[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2403-S2404]
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. HATCH. 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, March 9, 2005, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on ``The State of the Securities Industry.''
  Concurrent with the hearing, the committee intends to vote 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. HATCH. 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, March 9, at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominations of Patricia 
Lynn Scarlett to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior and Jeffrey Clay 
Sell to be Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
March 9, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a business meeting regarding S. 
131, Clear Skies Act of 2005. The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open executive session during the 
session on Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 10 a.m., to consider an 
original bill entitled, Personal Responsibility and Individual 
Development for Everyone (PRIDE) Act, and to consider favorably 
reporting the nominations of Harold Damelin, to be Inspector General, 
Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC, and, Raymond Wagner, to be 
a member of the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board, Washington, 
DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meet in executive session 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 9, 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. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 10 a.m. for a hearing to consider the 
Department of Homeland Security's budget submission for fiscal year 
2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at a time to be determined, to hold a business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Michael Jackson to be Deputy 
Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at 
9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a business meeting on S. 147, the Native Hawaiian Government 
Reorganization Act, and S. 536, a bill to make technical corrections to 
laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes, to be 
followed immediately by an oversight hearing on Indian Trust Reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 9, 2005, for a joint hearing with the House 
of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear the 
legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
  The hearing will take place in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 9, 2005 at 3 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on March 9, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in 
open session to receive testimony on the Department of Defense Science 
and Technology Budget and Strategy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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