[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14848-S14849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 4 p.m., in closed session to 
receive a classified operations/intelligence briefing regarding ongoing 
military operations and areas of key concern around the world.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., on ``Tobacco: State Use of 
Settlement Funds.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
November 12, at 9:15 a.m., to conduct a business meeting to consider S. 
1072, a bill to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway 
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes, and the 
nomination of Rixio E. Medina to be a member of the U.S. Chemical 
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
  The hearing will take place in SD-406 (Hearing Room).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 
12, 2003, immediately following a 2 p.m., nomination hearing, for a 
hearing titled ``S. 1358, the Federal Employee Protection of 
Disclosures Act: Amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Committee on Governmental Affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 
12, 2003, at 2 p.m., for hearing to consider the nomination of Scott J. 
Bloch to be Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, November 12, 2003, at 10 a.m., on ``Judicial Nominations,'' 
in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Judith C. Herrera to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico; F. Dennis Saylor to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts; and Sandra L. Townes 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New 
York.
  Panel III: Domingo S. Herraiz to be Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Assistance United States Department of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on securities and Investment

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Securities and Investment of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 12, 2003, at 2 p.m., to conduct a hearing on 
``The Financial Accounting Standards Board and Small Business Growth.''
  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 markup on Friday, 
November 14, 2003, after the last cloture vote in Dirksen Room 226. 
Note: This markup was rescheduled from Thursday, November 13, 2003.

                                 Agenda

  I. Nominations: Henry W. Saad to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
Circuit; James B. Comey to be Deputy Attorney General; Michael J. 
Garcia to be Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; Claude A. Allen to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth 
Circuit; and Federico L. Rocha to be U.S. Marshal for the Northern 
District of California.
  II. Bills: H.R. 1437, To improve the United States Code 
[Sensenbrenner, Conyers] and S. Res. 253, To recognize the evolution 
and importance of motorsports [Campbell, Kyl].

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