the Governmental Affairs Committee to meet on Wednesday, April 22, 
1998, at 10 a.m. for a hearing on the nominations of G. Edward DeSeve 
to be Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and 
Budget, and Deidre Lee to be Administrator of the Office of Federal 
Procurement Policy for the Office of Management and Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, April 22, 1998 at 10:30 a.m. in room 226 of 
the Senate Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on the nomination 
of James K. Robinson to be assistant attorney general for the criminal 
division.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the House Committee on 
Education and the Workforce be authorized to meet for a joint hearing 
on Individuals with Disabilities Education Act during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, April 22, 1998, at 10:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
would like to request unanimous consent to hold a markup on the 
nomination of Togo D. West, Jr., to be Secretary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. The markup will take place in S216, of the Capitol 
Building, after the first scheduled vote in the Senate after 3 p.m. on 
Wednesday, April 22, 1998.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Special Committee on Aging be permitted to meet on April 22, 1998 at 1 
p.m. for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on communications

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Communications of the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 
22, 1998, at 9:30 am on section 706 and bandwidth issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on manufacturing

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Manufacturing Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 
22, 1998, at 2:30 pm on virtual manufacturing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on social security

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, the Finance Committee Subcommittee on 
Social Security and Family Policy requests unanimous consent to conduct 
a hearing on Wednesday, April 22, 1998, beginning at 10 a.m. in room 
215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on technology, terrorism, and government information

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, of 
the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the Senate Select Committee on 
Intelligence be authorized to hold a joint hearing during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, April 22, 1998 at 2:30 p.m. in room 226, 
Senate Dirksen Office Building, on: ``Chemical and Biological Weapons 
Threats to America: Are We Prepared?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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