[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 24 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1585-S1586]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at 4 p.m., in executive session to 
consider certain pending military nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. TALENT. 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 March 1, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on `` consideration of regulatory relief proposals.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. TALENT. 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, March 1 at 9:30 a.m.
  The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony regarding the 
state of the economies and fiscal affairs in the territories of Guam, 
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
the United States Virgin Islands.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to hold an oversight 
hearing on the status of the Yucca Mountain Project on Wednesday, March 
1 at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 3 p.m. for a 
hearing on ``Fighting the AIDS Epidemic of Today: Reauthorizing the 
Ryan White CARE Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing titled ``The 
Department of Homeland Security's Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 
2007.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, at 
9:30 a.m. in Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct 
a joint oversight hearing with the House Committee on Resources on the 
Settlement of Cobell v. Norton.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Judicial Nominations'' on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 2 p.m. in the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

                              Witness List

   Panel I: The Honorable Larry Craig, United States Senator, [R-ID]; 
The Honorable Mike Crapo, United States Senator, [R-ID].
  Panel II: Norman Randy Smith to be the United States Circuit Judge 
for the Ninth Circuit; Patrick Joseph Schlitz to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Minnesota.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


              committee on small business entrepreneurship

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate for a hearing entitled, ``The Nomination of Eric 
Thorson to be Inspector General of the Small Business Administration'' 
on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, beginning at 2 p.m. in room 428A of the 
Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 1, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 1, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on Army

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transformation and the future combat systems acquisition strategy in 
review of the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and 
the future years Defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on disaster prevention and prediction

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction be authorized to 
meet on March 1, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., on Winter Storms.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on education and early childhood development

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development be authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 1, 2006, 
at 10 a.m., for a hearing on ``Protecting America's Competitive Edge 
Act (S. 2198): Helping K-12 Students Learn Math and Science Better.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 1, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on Active component, Reserve component, and civilian 
personnel programs in review of the Defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 1 at 2:30 p.m. The 
purpose of the hearing is to review the roll of the Forest Service and 
other Federal agencies in protection the Health and Welfare of foreign 
guest workers carrying out tree planting and other service contracts on 
National Forest System Lands, and to consider related Forest Service 
guidance and contract modifications issued in recent weeks.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on terrorism, technology, and homeland security

      subcommittee on immigration, border security and citizenship

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security and the 
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship be 
authorized to meet to conduct a joint hearing on ``Federal Strategies 
to End Border Violence'' on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at 9 a.m. in 
Dirksen 226.
  Panel I: The Honorable Paul K. Charlton, United States Attorney, 
District of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ; David Aguilar, Chief of Border 
Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, 
Washington, DC; and Marcy Forman, Director of Investigations, 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security, 
Washington, DC.
  Panel II: The Honorable Larry A. Dever, Sheriff of Cochise County, 
AZ; The Honorable Wayne Jernigan, Sheriff of Valverde County, TX; 
Lavogyer Durham, Manager of El Tule Ranch, Falfurrias, TX; and T.J. 
Bonner, President of the National Border Patrol Council, American 
Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Campo, CA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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