[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 149 (Thursday, November 10, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S12702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AUTHORITIES 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 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November 10, 2005 
at 9 a.m. in 328A, Senate Russell Office Building. The purpose of this 
committee hearing will be to consider the nominations for Chief 
Financial Officer and Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service at 
the United States Department of Agriculture.
  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 November 10, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``The Development of New Basel Capital Accords.''
  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, November 10 at 10:30 a.m. The 
purpose of this meeting is to consider the nominations of Jeffrey D. 
Jarrett to be Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, DOE; and Edward F. 
Sproat, III to be Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste 
Management, DOE.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Thursday, November 10, 2005, at 10 a.m., to consider an 
original bill that will include the Committee's budget reconciliation 
instructions pertaining to expiring tax provisions and also additional 
incentives for hurricane affected areas.
  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, 
November 10, 2005 at 9:30 a.m. in Senate Dirksen Office Building Room 
226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, November 10, 2005, for a committee hearing to 
examine the rebuilding of VA assets on the Gulf Coast. The hearing will 
take place in room 138 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Aviation

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Aviation be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 
10, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., on the Wright Amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Property Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Why the 
Government Should Care about Pornography: The State Interest in 
Protecting Children and Families'' on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 2 
p.m. in SD226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Pamela Paul, author of Pornified, New York, NY; Dean Rodney 
Smolla, Dean, University of Richmond School of Law, Richmond, VA; Jill 
Manning, Social Science Fellow, Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC, 
Sociologist, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; Leslie Harris, Senior 
Consultant and Incoming Executive Director, Center for Democracy and 
Technology, Washington, DC; and Richard Whidden, Executive Director and 
Senior Counsel, National Law Center for Children and Families, Fairfax, 
VA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on clean air, climate change, and nuclear safety

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety be 
authorized to hold a hearing on November 10 at 9:30 a.m. regarding the 
implementation of the existing particulate matter and ozone air quality 
standards.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on disaster prevention and prediction

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science and Space and Subcommittee on Disaster 
Prevention and Prediction be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 
10, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., on S. 517-Weather Modification.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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