[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 39 (Thursday, April 11, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2598-S2599]
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. NELSON of Nebraska. 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 Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 
2:30 p.m. to conduct an oversight hearing on ``Proposals To Improve the 
Housing Voucher Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, April 11, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. to hear testimony 
on Schemes, Scams and Cons, Part II: The IRS Strikes Back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
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Committee on Government Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
April 11, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. to discuss legislation to establish a 
Department of National Homeland Security and a White House Office to 
combat terrorism.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, April 11, 2002 at 3:00 p.m. to consider the nomination of 
Paul A. Quander, Jr. to be Director of the District of Columbia 
Offender Supervision, Defender, and Courts Services Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized 
to meet for a hearing on Capacity to Care: In a World Living with Aids 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 11, 2002 at 10:30 
a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a 
markup on Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 10 a.m., in SD226.

                            Tentative Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Terrence L. O'Brien to the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Tenth Circuit;
  Lance Africk to the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana;
  Legrome Davis to the United States District Court for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania;
  Mary Ann Solberg to be Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy;
  Scott Burns to be Deputy Director for State and Local Affairs, Office 
of National Drug Control Policy;
  Barry Crane to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy;
  John Robert Flores to be the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile 
Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice; and
  John Brown III to be Deputy Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 
Agency.
  To be United States Attorney:
  Jane J. Boyle for the Northern District of Texas;
  James B. Comey for the Southern District of New York;
  Thomas A. Marino for the Middle District of Pennsylvania;
  Matthew D. Orwig for the Eastern District of Texas; and
  Michael Taylor Shelby for the Southern District of Texas.
  To be United States Marshal:
  Warren Douglas Anderson for the District of South Dakota;
  Patrick E. McDonald for the District of Idaho; and
  James Joseph Parmley for the Northern District of New York.

     II. Bills

  S. 924, Providing Reliable Officers, Technology, Education, Community 
Prosecutors, and Training In Our Neighborhoods (PROTECTION) Act of 
2001. [Biden/Specter];
  S. 864, Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation Act of 2001 [Leahy/Lieberman/
Levin];
  S. 2031, Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2002 
[Leahy/Brownback]; and
  S. 2010, Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 
[Leahy/Daschle/Durbin].
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a 
nominations hearing on Thursday, April 11, 2002 at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 
Room 226.
  Panel I: The Honorable Arlen Specter, United States Senator [R-PA]; 
the Honorable Bob Smith, United States Senator [R-NH]; the Honorable 
Paul Wellstone, United States Senator [D-MN]; the Honorable Dianne 
Feinstein, United States Senator [D-CA]; the Honorable Barbara Boxer, 
United States Senator [D-CA]; the Honorable Judd Gregg, United States 
Senator [R-NH]; the Honorable Russell F. Feingold, United States 
Senator [D-WI]; the Honorable Mark Dayton, United States Senator [D-
MN]; the Honorable Jim Ramstad, United States Representative [R-MN, 3rd 
Congressional District]; the Honorable Thomas M. Barrett, United States 
Representative [D-WI, 5th Congressional District]; and the Honorable 
Mark Green, United States Representative [R-WI, 8th Congressional 
District].
  PANEL II: Jeffrey Howard for the United States Court of Appeals for 
the First Circuit; Percy Anderson for the United States District Court 
for the Central District of California; Michael M. Baylson for the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 
William C. Griesbach for the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Wisconsin; Joan E. Lancaster for the United States 
District Court for the District of Minnesota; Cynthia M. Rufe for the 
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 
and John F. Walter for the United States District Court for the Central 
District of California.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on consumer affairs, foreign commerce, and tourism

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism, of 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, April 11, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. on examining Enron: 
Electricity Market Manipulation and the Effect on the Western States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 
11, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. in open session to receive testimony on military 
personnel benefits in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
Fiscal Year 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on strategic

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Subcommittee on Strategic of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 
11, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., in open and closed session to receive testimony 
on the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance programs of the 
Department of the Defense in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for Fiscal Year 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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