[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8615-S8617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Subcommittee on 
Production and Price Competitiveness be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001.

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The purpose of this hearing will be to consider the U.S. export market 
share.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., in open session 
to consider the nomination of Gen. John P. Jumper, USAF, for 
reappointment to the grade of general and to be Chief of Staff, U.S. 
Air Force.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing and urban affairs

  Mrs. MURRAY. 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 Wednesday, August 1, 2001, to 
conduct a markup of S. 1254, the Mark-to-Market Reauthorization Act of 
2001, and of the nominations of Ms. Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New 
Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development; 
Ms. Melody H. Fennel, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development for Congressional and Intergovernmental 
Relations; Ms. Henrietta Holsman Fore, of Nevada, to be Director of the 
Mint; Mr. Michael J. Garcia, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce for Export Enforcement; and Mr. Michael Minoru Fawn Liu, of 
Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
for Public and Indian Housing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., on trade issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., on the nominations of 
John A. Hammerschmidt to be member of the NTSB; Jeffrey Runge to be 
Administrator of the NHTSA; Nancy Victory to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information; and Otto Wolff to be 
Assistant Secretary of Administration and Chief Financial Officer of 
the Department of Commerce.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mrs. MURRAY. 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 Wednesday, August 1, for purposes of 
conducting a full committee business meeting which is scheduled to 
begin at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of this business meeting is to begin 
consideration of energy policy legislation and other pending calendar 
business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, August 1, at 9 a.m., to conduct a hearing to assess the 
impact of air emissions from the transportation sector on public health 
and the environment in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, August 1, immediately following the first vote to consider 
the following nominations: David A. Sampson to be Assistant Secretary 
for Economic Development, Department of Commerce; George Tracy Mehan 
III, to be Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Judith Elizabeth Ayers to be an 
Assistant Administrator for the Office of International Activities, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Robert E. Fabricant to be General 
Counsel, Environmental Protection Agency; Jeffrey Holmstead to be 
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, 
Environmental Protection Agency; and Donald Schregardus to be Assistant 
Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
  In addition, the committee will consider the courthouse naming for S. 
584 to designate the United States courthouse located at 40 Centre 
Street in New York, NY, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States 
Courthouse.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, to hear testimony on 
``Cybershopping and Sales Tax: Finding the Right Mix''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a 
business meeting.
  The Committee will consider and vote on the following agenda items:
  S.   . An original bill to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State and for United States international broadcasting 
activities for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.
  S. 367. A bill to prohibit the application of certain restrictive 
eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with 
respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961.
  S. Res. 126. A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate 
regarding observance of the Olympic Truce.
  S. Con. Res. 58. A concurrent resolution expressing support for the 
tenth annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet in executive session during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate for a hearing entitled ``The Business of Environmental 
Technology'' on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, beginning at 9 a.m., in room 
428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a 
hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on antitrust, business rights and competition

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights 
and Competition be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 2 p.m., in Dirksen 226.
  Tentative witness list on ``S. 1233, the Product Package Protection 
Act: Keeping Offensive Material Out of our Cereal Boxes'':
  Panel I: Department of Justice, TBA, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Leslie Sarasin, President, American Frozen Food Institute, 
McClean, VA; Paul Petruccelli, Chief Counsel, Kraft North American, 
Inc.,

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Northfield, IL; and David Burris, Victim of product package tampering, 
Baker City, OR.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on constitution, federalism, and property rights

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism and 
Property Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, August 1, 2001, at 10 a.m., in Dirksen 226.
  Witness list on ``S. 989, the End Racial Profiling Act of 2001'':
  Panel I: Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York; Senator Jon S. 
Corzine, New Jersey; Representative John Conyers, Jr., Michigan; and 
Representative Chris Shays, Connecticut.
  Panel II: Mayor Dennis W. Archer, City of Detroit, President, The 
National League of Cities, Detroit, MI; Captain Ronald Davis, Oakland 
Police Department, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement 
Executives, Oakland, CA; Lorie Fridell, Ph.D., Director of Research, 
Police Executive Research Forum, Washington, DC; Chief Reuben M. 
Greenberg, Charleston Police Department, Charleston, SC; Professor 
David Harris, University of Toledo College of Law, Toledo, OH; Mrs. 
Raymond Kelly, former Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, former 
Commissioner, New York City Police Department, New York, NY; and Mr. 
Steve Young, Vice President, Fraternal Order of Police, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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