[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 62 (Thursday, May 12, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5180-S5181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 12, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to 
mark up the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, May 12, 2005, at 10 a.m., on S. 967, Issues Related to the 
Broadcast of Prepackaged News Stories Produced by the Government 
Agencies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 12, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hold a Business 
Meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
May 12, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in SD226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Nominations: Terrence W. Boyle, II to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit; William H. Pryor, Jr. to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit; and Brett M. Kavanaugh to be U.S. Circuit Judge 
for the District of Columbia.
  II. Bills: S. 852--A bill to Create a Fair and Efficient System to 
Resolve Claims of Victims for Bodily Injury Caused by Asbestos 
Exposure, and for Other Purposes. Specter, Leahy, Hatch, Feinstein, 
Grassley, DeWine, Graham
  III. Matters: Senate Judiciary Committee Rules.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Executive Nominations'' on Thursday, May 12, 2005 at 4 p.m. in 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.

                              Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Thad Cochran, U.S. Senator, R-MS; the 
Honorable Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator, R-IA; and the Honorable Mitch 
McConnell, U.S. Senator, R-KY.
  Panel II: Rachel Beard, to be an Assistant Attorney General; Alice S.

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Fisher, to be an Assistant Attorney General; and Regina B. Schofield, 
to be an Assistant Attorney General.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 12, 2005, for a committee hearing titled ``An 
Open Discussion: Planning, Providing and Paying for Veterans' Long Term 
Care.'' 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.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 12, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet today, Thursday, May 12, 2005, 
from 3 to 5 p.m., in Hart 216 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
                       and international security

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 12, 
2005, at 10:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``Examining USAID's Anti-
Malaria Policies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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