[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 86 (Thursday, June 12, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S7859]
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                      NOTICES OF HEARINGS/MEETINGS


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on 
Rules and Administration will meet at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 17, 
2003, in Room 301 Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing 
on Senate Resolution 151, requiring public disclosure of notices of 
objections (``holds'') to proceedings to motions or measures in the 
Senate.
  For further information concerning this meeting, please contact Susan 
Wells at 202-224-6352.


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to conduct a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 12, 2003. 
The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the United States Department 
of Agriculture's implementation of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act 
of 2000 and related crop insurance issues.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. McCAIN. 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 June 12, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing on ``expanding homeownership opportunities.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on Global Overfishing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 9:00 a.m., to consider an 
original bill entitled, The Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement 
Act of 2003; to consider S. 312, ``Availability of SCHIP Allotments for 
Fiscal Years 1998 through 2001''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a Hearing on 
Beyond Iraq: Repercussions of Iraq Stabilization and Reconstruction 
Policies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on TWA/American Airline Workforce Integration during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, June 12, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. in SD-
430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
June 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                                 AGENDA

  I. Nominations: David G. Campbell to be U.S. District Judge for the 
District of Arizona; Thomas M. Hardiman to be U.S. District Judge for 
the Western District of Pennsylvania; Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., to be 
Director, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. 
Department of Homeland Security; Richard James O'Connell to be U.S. 
Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas.
  II. Bills: S. 724, A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to 
exempt certain rocket propellants from prohibitions under that title on 
explosive materials. [Enzi, Craig, Durbin, Sessions]; S. 1125, Fairness 
in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003 (``The FAIR Act'') [Hatch, 
DeWine, Chambliss]; S. Res. 141, A resolution recognizing ``Inventing 
Flight: The Centennial Celebration,'' a celebration in Dayton, Ohio of 
the centennial of Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight [Voinovich, 
DeWine]; H.R. 1954, Armed Forces Naturalization Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights and property rights

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Property Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
June 12, 2003, immediately following the Full Committee markup 
scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                                 AGENDA

  Executive Business Meeting; Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee 
on the Constitution, Civil Rights & Property Rights; Thursday, June 12, 
2003 9:30 a.m. (or, if a Full Committee markup is scheduled that 
morning, immediately following the Full Committee markup) Dirksen 
Senate Office Room 226.
  I. Bill: S. J. Res. 1, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime 
victims. Note: As agreed by Senators Cornyn and Feingold, only 
amendments circulated to all other members of the subcommittee by 12:00 
noon on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 shall be in order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 12, at 2:30 p.m. in Room SD-366 to receive 
testimony on S. 434--a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
to sell or exchange all or part of certain parcels of National Forest 
System land in the State of Idaho and use the proceeds derived from the 
sale or exchange for National Forest System resources; S. 435--a bill 
to provide for the conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture of the 
Sandpoint Federal Building and adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, and 
for other purposes; S. 490--a bill to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management 
Unit Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe 
Indian Tribe of Nevada and California; H.R. 762--to amend the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Mineral Leasing Act and 
for other purposes; S. 1111--a bill to provide suitable grazing 
arrangements on National Forest System land to persons that hold a 
grazing permit adversely affected by the standards and guidelines 
contained in the record of decision of the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan 
Amendment and pertaining to the Willow Flycatcher and the Yosemite 
Toad; and H.R. 622--to provide for the exchange of certain lands in the 
Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. on Cloning.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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