[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 8, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4981-S4982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 10:15 a.m., in open and possibly 
closed session, to receive testimony on Homeland Defense in review of 
the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2004 and the future 
years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. CORNYN. 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 April 8, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``the impact of the proposed `RESPA' rule on small 
businesses and consumers.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 8; Wednesday, April 9; and 
Thursday, April 10 at 10:00 a.m., to consider comprehensive Energy 
Legislation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, April 
8, 2003, at 10:00 a.m., to hear testimony on Enron: Joint Committee on 
Taxation Investigative Report--Compensation--Related Issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
NATO enlargement.

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: ``New Members, New Missions.'' The Honorable Marc I. 
Grossman, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Department of 
State, Washington, DC.
  Panel 2: ``The Future of NATO.'' General Wesley K. Clark, USA (ret.), 
Former SACEUR, Chairman and CEO, Wesley Clark & Associates, Little 
Rock, Arkansas.
  Mr. William Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing on an 
overview of global energy security issues.

     Witnesses

  Panel 1: Mr. Kyle E. McSlarrow, Deputy Secretary of Energy, 
Department of Energy, Washington, DC; and
  The Honorable Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary for Economic, Business 
and Agricultural Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC.
  Panel 2: Mr. Vahan Zanoyan, President & CEO, PFC Energy, Washington, 
DC
  Dr. Daniel Yergin, Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, 
Cambridge, MA; and
  Dr. Martha Brill Olcott, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for 
International Peace, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on MQSA: Patient Access to Quality Health Care during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in SD-
430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``A 
Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Protect Crime Victims, S.J. Res. 
1'' on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building Room 226.

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  Panel I: The Honorable Viet Dinh, Assistant Attorney General, Office 
of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Collene Campbell, San Juan Capistrano, CA; Earlene Eason, 
Gary, IN; Jamie Orenstein, New York, NY; Patricia Perry, New York, NY; 
Duane Lynn, Peoria, AZ; Steve Twist, Phoenix, AZ.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, April 8, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct an 
oversight hearing on the operations of the Sergeant at Arms, Library of 
Congress and Congressional Research Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on clear air, climate change, and nuclear safety

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety be 
authorized to meet on Tuesday, April 8 at 2:00 p.m. to conduct a 
legislative hearing on the Clear Skies Act, S. 484.
  The meeting will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          subcommittee on consumer affairs and product safety

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Product Safety be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at 10 a.m. on promoting corporate 
responsibility through the elimination of dividend taxation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
                 workforce and the district of columbia

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of 
Columbia be authorized to meet on Tuesday, April 8, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. 
for a hearing entitled ``The Human Capital Challenge: Offering 
Solutions and Delivering Results'' to review the federal government's 
strategic human capital management and consider pending legislation on 
the federal workforce.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 
8, 2003 at 2:30 p.m., in open and possibly closed session, to receive 
testimony on strategic forces and policy in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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