[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1569-S1570]
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. DeWINE. 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, February 16, 2005, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct an oversight hearing on the semi-annual monetary policy report 
of the Federal Reserve.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

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

                                 Agenda

  Agenda Item 1: S. 48--A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the 
New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 2: S. 52--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah.
  Agenda Item 3: S. 54--A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
to require the Secretary of the Interior to update the feasibility and 
suitability studies of four national historic trails, and for other 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 4: S. 55--A bill to adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain 
National Park in the State of Colorado.
  Agenda Item 5: S. 56--A bill to establish the Rio Grande Natural Area 
in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 6: S. 57--A bill to further the purposes of the Sand 
Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2000.
  Agenda Item 7: S. 97--A bill to provide for the sale of bentonite in 
Big Horn County, Wyoming.
  Agenda Item 8: S. 99--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the 
storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming.
  Agenda Item 9: S. 101--A bill to convey to the town of Frannie, 
Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commission of Reclamation.
  Agenda Item 10: S. 128--A bill to designate certain public land in 
Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Lake, and Napa Counties in the State of 
California as wilderness, to designate certain segments of the Black 
Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic river, 
and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICIER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Agenda Item 11: S. 136--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are 
necessary to assist certain local school districts in the State of 
California in providing education services for students attending 
schools located within Yosemite National Park, and to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundaries of the Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area.
  Agenda Item 12: S. 152--A bill to enhance ecosystem protection and 
the range of outdoor opportunities protected by statute in the 
Skykomish River valley of the State of Washington by designating 
certain lower-elevation Federal lands as wilderness, and for other 
purposes.
  Agenda Item 13: S. 161--A bill to provide for a land exchange in the 
State of Arizona between the Secretary of Agriculture and Yavapai Ranch 
Limited Partnership.
  Agenda Item 14: S. 164--A bill to provide for the acquisition of 
certain property in Washington County, Utah.
  Agenda Item 15: S. 182--A bill to provide for the establishment of 
the Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National 
Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah, and for other purposes.
  Agenda Item 16: S. 272--A bill to designate certain National Forest 
System land in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the 
National Wilderness Preservation System.
  Agenda Item 17: S. 276--A bill to revise the boundary of the Wind 
Cave National Park in the State of South Dakota.
  Agenda Item 18: S. 301--A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to provide assistance in implementing cultural heritage, 
conservation, and recreational activities in the Connecticut River 
watershed of the States of New Hampshire and Vermont. 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 environment and public works

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
February 16, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing regarding S. 131, 
Clear Skies Act 2005 and S. 125 to designate the United States 
courthouse at 501 I Street in Sacramento, CA as the ``Robert T. Matsui 
United States Courthouse''.

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  The hearing will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, 
February 16, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on the President's 
budget proposals.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DeWINE. 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 16, 2004, at 10 a.m., to hold a meeting 
on the foreign affairs budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, February 16, 
2005, at 10 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 10 a.m., for a hearing titled 
``Transforming Government for the 21st Century.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, February 16, 
2005, at 9:30 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building 
to conduct an oversight hearing on the President's fiscal year 2006 
budget request for Indian programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 16, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hold an open hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights and property rights

  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Obscenity Prosecution and 
the Constitution'' on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 3 p.m., in 
SD226.

     Witness List

  Mr. Robert Destro, J.D., Professor of Law, Catholic University of 
America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC; Mr. William Wagner, 
J.D., Associate Professor of Law, the Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 
Lansing, MI; and Mr. Frederick Schauer, J.D., Frank Stanton Professor 
of the First Amendment, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard 
University, Cambridge, MA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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