[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 30 (Thursday, February 25, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S2038]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, February 
25, 1999, at 9:30 a.m. in open session, to receive testimony on U.S. 
policy regarding Kosovo.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet at 9:30 a.m. on 
Thursday, February 25, 1999, in open session, to receive testimony from 
the unified commanders on their military strategy and operational 
requirements in review of the fiscal year 2000 defense authorized 
request and future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. 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 Thursday, February 25, 1999, to 
conduct a hearing on financial services legislation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Ms. COLLINS. 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 Thursday, February 25, for purposes 
of conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 
9:00 a.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to consider the 
President's proposed budget for FY2000 for the Department of Energy and 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Ms. COLLINS. 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 Thursday, February 25, for purposes 
of conducting a full committee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 
2:00 p.m. The purpose of this oversight hearing is to consider the 
President's proposed budget for FY2000 for the U.S. Forest Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Public Health, be authorized to meet for a hearing on Antimicrobial 
Resistance: Solutions to a Growing Public Health Threat during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, February 25, 1999, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on The Judiciary

  Ms. COLLINS. 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, February 25, 
1999, 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 Rules and Administration

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, February 25, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. to 
conduct its organizational meeting for the 106th Congress.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, of the 
Senate Judiciary Committee, be authorized to hold a hearing during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, February 25, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. in 
room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building, on: ``The Third 
Anniversary of the Telecom Act: A Competition and Antitrust Review.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. 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, February 25, 1999, at 10:00 a.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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