[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S1829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 28, for purposes of conducting 
a joint committee hearing with the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
which is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. The title of this oversight 
hearing is ``America at Risk: U.S. Dependency on Foreign Oil.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and 
Families, be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``Keeping Children 
Safe from Internet Predators'' during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 28, 2000, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in room 562 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing entitled 
``Swindling Small Businesses: Toner-Phoner Schemes and Other Office 
Supply Scams.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Governmental Affairs Committee be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 
28, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``Oversight of HCFA's 
Settlement Policies: Did HCFA Give Favored Providers Sweetheart 
Deals?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on clean air, wetlands, and nuclear safety

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, and Nuclear Safety be authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 28, 9:30 
a.m., to conduct a hearing to receive testimony regarding the 
Administration's budget for the EPA Clean Air programs and the Army 
Corps of Engineers Wetlands budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on communications

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Communications Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., on broadband 
deployment in rural areas.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on technology, terrorism and government information

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, March 28, 2000, at 
10 a.m., in SD-226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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