[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 124 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9548-S9549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               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, 
September 26, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. in SD-406 to conduct a business meeting 
to consider the following items:
     Legislation:
       S. 606, the Ombudsman Reauthorization Act of 2001
       S. 2065, the Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental 
     Agreement Implementation Act of 2002
       S. 2715, a bill to provide an additional extension of the 
     period of availability of unemployment assistance under the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of 
     September 11, 2001
       S. 2730, Restore the Apalachicola River Ecosystem Act of 
     2002
       S. 2847, Crane Conservation Act of 2002
       S. 2897, the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2002
       S. 2928, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin 
     Program Act of 2002
       S. 2975, a bill to authorize the project for hurricane and 
     storm damage reduction, Morganza, Louisiana, to the Gulf of 
     Mexico, Mississippi River and Tributaries
       S. 2978, a bill to modify the project for flood control, 
     Little Calument River, IN
       S. 2983, a bill to authorize a project for navigation, 
     Chickamauga Lock and Dam, TN
       S. 2984, a bill to authorize a project for ecosystem 
     restoration at Smith Island, MD
       S. 2985, the Anthrax Cleanup Assistance Act of 2002
       S. 2999, a bill to authorize the project for environmental 
     restoration, Pine Flat Dam, Fresno County, California.
       H.R. 1070, the Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002
       H.R. 2595, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey a parcel of land to Chatham County, GA
       H.R. 3908, the North American Weltands Conservation 
     Reauthorization Act of 2002
       H.R. 4044, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide assistance to the State of Maryland for 
     implementation of a program to eradicate nutria and restore 
     marshland damaged by nutria
       H.R. 4727, the Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002
       H.R. 4807, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire the property in Cecil County, Maryland, 
     known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the Blackwater 
     National Wildlife Refuge.
     Courthouse Naming:
       S. 2332, a bill to designate the Federal building and 
     United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East 
     Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Nathaniel R. 
     Jones Federal Building And United States Courthouse''.
     Resolutions:
       Committee Resolution for U.S. Army Corp of Engineers' study 
     in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, MD
       Committee Resolution for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers' 
     study in Fall River Harbor, MA
       Committee Resolution for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers' 
     study in Elliott Bay, WA

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       Numerous building and lease resolutions.
     Other Items:
       Subpoenas for new source review documentation to the 
     Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 26, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Iraq.


                                 agenda

       Witnesses: The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright, Former 
     Secretary of State, Chairman, National Democratic Institute, 
     Washington, DC; The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger, Former 
     Secretary of State, CEO, Kissinger Associates, Inc., New 
     York, NY.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 26, 2002 at 2:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Iraq.


                                 agenda

       Witness: The Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State, 
     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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Internet Education: Exploring the Benefits and Challengers 
of Web-Based Education during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
September 26 2002, at 10:00 a.m. in SD-430.
  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 Thursday, September 26, 
2002, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building 
to conduct an oversight hearing on Intra-tribal Leadership Disputes and 
Tribal Governance.
  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 hearing on 
``Judicial Nominations'' on Thursday, September 26, 2002 in Dirksen 
Room 106 at 10:00 a.m.
       Panel I: The Honorable John W. Warner, United States 
     Senator (R-VA); The Honorable Charles E. Grassley, United 
     States Senator (R-IA); The Honorable Tom Harkin, United 
     States Senator (D-IA); The Honorable Phil Gramm, United 
     States Senator (R-TX); The Honorable Kent Conrad, United 
     States Senator (D-ND); The Honorable Byron Dorgan, United 
     States Senator (D-ND); The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison, 
     United States Senator (R-TX); The Honorable Robert 
     Torricelli, United States Senator (D-NJ); The Honorable 
     George Allen, United States Senator (R-VA); The Honorable Jon 
     Corzine, United States Senator (D-NJ).
       Panel II: Miguel Estrada, nominated to the D.C. Circuit.
       Panel III: Stanley Chesler, to be United States District 
     Court Judge for the District of New Jersey; Daniel Hovland, 
     to be United States District Court Judge for the District of 
     North Dakota; James Kinkeade, to be United States District 
     Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas; Linda Reade, 
     to be United Sates District Court Judge for the Northern 
     District of Iowa; Freda Wolfson, to be United States District 
     Court Judge for the District of New Jersey.
  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, September 26, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. to hold a 
joint hearing with the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
concerning the Joint Inquiry into the events of September 11, 2002.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Thursday, September 26, 2002 
from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting 
a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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