[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 11, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1190-S1191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Protecting Children From 
Violent and Indecent Programming.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate, on Wednesday, February 11 at 10:00 a.m. to 
consider pending calendar business.
  Agenda Item 2: S. 213--A bill to clear title to certain real property 
in New Mexico associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, and for 
other purposes with an amendment.
  Agenda Item 3: S. 524--A bill to expand the boundaries of the Fort 
Donelson National Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and 
interpretation of lands associated with the campaign that resulted in 
the capture of the fort in 1862, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 5: S. 943--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to enter into one or more contracts with the city of Cheyenne, 
Wyoming, for the storage of water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming with 
an amendment.
  Agenda Item 6: S. 960--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act and the Hawaii Water Resources Act 
of 2000 with an amendment.
  Agenda Item 9: S. 1107--A bill to enhance the Recreational Fee 
Demonstration Program for the National Park Service, and for other 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 13: S. 1516--Salt Cedar Control Demonstration Act with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute.
  Agenda Item 14: S. 1576--A bill to revise the boundary of Harper's 
Ferry National Historical Park, and for other purposes.

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  Agenda Item 15: S. 1577--A bill to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of hydroelectric project in the State of 
Wyoming.
  Agenda Item 16: S. 1582--A bill to amend the Valles Preservation Act 
to improve the preservation of the Valles Caldera, and for other 
purposes with an amendment.
  Agenda Item 17: S. 1848--A bill to amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land 
Conveyance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to sell the Bend 
Pine Nursery Administration Site in the State of Oregon with an 
amendment.
  Agenda Item 18: H.R. 408--To provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear 
Dunes National Lakeshore.
  Agenda Item 19: H.R. 417--To revoke a Public Land Order with respect 
to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife 
Refuge, California with report language.
  Agenda Item 20: H.R. 620--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to provide supplemental funding and other services that are necessary 
to assist the State of California or local educational agencies in 
California in providing educational services for students attending 
schools located within the Park with an amendment.
  Agenda Item 21: H.R. 708--To require the conveyance of certain 
National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, California, 
to provide for the use of the proceeds from such conveyance for 
National Forest purposes, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 23: H.R. 856--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to revise a repayment contract with the Tom Green County Water Control 
and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo project, Texas, and for 
other purposes.
  Agenda Item 26: H.R. 1598--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in projects within the San Diego Creek 
Watershed, California, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 27: S. 1167--A bill to resolve the boundary conflicts in 
Barry and Stone Counties in the State of Missouri.
  In addition, the Committee may turn to any other measures that are 
ready for consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON foreign relations

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at 10 a.m. to hold a Business 
Meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      COMMITTEE ON indian affairs

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, February 11, 2004 
at 9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON the judiciary

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at 2 p.m. on ``Judicial Nominations,'' in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Diane S. Sykes, to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the 
Seventh Circuit; James L. Robart, to the U.S. District Court for the 
Western District of Washington; Juan R. Sanchez, to the U.S. District 
Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Cable Competition--Increasing Price; Increasing Value?'' on 
Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 10:30 a.m., in Room 226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  Mr. Michael Willner, Vice-Chairman, President and CEO, Insight 
Communications Company, Inc.;
  Mr. Rodger Johnson, CEO, Knology;
  Mr. Robert Sachs, President and CEO, National Cable and 
Telecommunications Association;
  Ms. Coralie Wilson, President, National Association of 
Telecommunications Officers and Advisors;
  Mr. Scott Cleland, CEO, Precursor; and
  Dr. Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of 
America.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance of the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
Session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 1:00 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing on ``Economic and Financial Reconstruction in Iraq.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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