[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 80 (Thursday, June 22, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5709-S5710]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, June 22, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., on the continuation of the 
hearing on the United/US Airways merger.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 22, 2000, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 22, 2000, at 
11 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Building to mark up the 
following: S. 2719, to provide for business development and trade 
promotion for Native Americans; S. 1658; to authorize the construction 
of a Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, SD; and S. 1148, to provide 
for the Yankton Sioux Tribe and the Santee Sioux Tribe certain benefits 
of the Missouri River Pick-Sloan Project. To be followed by a hearing, 
on the Indian Trust Resolution Corporation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
June 22, 2000, at 10 a.m., in SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans affairs

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to hold a hearing on the nominations 
of Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D., to be Under Secretary for Health, 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and Robert M. Walker to be Under 
Secretary for Memorial

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Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs.
  The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 22, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., in 
room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on criminal justice oversight

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight be authorized to meet to 
conduct a hearing on Thursday, June 22, 2000, at 2 p.m., in SD226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on international operations

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Operations be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 22, 2000, at 3 p.m., to 
hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 
22, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing. The subcommittee will receive 
testimony on S. 1643, a bill to authorize the addition of certain 
parcels to the Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa; and S. 2547, a 
bill to provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes National 
Park and the Great Sand Dunes National Preserve in the State of 
Colorado, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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