[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 26 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S2170]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

   Mr. HATCH. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Impact of Climate Change, in 
SR-253.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

   Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
March 3, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct an oversight hearing regarding 
grants management within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 
hearing will be held in SD-406.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

   Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, March 
3, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., to hear testimony on Health Insurance 
Challenges: ``Buyer Beware.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

   Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a Hearing on 
Building Operational Readiness in Foreign Affairs Agencies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 
10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
business meeting on the Committees Views and Estimate Letter on the 
President's FY/05 Budget Request for Indian Programs, to be followed 
immediately by an oversight hearing on the Status of the Completion of 
the National Museum of the American Indian.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on the constitution

  Mr. HATCH. 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 hearing on 
``Judicial Activism vs. Democracy: What are the National Implications 
of the Massachusetts Goodridge Decision and the Judicial Invalidation 
of Traditional Marriage Laws?,'' on Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 10 
a.m., in SD226.
  Panel I: Reverend Richard Richardson, Assistant Pastor, St. Paul 
African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church, Director of Political 
Affairs, The Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, President/
CEO, Children's Services of Roxbury, Boston, MA; Pastor Daniel de Leon, 
Sr., Alianza de Ministerios Evangelicos Nacionales (AMEN), Pastor, 
Templo Calvario, General Presbyter, Assemblies of God, Santa Ana, CA; 
the Hon. Jon Bruning, Attorney General of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and 
Mrs. Maggie Gallagher, President, Institute for Marriage and Public 
Policy, New York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on March 3, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
the role of defense science and technology in the global war on 
terrorism and in preparing for emerging threats in review of the 
Defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Lands of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 3, at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of the hearing 
is to receive testimony on S. 1420, a bill to establish terms and 
conditions for use of certain Federal land by outfitters and to 
facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment 
of such land.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 3, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., on impact on abortion on women 
in SR-253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Seapower

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 3, 2004, 
at 2 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on future Navy and 
Marine Corps capabilities and requirements, in review of the Defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2005 and the future years Defense 
program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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