[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6632]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. JEFFORDS. 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, June 17, and Thursday, 
June 18, 1998, to conduct a hearing on H.R. 10, the Financial Services 
Act of 1998.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous 
consent to conduct a hearing on Thursday, June 18, 1998 beginning at 
10:00 a.m., in room 215 Dirksen.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary, be authorized to hold an executive business 
meeting during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 18, 1998, at 
10:00 a.m., in room 226, of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 2:00 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.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the House Commerce, 
Subcommittee on Health and Environment be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on ``Putting Patients First: resolving the Allocation of 
Transplant Organs'' during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 
18, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on east Asian and pacific affairs

  Mr. JEFFORDS. 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 Thursday, June 18, 1998, at 10:00 am to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on international security, proliferation, and federal 
                                services

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the 
Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, 
Proliferation, and Federal Services to meet on Thursday, June 18, 1998 
at 2:00 p.m. for a hearing on ``The Adequacy of Commerce Department 
Satellite Export Controls.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. JEFFORDS. 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 Thursday, June 18, for 
purposes of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to 
begin at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony 
on S. 469, a bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and 
Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act; S. 1016, a bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal 
Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes; S. 1665, a 
bill to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National 
Heritage Corridor Act, and for other purposes; S. 2039, a bill to amend 
the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real Tierra 
Adentro as a National Historic Trail; and H.R. 2186, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the 
National Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               caucus on international narcotics control

  Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Caucus 
on International Narcotics Control be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. to receive 
testimony on the U.S. Efforts in International Demand Reduction 
Programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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