[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 31 (Tuesday, March 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2753-S2754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to conduct a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, March 15, 2005. 
The purpose of this hearing will be to discuss school nutrition 
programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 15, 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 armed services

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 15, 2005, at 4:30 p.m. in open session to consider the 
following nomination: Honorable Anthony J. Principi to be a Member of 
the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission.

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


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. GRAHAM. 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 March 15, 2005, at 10:00 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Identity Theft: Recent Developments Involving the Security 
of Sensitive Consumer Information.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 2:15 p.m. to hold a Business 
Meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, 
March 15, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. on ``SBC/ATT and Verizon/MCI Mergers--
Remaking the Telecommunications Industry.'' The hearing will take place 
in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. The tentative witness 
list is attached.
  PANEL I: Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., Chairman and CEO, SBC 
Communications, Inc., San Antonio, TX; Ivan G. Seidenberg, Chairman and 
CEO, Verizon Communications, New York City, NY; David Dorman, Chairman 
and CEO, AT&T Corp., Bedminister, NJ; and Michael D. Capellas, 
President and CEO, MCI, Ashburn, VA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 15, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. to hold a closed meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Tuesday, March 15, 2005 from 
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 15, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on Army transformation and the future combat system in review 
of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 175, a bill to establish the bleeding Kansas and Enduring 
Struggle for Freedom National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; S. 
322, a bill to establish the Champlain Valley National Heritage 
Partnership in the States of Vermont and New York, and for other 
purposes; S. 323, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
study the suitability and feasibility of designating the French 
Colonial Heritage Area in the State of Missouri as a unit of the 
National Park System, and for other purposes; and S. 429, a bill to 
establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in the 
State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for 
other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, ``Critical 
Mission: Ensuring the Success of the National Security Personnel 
System.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security

  Mr. GRAHAM. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittees on Terrorism, Technology, and 
Homeland Security be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Openness in Government and Freedom of Information: Examining the OPEN 
Government Act of 2005,'' on Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at 10 a.m. in 
Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The tentative witness 
list is attached.
  Panel I: Kathering M. ``Missy'' Cary, Assistant Attorney General of 
Texas, Chief, Open Records, Division, Austin, TX; Walter Mears, former 
Washington Bureau chief and Executive Editor, Associated Press, Chapel 
Hill, NC; Marck Tapscott, Director, Center for Media and Public Policy, 
The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC; Lisa Graves, Senior Counsel 
for Legislative Strategy, American Civil Liberties Union, Washington, 
DC; Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel, National Security Archive, George 
Washington University, Washington, DC; and Thomas M. Susman, Ropes & 
Gray LLP, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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