[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 66 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4964-S4965]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. GREGG. 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, May 15, 2001, to conduct a hearing on 
the nomination of Mr. Alphonso R. Jackson, of Texas, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Mr. Richard A. Hauser, of 
Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; Mr. John Charles Weicher, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and serve as 
the Federal Housing Commissioner; and the Honorable Romolo A. Bernardi, 
of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
for Community Planning and Development.
  The committee will also vote on the nomination of Mr. John E. Robson, 
of California, to be President of the Export-Import Bank; Mr. Peter R. 
Fisher, of New Jersey, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury for 
domestic finance; and Mr. James J. Jochum, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. GREGG. 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, May 15, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct an 
oversight hearing. The committee will consider national energy policy 
with respect to Federal, State, and local impediments to the siting of 
energy infrastructure.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 
15, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., to receive testimony on the FY02 budget and 
priorities of the Environmental Protection Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, April 15, 2001, to mark up the Taxpayer Relief Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the sessions of

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the Senate on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at 10 a.m., for a hearing 
regarding the Financial Outlook of the United States Postal Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, 
May 15, 2001, at 2 p.m., in Dirksen 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 15, 2001, at 10 a.m., to hold a closed hearing on 
intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emergency threats and capabilities

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, May 15, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., in open and closed sessions to 
receive testimony on the Department of Energy's defense nuclear 
nonproliferation programs, in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2002 and the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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