[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11948-S11949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AUTHORITIES FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. SPECTER. 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 Wednesday, October 26 at 2 p.m. The 
purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on the implementation 
of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, P.L. 108-447 by the 
Forest Service and the Department of the -Interior.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
October 26, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a business meeting on the 
following agenda:
  S. 1772, The Gas Price Act;
  S. 1869, To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for 
other purposes; and
  S. Res. 255, A resolution recognizing the achievements of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Waterfowl Population Survey.
  Resolutions: Committee resolution on the Beneficial Use of Dredged 
Material on the Delaware River, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania; 
and
  Two Committee resolutions on additional items in GSA's FY06 Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
October 26 2:30 p.m. to hold its second hearing on Eco-terrorism 
specifically examining Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty (``SHAC'').
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a 
hearing on Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Habeas Reform: The Streamlined Procedures Act'' on Wednesday, 
October 26, 2005 at 9 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 
226.
  Witness List: Seth Waxman, Esq., Former Solicitor General of the 
United States, Partner, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, 
Washington, DC; Ronald Eisenburg, Esq., Deputy District Attorney, 
Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA; Stephen 
Saltzburg, Esq., Wallace and Beverly Woodbury University Professor of 
Law, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC; Kent 
Scheidegger, Esq., Legal Director, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, 
Sacramento, CA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

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


        SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT AND THE COURTS

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts be authorized 
to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Revisiting Proposals to Split the 
Ninth Circuit: An Inevitable Solution to a Growing Problem'' on 
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Circuit Judge Diarmuid O'Scannlain, U.S. Court of Appeals 
for the Ninth Circuit Portland, OR; Circuit Judge Richard Tallman, U.S. 
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Seattle, WA; Chief Judge Mary 
Schroeder U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Phoenix, AZ; and 
Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth 
Circuit, Pasadena CA.
  Panel II: Circuit Judge Andrew Kleinfeld U.S. Court of Appeals for 
the Ninth Circuit, Fairbanks, AK; District Judge John Roll, U.S. 
District Court, District of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ; Circuit Judge Sidney 
T. Thomas, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Billings, MT; 
and Chief Judge Emeritus Marilyn Huff, U.S. District Court, Southern 
District, CA, San Diego, CA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 
                       AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 
26, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Uncollected Taxes: Can 
We Reduce the $300 Billion Tax Gap?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      SUBCOMMITTEE ON TERRORISM, TECHNOLOGY AND HOMELAND SECURITY

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Terrorism: Emergency 
Preparedness,'' on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 
226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Former Senator Slade Gorton, 9/11 Public Discourse Project, 
Seattle, WA; Wayne Thomas, Vice-President of Homeland Security, 
Innovative Emergency Management, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA; Henry Renteria, 
Director, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services, Mather, 
CA; Matt Bettenhausen, Director, California Office of Homeland 
Security, Sacramento, CA; Michael O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow and co-holder 
of Sydney Stein chair, Foreign Policy Studies Program, Brookings 
Institution, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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