[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 72 (Thursday, May 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6059-S6060]
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. ENSIGN. 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 26, 2005, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing 
on ``The Report to the Congress on International Economic and Exchange 
Rate Policies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. ENSIGN. 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 Thursday, May 26, at 9:30 a.m., to consider 
comprehensive energy legislation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on Foreign relations

  Mr. ENSIGN. 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 26, 2005, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on Foreign relations

  Mr. ENSIGN. 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 26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing on 
nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. ENSIGN. 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, May 26, 2005 at 
10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
May 26, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Nominations Terrence W. Boyle, II, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit; Brett M. Kavanaugh, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the District of Columbia; Richard Griffin, to be U.S. Circuit Court 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit; David McKeague, to be U.S. Circuit Court 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit; Paul Clement, to be Solicitor General of 
the United States; Anthony Jerome Jenkins, to be U.S. Attorney for the

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District of the Virgin Islands; Stephen Joseph Murphy III, to be U.S. 
Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan; Gretchen C.F. Shappert, 
to be U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina; Rachel 
Brand, to be an Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal 
Policy; Alice S. Fisher, to be an Assistant Attorney General for the 
Criminal Division; and Regina B. Schofield, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General for the Office of Justice Programs.
  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 Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. ENSIGN. 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 26, 2005, for a committee hearing titled 
``Battling The Backlog: Challenges Facing The VA Claims Adjudication 
and Appeal Process''.
  The hearing will take place in Room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on Investigations

  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that The Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 
26, 2005, at 9 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``The Container Security 
Initiative and The Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism: 
Securing The Global Supply Chain or Trojan Horse?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on Intelligence

  Mr. ENSIGN. 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 26, 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on Aviation

  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that The 
Subcommittee on Aviation be authorized to meet on Thursday, May 26, 
2005, at 10 a.m. on Aviation Capacity and Congestion Challenges-Summer 
2005 and Future Demand.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on clean air, climate change, and nuclear safety

  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety be 
authorized to meet on Thursday, May 26, 2005 at 9 a.m. to conduct an 
oversight hearing on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
  The hearing will be held in SD 406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. ENSIGN. 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 26, 
2005, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing regarding ``An Assessment of Federal 
Funding for Private Research and Development.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on immigration, border security and citizenship

  Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``The Need for Comprehensive 
Immigration Reform: Serving Our National Economy'' on Thursday, May 26, 
2005, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Steven Law, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department 
of Labor, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Tom Donahue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 
Washington, DC; Dan Griswold, Director of the Center for Trade Policy 
Studies, The CATO Institute, Washington, DC; and Douglas S. Massey, 
Ph.D., Professor, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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