[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 134 (Thursday, October 20, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11695-S11696]
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 20, 2005, at 10 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing on ``Implementation of the Exon-Florio Amendment and the 
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, October 20, 2005, at 10 a.m., on Domestic Passenger and 
Freight Rail Safety.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, October 20, 2005, at 2 p.m., on pending Committee business. 
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and Co-
Chairman Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, have rescheduled this week's Full 
Committee mark-up for Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 2 p.m., previously 
scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. The mark-up is 
open to the public. A location for this mark-up will be announced when 
available. Following is the agenda, not necessarily in order of 
consideration: S. __ , The DTV bill; S. 1753, The Warning, Alert, and 
Response Network Act; S. 967, The Truth in Broadcasting Act of 2005; 
and S. 1063, The IP--Enabled Voice Communications and Public Safety Act 
of 2005.
  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 Thursday, October 20 at 2:30 p.m. The purpose 
of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1016, to direct the 
Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to the owners or 
operators of qualified desalination facilities to partially offset the 
cost of electrical energy required to operate the facilities, and for 
other purposes; and S. 1860, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to 
improve energy production and reduce energy demand through improved use 
of reclaimed waters, and for other purposes.


                     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 Thursday, October 20, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING 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 hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, October 20, 2005 
at 2 p.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, October 20, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing titled, 
``Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans: A Flooded City, a Chaotic 
Response.''
  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 markup on Thursday, 
October 20, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. in Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 
226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Susan Neilson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit;
  John Richard Smoak to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern 
District of Florida;
  Brian Edward Sandoval to be U.S. District Judge for the District of 
Nevada.
  Harry Sandlin Mattice, Jr. to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Tennessee;
  Margaret Mary Sweeney to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
Federal Claims;
  Thomas Craig Wheeler to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
Federal Claims;
  Wan Kim to be an Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division;
  Steven G. Bradbury to be an Assistant Attorney General for the Office 
of Legal Counsel;
  Sue Ellen Wooldridge to be an Assistant Attorney General, Environment 
and Natural Resources Division; and
  Thomas O. Barnett to be an Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust 
Division.

     II. Bills

  S. 1088, Streamlined Procedures Act of 2005, Kyl, Cornyn, Grassley, 
Hatch;
  S. 1789, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2005, Specter, 
Leahy, Feinstein, Feingold;
  S. 751, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act, Feinstein, Kyl;
  S. 1326, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act, Sessions;
  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. 1699, Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act, Specter, 
Leahy, Hatch, DeWine, Cornyn, Brownback, Feingold;
  S. 1095, Protecting American Goods and Services Act of 2005, Cornyn, 
Leahy;
  H.R. 683, Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005, Smith--TX;
  S. 443, Antitrust Criminal Investigative Improvements Act of 2005, 
DeWine, Kohl, Leahy;
  S. 1787, Relief to Victims of Hurricane Katrina and Other Natural 
Disasters Act of 2005, Vitter, Grassley, Cornyn, DeWine;
  S. 1647, Hurricane Katrina Bankruptcy Relief and Community Protection 
Act of 2005, Feingold, Leahy, Durbin, Kennedy, Feinstein; and
  S.  , Budget Reconciliation [Chairman's Mark].

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  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 Thursday, October 20, 2005, for a committee hearing titled 
``IT Management by the VA: Is it Ready for the 21st Century?''
  The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 20, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          subcommittee on near eastern and south asian affairs

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs be authorized to 
meeting during the session of the Senate on Thursday, October 20, 2005, 
at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on U.S. Foreign Policy, Petroleum, and 
the Middle East.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights and property rights

  Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``An Examination of the 
Constitutional Amendment on Marriage'' on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 
2 p.m. in SD226.

                             Witness List:

  Panel I: Scott FitzGibbon, Professor of Law, Boston College, Boston, 
MA; Christopher E. Harris, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, 
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN; Louis Michael 
Seidman, John Carroll Research Professor of Law, Georgetown University 
Law Center, Washington, DC; Richard Wilkins, Professor of Law, Brigham 
Young University, Provo, UT; Christopher Wolfe, Professor of Political 
Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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