[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 37 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3226-S3227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committees on armed services

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 5, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on active component, reserve component, and civilian 
personnel programs, in review of the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, April 
5, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Charities and Charitable 
Giving: Proposals for Reform''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor,

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and Pensions, Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood 
Development, be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at 
9:30 a.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 113, a bill to modify the date as of which certain 
tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria of California is deemed to be held 
in trust.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, 
April 5, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. on ``Oversight of the USA PATRIOT Act.'' The 
hearing will take place in the Hart Senate Office Building room 216.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

     Witness List

  Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney General, Department of 
Justice, Washington, DC; and Robert S. Mueller III, Director, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 5, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
                workforce, and the district of columbia

  Mr. LUGAR. 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, April 5, 2005 at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, ``Monitoring 
CMS' Vital Signs: Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug 
Benefit.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on surface transportation and merchant marine

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subommittee on Surface Transportation/Merchant Marine be authorized to 
meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, April 5, 2005 at 10 a.m. on 
Highway, Motor Carrier, and Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety, 
and Transportation of Household Goods in SR-253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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