[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S5856]
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. CORNYN. 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 May 24, 2005, at 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing 
on ``Money Laundering and Terror Financing Issues in the Middle East.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at 10 a.m. on S. 529, a bill to authorize 
funding for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and to designate it as 
the official doping agency of the U.S. Olympic Committee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, May 24, 
2005, at 10 a.m., in 628 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to consider 
the nominations of Alex Azar, II, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, 
DC; Timothy D. Adams, to be Under Secretary for International Affairs, 
U.S. Department of Treasury; Shara L. Aranoff, to be Member of the 
International Trade Commission; Suzanne C. DeFrancis to be Assistant 
Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services; and Charles E. Johnson, to be Assistant Secretary for Budget, 
Technology and Finance, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent, pursuant to Rule 
26.5(a) of the Standing Rules of the Senate, that the Select Committee 
on Intelligence be authorized to meet after conclusion of the first two 
hours after the meeting of the Senate commences on May 24, 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 24, 
2005, at 2 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Overview of the Competitive 
Effects of Speciality Hospitals.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. CORNYN. 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, May 24, 2005, at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, 
``Safeguarding the Merit System: A Review of the U.S. Office of Special 
Counsel.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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