[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 43 (Wednesday, April 13, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3602-S3603]
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. COCHRAN. 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 April 13, 2005, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``The Federal Home Loan Bank System.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. COCHRAN. 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, April 13 at 11:30 a.m. in room 
SD-366 to consider pending calendar business.
  Agenda Item 1: To consider the nomination of David Garman, to be 
Under Secretary of Energy.
  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. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 9:15 a.m. to conduct a business meeting on 
the following agenda:
  Nominations: Stephen Johnson, nominated by the President to be the 
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA); Luis Luna, nominated by the President to be EPA's Assistant 
Administrator for Administration and Resource Manager; John Paul 
Woodley, Jr., nominated by the President to be Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Civil Works; Major General Don Riley, United States Army, 
nominated by the President to be a Member and President of the 
Mississippi River Commission; Brigadier General William T. Grisoli, 
United States Army, nominated by the President to be a Member of the 
Mississippi River Commission; D. Michael Rappoport, nominated by the 
President to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. 
Udall Foundation; and Michael Butler, nominated by the President to be 
a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Foundation.
  Resolution: A resolution authorizing alteration of the James L. King 
Federal Justice Building in Miami, Florida; and Committee resolution 
for the Calumet Harbor and River, Illinois.
  Legislation: Water Resources Development Act of 2005.
  The hearing will be held in SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``The U.S.-
Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
nomination hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. COCHRAN. 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, April 13, 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. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. to hold a business 
meeting to consider pending Committee business.

                                 AGENDA

     Legislation

  S. 21, Homeland Security Grant Enhancement Act of 2005; S. 335, a 
bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act; S. 494, Federal 
Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; and S. 501, a bill to provide a 
site for the National Women's History Museum in the District of 
Columbia.

     Committee Reports

  Report of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, titled: ``The 
Role of the Professional Firms in the U.S. Tax Shelter Industry''; and 
report of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, titled: 
``Profiteering in a Non-Profit Industry: Abusive Practices in Credit 
Counseling.''
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 
9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
an oversight hearing on Indian Health.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. on ``Securing Electronic 
Personal Data: Striking a Balance Between Privacy and Commercial and 
Governmental Use.'' The hearing will take place in the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
Washington, DC; Chris Swecker, Assistant Director for the Criminal 
Investigative Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, 
DC; Larry D. Johnson, Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigative 
Division, U.S. Secret Service; Washington, DC; and William H. Sorrell, 
President, National Association of Attorneys General, Montpelier, VT.
  Panel II: Douglas C. Curling, President, Chief Operating Officer and 
Director, ChoicePoint Inc., Alpharetta, GA; Kurt P. Sanford, President 
& CEO, U.S. Corporate & Federal Markets, LexisNexis Group, Miamisburg, 
OH; Jennifer T. Barrett, Chief Privacy Officer, Acxiom Corp., Little 
Rock, AR; James X. Dempsey, Executive Director, Center for Democracy & 
Technology, Washington, DC; and Robert Douglas, CEO, PrivacyToday.com, 
Steamboat Springs, CO.

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


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 13, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights and property rights

  Mr. COCHRAN. 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 ``Less Faith in Judicial 
Credit: Are Federal and State Marriage Protection Initiatives 
Vulnerable to Judicial Activism?'' for Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 2 
p.m. in SD-226.
  Witness List: Mr. Lynn Wardle, Professor of Law, Brigham Young 
University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, UT; Mr. Gerard Bradley, 
Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, IN.; 
and Dr. Kathleen Moltz, Assistant Professor, Wayne State University 
School of Medicine, Detroit, MI.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 13, 2005, at 1:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on active and reserve military and civilian personnel 
programs, in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal 
year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on April 13, 2005, at 10 a.m., in open 
session to receive testimony on high risk areas in the management of 
the Department of Defense in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on trade, tourism, and economic development

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development be authorized 
to meet on S. 714--Junk Fax Prevention Act, on Wednesday, April 13, 
2005, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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