[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9146]
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                    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 on Tuesday, July 28, 1998, to conduct 
an oversight hearing on mandatory arbitration agreements in employment 
contracts in the securities industry.
  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 Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, July 28, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. on the nominations of 
Ritajean Butterworth and Diane Blair to be members of the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting and Kelley Coyner to be administrator of the 
Research and Special Programs Administration of the Department of 
Transportation and immediately following a full committee hearing on 
cable rates.
  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 be granted permission to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 28, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to receive testimony on 
the March 31, 1998 Government Accounting Office report on the Forest 
Service: Review of the Alaska Region's Operating Costs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be permitted to meet Tuesday, July 28, 1998 
beginning at 10:00 a.m. in room SH-215, to conduct a markup.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on labor and human resources

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Labor and Human Resources be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Substance Abuse: the Science of Addiction and Options for 
Treatment during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, July 28, 1998, 
at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs would 
like to request unanimous consent to hold a markup on pending 
legislation.
  The markup will be held at 4:15 p.m., on Tuesday, July 28, 1998 in 
room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. D'AMATO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be permitted to meet on July 28, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. 
to 1:00 p.m. in Hart 216 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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