[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 17 (Thursday, January 30, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S1839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open session 
to consider the nominations of the Honorable Paul McHale to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for homeland defense and Mr. Christopher 
Ryan Henry to be Deputy under Secretary of Defense for Policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. 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, January 30, 2003, at 10 
a.m. to conduct an Executive Session for the purpose of approving the 
committee budget and the committee rules.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on pending committee 
business. Then, immediately following, a full committee hearing on 
Media Ownership: Radio.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to hear testimony 
on U.S. Borders: Safe or Sieve?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. STEVENS. 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, January 30, 2003, at a 
time to be determined, to Report out the Nomination of John W. Snow to 
be Secretary of the United States Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on 30, January 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
The January 27 UNMOVIC and IAEA Reports to the UN Security Council on 
Inspections in Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet for a hearing on The Smallpox Vaccination Plan: Challenges and 
Next Steps during the session of the Senate on Thursday, January 30, 
2003, at 10:00 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, January 30, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.


                            tentative agenda

       I. Nominations: Miguel Estrada to be a U.S. Circuit Court 
     Judge for the D.C. circuit.
       II. Bills: S. 151, PROTECT Act [Hatch/Leahy]; S. 153, 
     Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act [Feinstein/Kyl/
     Grassley/Sessions]; S. 205, Iraqi Scientists Immigration Act 
     of 2003 [Biden/Lugar/Specter/Hatch/Leahy].
       III. Committee Resolution Honoring Beryl Howell.

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


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Thursday, January 30, 2003 
from 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. in Dirksen 430 for the purpose of conducting 
an organizational meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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