[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 152 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13038-S13039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   AUTHORITIES FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. ENZI. 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 Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. to 
mark up S. 467, ``Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005,'' and 
an original bill entitled ``Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention 
Act of 2005''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without obligation, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science and transportation

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at 10 a.m., on the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation Reauthorization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without obligation, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. ENZI. 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, November 16 at 11:30 a.m. The 
purpose of this meeting is to consider pending calendar business.
  Agenda Item 1: To consider the nomination of Jeffrey D. Jarrett to be 
Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Department of Energy.
  Agenda Item 2: To consider the nomination of Edward F. Sproat III to 
be

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Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department 
of Energy.
  In addition, the Committee will consider noncontroversial items that 
have been agreed to on both sides.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on Environment and public works

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine transportation fuels of the future on November 16, 
2005 at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on ``The High Costs of Crude: The New Currency of Foreign Policy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled, 
``Hurricane Katrina: What Can Government Learn from the Private 
Sector's Response?''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ENZI. 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, November 16, 
2005 at 9:30 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Ronald Eisenberg, Esq., Deputy District Attorney, 
Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Philadelphia, PA; The 
Honorable Seth Waxman, former Solicitor General of the United States, 
Partner, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr, Washington, DC; The 
Honorable Howard D. McKibben, Senior United States District Judge for 
the District of Nevada, Chairman of the Judicial Conference Committee 
on Federal-State Jurisdiction, Reno, NV.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 16, 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. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts be authorized 
to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Creating New Federal Judgeships: The 
Systematic or Piecemeal Approach'' on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 at 
2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable W. Royal Furgeson, Jr., District Judge for the 
Western District of Texas, Chairman of the Judicial Conference 
Committee on Judicial Resources, San Antonio, TX; The Honorable William 
H. Steele, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 
Mobile, AL; Robyn J. Spalter, Esq., President, Federal Bar Association, 
Miami, FL.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on consumer affairs, product liability, and insurance

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Liability, and Insurance be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at 2:30 p.m., on 
Protecting the Consumer from Flooded and Salvage Vehicle Fraud.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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