[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 30, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S10440]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, July 30, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a business meeting to 
consider S. 930, S. 1279, GSA resolutions to authorize the FY 2004 
Capital and Investment Leasing Program, H.R. 274, S. 269, S. 551, the 
Recycled Oil Bill (to be introduced), S. 793, H.R. 1018, H.R. 281, S. 
1210, S. 1425, and the POPS implementing bill, to be introduced.
  The hearing will be held in SD 406 (Hearing Room).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 9 a.m., to hold a 
nominations hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
July 30, 2003, at a time and location to be determined to hold a 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Joe D. Whitley to be 
General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security; Penrose C. Albright 
to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Plans, Programs, and 
Budget, Department of Homeland Security, and Joel D. Kaplan to be 
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. DOMENICI. 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, July 30, 2003.
  The following agenda will be considered:
  Presidential nominations: Howard Radzely, of Maryland, to be 
Solicitor for the Department of Labor; and Michael Young, of 
Pennsylvania, to be a member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Review Commission.
  Any additional nominees cleared for action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 
30, 2003, at 10 a.m., in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building to 
conduct a business meeting on pending business, to be followed 
immediately by an oversight hearing on potential settlement mechanisms 
of the Cobell v. Norton lawsuit.
  Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Indian Affairs be authorized to meet in the afternoon on Wednesday, 
July 30, 2003, at 2 p.m., in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office 
Building to conduct a hearing on S. 578, The Tribal Government 
Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Judicial Nominations'' on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 10 a.m., in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List:

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Henry W. Saad to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Sixth Circuit.
  Panel III: Larry Alan Burns to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of California; Glen E. Conrad to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia; Henry F. Floyd to 
be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina; Kim 
R. Gibson to be United States District Judge for the Western District 
of Pennsylvania; Michael W. Mosman to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Oregon; and Dana Makoto Sabraw to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of California.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building Room 226 on ``An Examination of S. 1194, The Mentally Ill 
Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003.''

     Witness List:

  Panel I: Mr. Ron Honberg, Esq., National Alliance for Mental Illness, 
Arlington, VA; The Honorable Eve Stratton, Justice Ohio Supreme Court, 
Columbus, OH; Mr. Reggie Wilkinson, Director of Ohio Department of 
Rehabilitation & Corrections, Columbus, OH; Sheriff Donald Eslinger, 
Seminole County Sheriff's Department, Sanford, FL; and The Honorable 
John Campbell, Vermont State Senate, Quechee, VT.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 30, 2003, 
at 9 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``SARS: Best Practices for 
Identifying And Caring for New Cases.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

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

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