[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 49 (Thursday, April 21, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S4137]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 21, 2005, at 10 a.m., in open session to consider 
the following nominations: Mr. Kenneth J. Krieg to be Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; and Lieutenant 
General Michael V. Hayden, USAF, for appointment to the grade of 
General and to be Deputy National Intelligence Director.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on Banking, Housing and urban Affairs

  Mr. ROBERTS. 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 21, 2005, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on ``Regulatory Reform on the Housing Government-
Sponsored Enterprises.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing and urban affairs

  Mr. ROBERTS. 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 21, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing on ``HUD's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Thursday, April 21, 2005, at 10 a.m., in 628 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to consider the nomination of Robert J. Portman to be United 
States Trade Representative.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on multilateral development banks.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 21, 
2005 at 10 a.m. in SD-430
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen room 226.

     I. Nominations

  Terrence W. Boyle, II, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth 
Circuit; Priscilla R. Owen, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fifth 
Circuit; and Janice Rogers Brown, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit.

     II. Bills

  S. 378, Reducing Crime and Terrorism at America's Seaports Act of 
2005, Biden, Specter, Feinstein, Kyl, Cornyn; and S. 629, Railroad 
Carriers and Mass Transportation Act of 2005, Sessions, Kyl.

     III. Matters

  Asbestos, Senate Judiciary Committee Rules.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      joint committee on printing

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Committee on Printing be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 2 p.m. to conduct an 
organizational meeting.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 21, 2005 at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information 
                       and international security

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Thursday, April 
21st, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing regarding ``An Assessment of 
the President's Management Agenda''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 subcommittee on intellectual property

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property be authorized to meet to conduct 
a hearing on ``The Patent System Today and Tomorrow'' on Thursday, 
April 21, 2005 at 2:30 p.m., in Dirksen 226.
  Panel I: Jon W. Dudas, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
Property, Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department 
of Commerce, Arlington, VA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. ROBERTS. 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 
Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. for a hearing entitled, 
``Employing Federal Workforce Flexibilities: A Progress Report.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Personnel be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 21, 2005, at 1:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the Present and Future Costs of Department of Defense 
Health Care, and National health Care Trends in the Civilian Sector.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on surface transportation and merchant marine

  Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, April 21, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. on Amtrak 
Reauthorization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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