[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 25, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5938-S5939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 
25, 2005, at 10 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office Building. The 
purpose of this hearing will be to review the United States Grain 
Standards Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. VOINOVICH. 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 25, 2005, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Mr. Ben S. Bernanke, of New 
Jersey, to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers; and Mr. 
Brian D. Montgomery, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing/
Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science and transportation

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 10 a.m. on S. 360, Coastal Zone 
Management Reauthorization Act of 2005.

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


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. VOINOVICH. 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, May 25, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to 
consider comprehensive energy legislation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct an oversight hearing 
to review Permitting of Energy Projects. The hearing will be held in SD 
406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 10 a.m., to hear testimony on ``Social 
Security: Achieving Sustainable Solvency.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a 
hearing on nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I as unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meet in executive 
session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 
9:50 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing titled, 
``How Counterfeit Goods Provide Easy Cash for Criminals and 
Terrorists.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to consider the 
nomination of Linda M. Combs to be Controller, Office of Federal 
Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 25, 
2005, at 10 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on S.J. Res. 15, a joint resolution to acknowledge a 
long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the 
United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology 
to all Native peoples on behalf of the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 9:30 a.m., in Senate Dirksen Office 
Building, room 226. Currently, S. 852, the asbestos legislation, is the 
only item on the agenda.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select committee on intelligence

  Mr. VOINOVICH. 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 2 hours after the meeting of the Senate commences on May 25, 
2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it so ordered.


                 subcommittee on intellectual property

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Piracy of Intellectual 
Property'' on Wednesday, May 2005, at 2:30 p.m., in Dirksen 226. The 
witness list is attached.
  Panel I: Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights and Associate 
Librarian for Copyright Services, United States Copyright Office, 
Washington, DC; Stephen M. Pinkos, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States 
Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA; and James E. Mendenhall, 
Acting General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative.
  Panel II: Eric Smith, President, International Intellectual Property 
Alliance, Washington, DC; Taylor Hackford, Board Member, Directors 
Guild of America, Los Angeles, CA; and Robert W. Holleyman II, 
President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Software Alliance, 
Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDENT OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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