[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 83 (Wednesday, June 16, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6906-S6907]
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. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on June 
16, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on The VOIP Regulatory Freedom Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. WARNER. 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, June 16 at 11:30 a.m. to consider 
pending calendar business.

                                 Agenda

  Agenda Item 1: Nomination of Suedeen G. Kelly to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
  Agenda Item 2: S. 155--A bill to convey to the town of Frannie, 
Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commissioner of Reclamation.
  Agenda Item 3: S. 180--A bill to establish the National Aviation 
Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 5: S. 211--A bill to establish the Northern Rio Grande 
National Heritage Area in the State of New Mexico, and for other 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 6: S. 323--A bill to establish the Atchafalaya National 
Heritage Area, Louisiana.
  Agenda Item 10: S. 1241--A bill to establish the Kate Mullany 
National Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 14: S. 1467--A bill to establish the Rio Grande 
Outstanding Natural Area in the State of Colorado, and for other 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 15: S. 1521--A bill to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain land to the Edward H. McDaniel American 
Legion Post No. 22 in Pahrump, Nevada, for the construction of a post 
building and memorial park for use by the American Legion, other 
veterans' groups, and the local community.
  Agenda Item 17: S. 1727--A bill to authorize additional 
appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978.
  Agenda Item 18: S. 1957--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to cooperate with the States on the border with Mexico and 
other appropriate entities in conducting a hydrogeologic 
characterization, mapping, and modeling program for priority 
transboundary aquifers, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 19: S. 2046--A bill to authorize the exchange of certain 
land in Everglades National Park.
  Agenda Item 22: S. 2180--A bill to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and Roosevelt 
National Forests in the State of Colorado.
  Agenda Item 23: S. 2243--A bill to extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
Alaska.
  Agenda Item 24: S. 2319--A bill to authorize and facilitate 
hydroelectric power licensing of the Tapoco Project.
  Agenda Item 29: H.R. 1648--To authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, 
California, to the Carpinteria Valley Water District and the Montecito 
Water District.
  Agenda Item 30: H.R. 1658--To amend the Railroad Right-of-Way 
Conveyance Validation Act to validate additional conveyances of certain 
lands in the State of California that form part of the right-of-way 
granted by the United States to facilitate the construction of the 
transcontinental railway, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 31: H.R. 1732--To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to participate in the Williamson County, Texas, Water 
Recycling and Reuse Project, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 32: H.R. 3209--To amend the Reclamation Project 
Authorization Act of 1972 to clarify the acreage for which the North 
Loup division is authorized to provide irrigation water under the 
Missouri River Basin project.
  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 finance

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, June 
16, 2004, at 11 a.m., to hear testimony on Strengthening Regulations 
and Oversight to Better Ensure Agriculture Financing Integrity.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at 2 p.m. to hold a Nominations 
Hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at 
10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
Business Meeting on pending committee matters, to be followed 
immediately by an oversight hearing on the implementation in Native 
American communities of the ``No Child Left Behind Act.''
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian 
Affairs also be authorized to meet again on Wednesday, June 16, 2004, 
at 2 p.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 1996, the Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation 
Project Rehabilitation and Development Act.
  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, June 16, 2004 at 10 a.m., on ``Judicial Nominations'' in the 
Dirksen Office Building, Room 226.

     Witness List:

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Richard A. Griffin, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Sixth Circuit; and David W. McKeague, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit.
  Panel III: Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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