[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 93 (Thursday, July 11, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6678-S6679]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    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 
Thursday, July 11, 2002, at 9:30 a.m., on global climate change and the 
U.S. Climate Action Report.
  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 hold a hearing during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 11, 2002, at 10 a.m. in SD-
366.
  The purpose of the hearing is to explore the Department of Energy's 
progress in implementing its accelerated cleanup initiative and the 
changes DOE has proposed to the Environmental Management science and 
technology program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 
11, 2002, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing to assess the progress of 
national recycling efforts. The Committee will evaluate two areas of 
recycling. First, the Committee is interested in assessing what the 
federal government is doing to ensure the federal procurement of 
recycled-content products, and what can be done to improve these 
efforts. Second, the Committee is interested in evaluating the concept 
of producer responsibility specifically related to the beverage 
industry.
  The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  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 in Open Executive Session during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 10 a.m.

                                Agenda:

  S. 321, Family Opportunity Act.
  S. 724, Mothers and Newborns Health Insurance.
  S. 1971, National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act.

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  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, July 11, 2002 at 2 p.m., to hear testimony on ``Protecting 
the Social Security Number.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session on the 
Senate on Thursday, July 11, 2002 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
implementing U.S. Policy in Sudan.

                                 Agenda

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: The Honorable Walter Kansteiner, Assistant Secretary of 
State for African Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC and the 
Honorable Roger Winter, Assistant Administrator for Democracy, 
Conflict, Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International 
Development, Washington, DC.
  Panel 2: Mr. John Prendergast, Co-Director, Africa Program, 
International Crisis Group, Washington, DC.
  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 Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in executive 
session during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 11, 2002, at 
10:00 a.m. in SD-430 during the session of the Senate.

                                 Agenda

  S. 710, Eliminate Colorectal Cancer Act of 2002.
  S. 2328, Safe Motherhood Act for Research and Treatment
  S. 812, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act of 2001
  S. 2489, Lifespan Respire Care Act of 2002
  Nominations: Naomi Shihab Nye, of Texas, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities, Earl A. Powell III, of Virginia, to 
be a Member of the National Council on the Arts, Robert Davila, of New 
York, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability; Michael 
Pack, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Humanities; and Peter J. Hurtgen, of Maryland, to be Federal Mediation 
Conciliation Director.
  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 markup on Thursday, 
July 11, 2002 at 10:00 a.m., in SD226.

                                 AGENDA


                              nominations

  John M. Rogers to be a United States Circuit Court Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  To be a United States Attorney; Marcos D. Jimenez for the Southern 
District of Florida, and Miriam F. Miquelon for the Southern District 
of Illinois.
  To be a United States Marshal: James Robert Dougan for the Western 
District of Michigan, and George Brefini Walsh for the District of 
Columbia.


                                 bills

  H.R. 3375, Embassy Employee Compensation Act [Blunt].
  S. 486, Innocence Protection Act [Leahy/Smith].
  S. 862, State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Reauthorization Act 
of 2001 [Feinstein/Kyl/Durbin/Cantwell].
  S. 2395, Anticounterfeiting Amendment of 2002 [Biden/Hatch/Leahy/
Feinstein/DeWine].
  S. 2513, DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2002 [Biden/Cantwell/
Specter/Clinton/Carper].


                              resolutions

  S. Res. 293, A resolution designating the week of November 10 through 
November 16, 2002, as ``National Veterans Awareness Week'' to emphasize 
the need to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of 
veterans to the country. [Biden].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on employment, safety, and training

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Employment, 
Safety, and Training be authorized to meet for a hearing on Workplace 
Safety and Health: Oversight of MSHA and OSHA regulation and 
enforcement during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 11, 2002 
at 10:00 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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