[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 150 (Thursday, October 23, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S13176]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 10:30 a.m., in executive 
session to discuss pending military nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. SHELBY. 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 October 23, 2003, at 10 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing on Proposals for Improving the Regulation of the Housing GSEs.
  The Committee will also vote on the nominations of the Hon. Roger W. 
Ferguson, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Vice Chairman of the Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the Hon. Ben. S. Bernanke, of 
New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System; and the Hon. Paul S. Atkins, of Virginia, to be a 
member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, October 23, 2003, on pending Committee business off the floor 
in the President's room, immediately after the first vote of the day.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
October 23 at 9:30 a.m. to consider S. 994, the Chemical Security Act 
of 2003, and S. 1757, the John F. Kennedy Center Act.
  The business meeting will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Thursday, 
October 23, 2003, at 2 p.m., to hear testimony on Company Owned Life 
Insurance.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing 
on Post 9/11 Visa Policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on Federal and State Role in Pharmacy Compounding and 
Reconstitution: Exploring the Right Mix to Protect Patients during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 10 a.m. in SD-
430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
October 23, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                                Agenda:

  I. Nominations: Henry W. Saad to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Sixth Circuit; Dora L. Irazarry to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York; Dale S. Fischer to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of California; Gary L. 
Sharpe to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
New York; and William K. Sessions III to be a Member of the U.S. 
Sentencing Commission.
  II. Bills: S. 1545, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien 
Minors Act of 2003 (the DREAM Act) [Hatch, Durbin, Craig, DeWine, 
Feingold, Feinstein, Grassley, Kennedy, Leahy, Schumer]; S. 1720, A 
bill to provide for Federal court proceedings in Plano, Texas [Cornyn]; 
S. 1743, Private Security Officer Employment Authorization Act of 2003 
[Levin, Schumer]; S. 1194, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime 
Reduction Act of 2003 [DeWine, Durbin, Grassley, Hatch, Leahy]; S. Res. 
239, Designating November 7, 2003, as ``National Native American 
Veterans Day'' to honor the service of Native Americans in the United 
States Armed Forces and the contribution of Native Americans to the 
defense of the United States [Campbell]; and S. Res. 240, A resolution 
designating November 2003 as ``National American Indian Heritage 
Month'' [Campbell, Hatch].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, October 23, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. Railroad 
Shipper Issues and S. 919, Railroad Competition Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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