[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 132 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11496-S11497]
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. BOND. 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 October 18, 2005, at 10 a.m., to mark up S. 
1562, ``Safe and Fair Deposit Insurance Act of 2005,'' and an original 
bill entitled ``FHA Asset Disposition Act of 2005,'' for purposes of 
reporting the text of both bills to the Senate Budget Committee as 
Title II for reconciliation purposes. Immediately following the markup, 
the Committee will conduct a hearing on ``The Future of the National 
Flood Insurance Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. BOND. 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 October 18, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Growth and Development of the Derivatives Market.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BOND. 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 Tuesday, October 18 at 10 a.m. The purpose of 
this hearing is to discuss the winter fuels outlook and the effect of 
high prices this coming winter.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BOND. 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 Tuesday, October 18 at 3 p.m. The purpose of 
this hearing is to consider our national capacity for producing 
technological innovation and the importance of this innovation to our 
global economic competitiveness. The Committee will hear testimony 
describing the results of a recently released National Academy of 
Science report on this same topic.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to hold a business 
meeting on October 18, 2005 at 2:30 p.m., to consider a bill, S. ----, 
to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, to make technical corrections.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on October 18, 
2005 at 2:35 p.m., to conduct a legislative hearing on S. 1772, the Gas 
Petroleum Refiner Improvement and Community Empowerment Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, October 
18, 2005, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
consider the nomination of James S. Halpern, to be Judge of the United 
States Tax Court, The Judiciary; Susan C. Schwab, to be Deputy United 
States Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador, executive 
Office of the President; Karen K. Bhatia, to be Deputy United States 
Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, Executive Office of 
the President; Franklin L. Lavin, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade, Department of Commerce, and, Clay Lowery, to be 
Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Treasury.
  The PRESIDENT OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
Prospects for United Nations Reform.
  The PRESIDENT OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, October 
18, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Comprehensive Immigration Reform II'' on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 
at 9:30 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Michael Chertoff, Secretary of the Department 
of Homeland Security, Washington, DC; The Honorable Elaine Chao, 
Secretary of the Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Frank Sharry, Executive Director, National Immigration 
Forum, Washington, DC; Mark Krikorian, Executive Director, Center for 
Immigration Studies, Washington, DC; Douglas S. Massey, Ph.D., 
Professor of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Executive Nominations'' on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Members of Congress.
  Panel II: James O'Gara to be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, 
Office of National Drug Control Policy; Julie Myers to be Assistant 
Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security; Emilio Gonzales to be Director of the Bureau of 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, October 18, 2005, to markup the following 
nominations:
  1. William F. Tuerk, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, VA.
  2. Robert J. Henke, Assistant Secretary for Management, VA.
  3. John M. Molino, Assistant Secretary of Policy and Planning, VA.
  4. Lisette M. Mondello, Assistant Secretary of Public and 
Intergovernmental Affairs, VA.
  5. George J. Opfer, Inspector General, VA.
  The markup will take place in the Reception Room off the Senate 
Floor, the Capitol following the first rollcall vote of the Senate 
after 1 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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