[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9017-S9018]
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

  Ms. COLLINS. 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 26, 2005, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nominations of the Honorable Christopher Cox, 
of California, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission; Mr. Roel C. Campos, of Texas, to be a member of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission; and Ms. Annette Nazareth, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. 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 26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nominations of Mr. John C. Dugan, of Maryland, 
to be Comptroller of the Currency; Mr. John M. Reich, of Virginia, to 
be Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision; and Mr. Martin J. 
Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be a member and vice chairman of the Board 
of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session 
during the session on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 10 a.m., to consider 
an original bill entitled, ``The National Employee Savings and Trust 
Equity Guarantee Act of 2005.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Energy Trends in China and India: Implications for the U.S.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 2:15 p.m. to hold a 
Business Meeting to markup nominations, treaties, and legislation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 26, 
2005, at 10 a.m., in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building to 
conduct an oversight hearing on legislation to resolve the lawsuit of 
Cobell v. Norton and to address a number of areas of Indian trust 
reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Comprehensive Immigration Reform'' on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 
9:30 a.m., in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Edward Kennedy, U.S. Senator, D-MA;
  The Honorable John McCain, U.S. Senator, R-AZ;
  The Honorable Jon Kyl, U.S. Senator, R-AZ;
  The Honorable John Cornyn, U.S. Senator, R-TX;
  Panel II: The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary, Department of 
Homeland Defense, Washington, DC;
  The Honorable Elaine L. Chao, Secretary, Department of Labor, 
Washington, DC;
  Tamar Jacoby, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute, New York, NY;
  Gary Endelman, Author and Immigration Practitioner, Houston, TX;
  Hal Daub, President and CEO, The American Health Care Association 
(AHCA), and testifying on behalf of the Essential Worker Immigration 
Coalition, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on the nomination of Timothy Elliot Flanigan to be Deputy Attorney 
General on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at 4 p.m., in Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: TBA.
  Panel II: Timothy Elliott Flanigan to be Deputy Attorney General.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information 
                       and international security

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Tuesday, July 26, 
2005, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing regarding ``GSA--Is the Taxpayer 
Getting the Best Deal?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization be 
authorized to conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at 10 am in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office 
Building. The purpose of this subcommittee hearing will be to discuss 
how farm bill programs can better support species conservation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Subcommittee on Intellectual property

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Intellectual Property be authorized to meet to conduct 
a hearing on ``Perspective on Patents: Harmonization and Other 
Matters'' on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 226.

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     Witness List

  The Honorable Gerald J. Mossinghoff, Former Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, and Senior Counsel 
Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, Alexandria, VA;
  The Honorable Q. Todd Dickinson, Former Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks and Vice President 
and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel, General Electric Company, 
Fairfield, CT;
  Christine J. Siwik, Partner, Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP, on 
behalf of Barr Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, IL;
  Marshall C. Phelps, Jr., Corporate Vice President and Deputy General 
Counsel for Intellectual Property Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA;
  Charles E. Phelps, Provost, University of Rochester on behalf of the 
Association of American Universities, Rochester, NY;
  David Beier, Senior Vice President of Global Government Affairs 
Amgen, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management be authorized to hold an 
oversight hearing on Tuesday, July 25 at 2:30 am to discuss electronic 
waste.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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