[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 49 (Tuesday, April 28, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3725]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized 
to meet on Tuesday, April 28, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. on year 2000 problem.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests 
unanimous consent to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, April 28, 1998 
beginning at 9:00 a.m. in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, April 28, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. in room 226 of the 
Senate Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on ``S.J. Res. 44, a 
proposed constitutional amendment to protect crime victims.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Committee on Labor and Human Resources

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Reading and Literacy Initiatives during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, April 28, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Small Business

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate for a hearing entitled ``Environmental Compliance Tools for 
Small Business.'' The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 
April 28, 1998, in room 428A Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management of the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 28, for purposes of conducting 
a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. The 
purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 326, the 
Abandoned Hardrock Mines Reclamation Act of 1997; S. 327, the Hardrock 
Mining Royalty Act of 1997; and S. 1102, the Mining Law Reform Act of 
1997.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space

  Mr. SMITH of Oregon. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Science, Technology, and Space Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Tuesday, 
April 28, 1998, at 2:30 p.m. on Federal research and development.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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