[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 32 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2872-S2873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 17, 2005, for a committee hearing titled 
``Back from the Battlefield: Are we providing the proper care for 
America's Wounded Warriors?''
  The hearing will take place in Room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 16, 2005, at 4:30 p.m. to receive a classified 
briefing regarding improvised explosive devices (IEDS).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. STEVENS. 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 16 at 11:30 a.m. to 
consider pending calendar business.
  Agenda Item 1: To consider the nomination of Jeffrey Clay Sell, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Energy.
  Agenda Item 2: To consider the nomination of Patricia Lynn Scarlett, 
to be the Deputy Secretary of the Interior.
  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. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 9:15 a.m. to conduct a hearing regarding 
S. 606 The Reliable Fuels Act and The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005.
  The hearing will be in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 10:00 a.m., to hear testimony on 
``Expiring Tax Provisions: Live or Let Die.``
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold hearing on EU Arms to 
China.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 16, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 16, 2005 at 9:30 a.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 strategic forces

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on March 16, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. in open session to 
receive testimony on national security space policy and programs in 
review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights

  Mr. STEVENS. 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, March 16, 2005, at 3:00 p.m. in SD226. 
The tentative witness list is attached.
  Panel I: Robert Destro, Professor of Law, Columbus School of Law, 
Catholic University of America, Washington, DC; Patrick Trueman, Senior 
Legal Counsel, Family Research Council, Former Chief, Child 
Exploitation and Obscenity Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC; Frederick Schauer, Frank Stanton Professor of the First 
Amendment, Shorenstein Center, John F. Kennedy School of Government, 
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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