[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 22 (Thursday, February 6, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2058-S2059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a 
hearing on the foreign affairs budget.
  Witness: The Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary, Department of 
State, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 11:30 a.m., in Dirksen Room 226.

                           (Tentative) Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Deborah Cook to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Sixth Circuit; 
John Roberts to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the D.C. Circuit; 
Jeffrey Sutton to be U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the Sixth Circuit; 
John Adams to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of 
Ohio; Robert Junell to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Western 
District of Texas; and S. James Otero to be U.S. District Court Judge 
for the Central District of California.

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     II. Bills

  S. 253, A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt 
qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws 
prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns. [Campbell/Leahy/Hatch/
Grassley/DeWine/Kyl/Sessions/Craig/Cornyn/Graham/Feinstein/Schumer]
  S. 113, A bill to exclude United States persons from the definition 
of ``foreign power'' under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
1978 relating to international terrorism. [Kyl/Hatch/DeWine/Schumer/
Chambliss]

     III. Resolutions

  S.   , National Inventor's Day [Hatch/Leahy]
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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