[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 48 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3452-S3453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 10 a.m., in

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closed session to receive a briefing on the administration's request 
for a waiver in the certifications required for the Cooperative Threat 
Reduction Program and on a recent report from the Joint Atomic Energy 
Intelligence Committee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           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 
Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., on Online Privacy and 
Protection Act of 2002.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           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 
Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., on the nomination of Harold D. 
Stratton to be Commissioner and chairman of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission.
  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 
Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to hear testimony on ``Issues 
in TANF Reauthorization: Helping Hard-to-Employ Families.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    committee on government affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, April 25, 
2002, at approximately 3:30 p.m. (immediately following the first 
rollcall vote in a series of votes expected to begin at 3:30 p.m.), for 
a business meeting to consider the nomination of Paul A. Quander, Jr., 
to be Director of the District of Columbia Court Services and Offender 
Supervision Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on ``IDEA: Behavioral Supports in Schools'' during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a nominations hearing 
on Thursday, April 25, 2002, in Dirksen room 226 at 10 a.m. The witness 
list is attached.

     Tentative Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Phil Gramm; the Honorable Kay Bailey 
Hutchison; the Honorable Fred Thompson; the Honorable Mike DeWine; the 
Honorable Bill Frist; the Honorable Ralph M. Hall; the Honorable Dave 
Hobson; the Honorable Harold E. Ford, Jr.; and the Honorable Max 
Sandlin.
  Panel II: Julia Smith Gibbons to be United States Circuit Court Judge 
for the Sixth Circuit.
  Panel III: Leonard E. Davis to be United States District Court Judge 
for the Eastern District of Texas; David C. Godbey to be United States 
District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas; Andrew S. 
Hanen to be United States District Court Judge for the Southern 
District of Texas; Samuel H. Mays, Jr., to be United States District 
Court Judge for the Western District of Tennessee; and Thomas M. Rose 
to be United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of 
Ohio.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
April 25, 2002, at 10 a.m., in Dirksen Building room 226. The agenda is 
attached.

                                 Agenda

     I. Nominations

  To be United States Marshal: Gordon Edward Eden, Jr. for the District 
of New Mexico; David Phillip Gonzales for the District of Arizona; 
Ronald Henderson for the Eastern District of Missouri; John Lee Moore 
for the Eastern District of Texas; John Edward Quinn for the Northern 
District of Iowa; Charles M. Sheer for the Western District of 
Missouri; and Edward Zahren for the District of Colorado.

     II. Bills

  S. 2031, Intellectual Property Protection Restoration Act of 2002 
[Leahy/Brownback].
  S. 2010, Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 
[Leahy/Daschle/Durbin].
  S. 1974, Federal Bureau of Investigation Reform Act of 2002 [Leahy/
Grassley].
  S. 848, Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act of 2001 
[Feinstein/Gregg].
  S. 1742, Restore Your Identity Act of 2001 [Cantwell].
  S. 410, a bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 by 
expanding legal assistance for victims of violence grant program to 
include assistance for victims of dating violence. [Crapo/Craig/
Wellstone/Biden].

     III. Resolutions

  S. Res. 245, designating the Week of May 5 through May 11, 2002 as 
``National Occupational Safety and Health Week'' [Durbin/Brownback/
Feingold].
  S. Res. 109, a resolution designating the second Sunday in the month 
of December as ``National Children's Memorial Day'' and the last Friday 
in the month of April as ``Children's Memorial Flag Day'' [Reid/
Edwards].
  S. Res. 249, a resolution designating April 30, 2002, as ``Dia de los 
Ninos: Celebrating Young Americans'' [Hatch].
  S. Con. Res. 102, a concurrent resolution proclaiming the week of May 
4 through May 11, 2002, as ``National Safe Kids Week'' [Dodd].

     IV. Committee Business

  Committee Resolution to Authorize Antitrust Subpoena.
  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 Thursday, April 25, 2002, for a hearing on ``Options to 
Nursing Homes--Is VA Prepared?''
  The hearing will take place in SR-418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 3:30 p.m., to hold a 
business meeting.
  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 Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct an 
oversight hearing on ``Transit in the 21st Century: Successes and 
Challenges.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on public health

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Public 
Health, be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``Addressing Unmet Needs 
in Women's Health'' during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 
25, 2002, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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