[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 100 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8711-S8712]
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. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to conduct a 
committee business meeting during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, July 21, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office 
Building. The purpose of this business meeting is to mark up an 
original bill regarding the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. WARNER. 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 July 21, 2005, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on the ``The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, July 21, 2005, at 10 a.m., on pending committee business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. WARNER. 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, July 21, at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony regarding the 
current state of climate change scientific research and the economics 
of strategies to manage climate change.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. WARNER. 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, July 21 at 10 a.m. to consider 
pending nominations:
  Jill L. Sigal to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Congressional 
and Intergovernmental Affairs; David R. Hill to be General Counsel of 
the Department of Energy; James A. Rispoli to be Assistant Secretary of 
Energy for Environmental Management; R. Thomas Weimer to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget; 
Mark A. Limbaugh to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water 
and Science.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 21, 2005, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
United Nations Reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 21, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to hold an 
off-the-floor markup during the session on Thursday, July 21, 2005, to 
consider the nominations of Richard L. Skinner to be Inspector General 
of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Brian David Miller to be 
Inspector General of the General Services Administration, and Edmund S. 
Hawley to be Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 21, 2005, at 
9:30 a.m., in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 1003, the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Amendments Act of 
2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
July 21, 2005 at 9:30 a.m., in Senate Dirksen Office Building, Room 
226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Bills: S. 1088, Streamlined Procedures Act of 2005, Kyl, Cornyn, 
Grassley, Hatch; S. __, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2005, 
Specter, Leahy, Feingold; S. 751, Notification of Risk to Personal Data 
Act, Feinstein, Kyl; S. 1326, Notification of Risk to Personal Data 
Act, Sessions; S. 155, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 
2005, Feinstein, Hatch, Grassley, Cornyn, Kyl, Specter; S. 103, Combat 
Meth Act of 2005, Talent, Feinstein, Kohl, Schumer, Feingold; S. 1086, 
A Bill to Improve the National Program to Register and Monitor 
Individuals Who Commit Crimes Against Children or Sex Offenses, Hatch, 
Biden, Schumer; S. 956, Jetseta Gage Prevention and Deterrence of 
Crimes Against Children Act of 2005, Grassley, Kyl, Cornyn; S. 1389, To 
authorize and improve the USA PATRIOT Act, Specter, Feinstein, Kyl.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 21, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on bioterrorism and public health preparedness

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness, be 
authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, July 21, at 10 a.m., in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information 
                       and international security

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Management, Government Information, and 
International Security be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 21, 2005 
at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing regarding ``U.S. Financial Involvement in 
Renovation of U.N. Headquarters in New York City''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on taxation and irs oversight

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight be authorized to meet during 
the session on Thursday, July 21, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., to hear testimony 
on ``Updating Depreciable Lives: Is there Salvage Value in the Current 
System?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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