[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S7738]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 
11, 2003. The following agenda will be considered:
  S. 648, Pharmacy Education Aid Act of 2003.
  S __, Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act.
  Any nominees that have been cleared for action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 
10 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
hearing on the nomination of Charles W. Grim, D.D.S., to be the 
Director of the Indian Health Service at the Department of Health and 
Human Services; to be followed immediately by another hearing on S. 
1146, to implement the recommendations of the Garrison Unit Joint 
Tribal Advisory Committee by providing authorization for the 
construction of a rural health care facility on the Fort Berthold 
Indian Reservation, ND.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Judicial and Executive Nominations'' on Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 
9:30 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 650.
  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: William H. Pryor, Jr., to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Eleventh Circuit.
  Panel III: Diane M. Stuart to be Director, Violence Against Women 
Office, United States Department of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        joint economic committee

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Economic Committee be authorized to conduct a hearing in room 628 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Wednesday, June 11, 2003, from 9:30 
a.m. to 1 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on competition, foreign commerce, and infrastructure

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 11, 2003, at 9 a.m., for a 
hearing entitled ``Patient Safety: Instilling Hospitals with a Culture 
of Continuous Improvement.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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