[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 44 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3594-S3595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 1, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed session 
to receive testimony for Unified and Regional Commanders on their 
military strategy and operational requirements, in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing and urban affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 2 p.m. 
to mark up an original bill entitled ``The Federal Housing Enterprise 
Regulatory Reform Act of 2004.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, April 1, 2004, off the Senate floor on pending 
Committee business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Economic Treaties.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Building room 
226.

                                Agenda:

  I. Nominations: Henry W. Saad to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
Circuit; Peter W. Hall to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; 
William Gerry Myers III to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; 
Roger T. Benitez to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of 
California; Jane J. Boyle to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern 
District of Texas; Marcia G. Cooke to be U.S. District Judge for the 
Southern District of Florida; Paul S. Diamond to be U.S. District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Walter D. Kelley, Jr. to be 
U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia; and Matthew 
G. Whitaker to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa.
  II. Bills: S. 1735--Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 
2003 [Hatch, Chambliss, Cornyn, Feinstein, Graham, Grassley, Schumer].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, April 1, 2004, for a hearing to consider the 
nominations of Robert N. Davis, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for 
Veterans' Claims, and Pamela M. Iovino, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for Congressional Affairs.
  The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on clean air, climate change and nuclear safety

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, April 1 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct an 
oversight hearing on the implementation of the National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone.
  The meeting will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 
Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing On ``Securing Our 
Borders Under a Temporary Guest Worker Proposal'' on Thursday, April 1, 
2004, at 2:30 p.m. in SD226.
  Panel 1: The Honorable Robert Bonner, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC; The 
Honorable Stewart Verdery, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Border and 
Transportation Security Directorate, Department of Homeland Security, 
Washington, DC; and Director Donna Bucella, Terrorist Screening Center, 
Federal Bureau of Investigations, Department of Justice, Washington, 
DC.
  Panel II: Daniel Griswald, Associate Director for Trade Policy 
Studies, Cato Institute, Washington, DC and Margaret D. Stock, 
Associate Professor, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on April 1, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
military installation programs in review of the Defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2005.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space

  MR. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, April 1, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., on NASA FY05 Budget, in SR-253.

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  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so ordered.

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