[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 80 (Thursday, June 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6777-S6778]
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. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet

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during the session of the Senate on June 16, 2005, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on ``Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of 
Seniors.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 
16, 2005, at 10 a.m., on a hearing to Examine Federal Legislative 
Solutions to Data Breach and Identity Theft.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. on the nominations of William 
Jeffrey, to be Director of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Ashok Kaveeshwar, to be Administrator of the Research and 
Innovative Technology Administration, Edmund S. Hawley, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and Israel Hernandez, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the U.S. Foreign and 
Commercial Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 10:30 a.m., to consider an 
original bill entitled, ``Energy Policy Tax Incentives Act of 2005''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Stabilization and Reconstruction.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, June 16, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., 
in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct an 
oversight hearing on Indian Education.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
June 16, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in Senate Dirksen Office Building room 
226. The agenda will be provided when it becomes available today.

                                 Agenda

  I. Nominations: Terrence W. Boyle, II, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit; 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.
  II. Bills: S. 491, Christopher Kangas Fallen Firefighter Apprentice 
Act [Specter, Leahy]
  III. Matters: Senate Judiciary Committee Rules.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 16, 2005, at 3 p.m., to hold a confirmation hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 16, 
2005, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``Civilian Contractors Who 
Cheat On Their Taxes And What Should Be Done About It.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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