[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S6459]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, June 19, 2001, At 9:30 a.m. on local competition.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. REID. 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, June 19 at 9:00 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing. The committee will receive testimony on S. 764, a bill to 
direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to impose just and 
reasonable load-differentiated demand rate or cost-of-service based 
rates on sales by public utilities of electric energy at wholesale in 
the western energy market, and for other purposes; and sections 508-510 
(relating to wholesale electricity rates in the western energy market, 
natural gas rates in California, and the sale price of bundled natural 
gas transactions) of S. 597, the Comprehensive and Balanced Energy 
Policy Act of 2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, June 19, 2001, to here testimony regarding Medicare 
Governance: Perspectives on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services (formerly HCFA).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on June 19, 2001, at 10:00 a.m. 
in room 485 Russell Senate Building to conduct a hearing to receive 
testimony on the goals and priorites on the member tribes of the 
Midwest Alliance of Soveregn Tribes For he 107th session of the 
Congress.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, June 19, 2001, for a markup on the nomination of 
Gordon H. Mansfield to be Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The meeting will take place off 
the Senate chamber after the first roll call vote of the day.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         Subcommittee on Aging

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Aging be 
authorized to meet for a hearing on ``Geriatrics: Meeting the Needs of 
Our Most Vulnerable Seniors in the 21st Century,'' during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, June 19, 2001, at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 19, 2001, to conduct an oversight hearing on the 
Multifamily assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance of the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on June 19, 2001 to conduct a hearing on 
``Reauthorization of the U.S. Export-Import Bank.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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