[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 48 (Wednesday, April 7, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3949-S3950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

   Mr. GREGG. 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 Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at 2 p.m. to conduct 
a hearing on ``The Review of the National Bank Preemption Rules.''
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

   Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
April 7, at 2 p.m. to consider EPA nominations and other business.
   The business meeting will be held in S-128 (Appropriations) in the 
Capitol.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on finance

   Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, April 
7, 2004, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear 
testimony on ``Strategies To Improve Access to Medicaid Home and 
Community Based Services.''
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

   Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, April 7, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
UN Oil for Food.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

   Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, April 7, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

   Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, April 7, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Fighting HIV/AIDS in Africa; A Progress Report.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Committee on Governmental Affairs

   Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 7, 
2004, at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled ``Postal Reform: The Chairmen's 
Perspectives on Governance and Rate-Setting.''
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

   Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at 
10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
business meeting on S. 1529, a bill to amend the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act to include provisions relating to the payment and 
administration of gaming fees, and for other purposes; and S. 1955, a 
bill to make technical corrections to laws relating to Native 
Americans, and for other purposes.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

   Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 7, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing on 
intelligence matters.
   The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and 
the Courts be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Improving 
the Administration of Justice: A Proposal to Split the Ninth Circuit'' 
on Wednesday, April 7, 2004, at 10 a.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office building.

                              Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain, U.S. Circuit Judge, 
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Portland, OR; the 
Honorable Mary M. Schroeder, Chief U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of 
Appeals of the Ninth Circuit, Phoenix, AZ; the Honorable Richard C. 
Tallman, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth 
Circuit, Seattle, WA; and the Honorable J. Clifford Wallace, Senior 
U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, San 
Diego, CA.
  Panel II: The Honorable Gerald B. Tjoflat, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. 
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Jackson, FL; and the 
Honorable John C. Coughenour, Chief U.S. District Judge, U.S. District 
Court for the Western District of Washington, Seattle, WA.

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


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

  Mr. GREGG. 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 ``Crude Oil: The Source of Higher Gas Prices?'' on Wednesday, April 
7, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  Witness List: Mr. William Kovacic, General Counsel, Federal Trade 
Commission; Dr. John Felmy, Chief Economist and Director, American 
Petroleum Institute; Dr. Justine Hastings, Assistant Professor, Yale 
University Department of Economics; Mr. George Bermann, Walter Gellhorn 
Professor of Law, Columbia University School of Law; and Dr. Mark 
Cooper, Director of Research, Consumer Federation of America.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on financial management, the budget, and international 
                                security

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial Management, the 
Budget, and International Security be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
April 7, 2004 at 2 p.m. for a hearing entitled, ``Legislative Hearing 
on S. 346, a Bill to Amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
to Establish a Government-Wide Policy Requiring Competition in Certain 
Procurements from Federal Prison Industries.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on fisheries, wildlife and water

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, April 7th at 2:30 p.m. to hold an oversight hearing on the 
detection of lead in the District of Columbia drinking water.
  The business meeting will be held in S-128 (Appropriations) in the 
Capitol.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on oceans, fisheries, and coast guard

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
April 7, 2004, at 2 p.m., in SR-428A, for a hearing on Coast Guard 
oversight.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on 
Science, Technology, and Space, be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
April 7, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., in SR-253, for a hearing on near earth 
objects.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on April 7, 2004, 
at 10 a.m., in open and closed session to receive testimony on defense 
intelligence programs and lessons learned in recent military 
operations, in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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