[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 21 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1881-S1882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 1, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony from combatant 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. SESSIONS. 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 Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at 2 p.m., 
to conduct a hearing on the nomination of Mr. Ronald A. Rosenfeld, of 
Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. SESSIONS. 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 Tuesday, March 1, at 10 a.m., to receive 
testimony on the President's proposed budget for FY 2006 for the 
Department of the Interior.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to

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meet during the session on Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at 2:15 p.m., to 
hear testimony on the financial status of PBGC and Administration's 
defined benefit plan funding proposal.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. SESSIONS. 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 Tuesday, March 1, 
2005, at 9:30 a.m., in SD-106.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, March 1, 
2005, at 10 a.m., in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on S. 147, the Native Hawaiian Government 
Reorganization Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Tuesday, March 1, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., on ``Judicial Nominations.'' 
The hearing will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 
226. The tentative witness list will be provided when it is available.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: William Myers, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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