[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Senate]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 15, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to continue 
to receive testimony on the Joint Strike Fighter F136 Alternative 
Engine Program 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.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., on Innovation and 
Competitiveness.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 15 at 11:30 a.m. The 
purpose of this meeting is to consider pending nominations and any 
other pending calendar business of the Committee which may be ready for 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Post-Palestinian Election Challenges in the Middle East.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. Enzi. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at 9 a.m. on legislative items.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 
15, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building to conduct a hearing on S. 1899, the Indian Child Protection 
and Family Violence Prevention Act Amendments of 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at 9 a.m. in The Mansfield Room, S-207 The 
Capitol.

     Agenda

  I. Nominations: Norman Randy Smith, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit; Patrick J. Schiltz, to be U.S. District Court Judge for 
the District of Minnesota; Steven G. Bradbury, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel; John F. Clark, to be 
Director of the United States Marshals Service.
  II. Bills: S. , Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Chairman's Mark; S. 
1768, A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings: 
Specter, Leahy, Cornyn, Grassley, Schumer, Feingold, Durbin; S. 829, 
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005: Grassley, Schumer, Cornyn, 
Leahy, Feingold, Durbin, Graham, DeWine, Specter; S. 489, Federal 
Consent Decree Fairness Act: Alexander, Kyl, Cornyn, Graham, Hatch; S. 
2039, Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2005: Durbin, Specter, 
DeWine, Leahy, Kennedy, Feinstein, Feingold; S. 2292, A bill to provide 
relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent charges: Specter, 
Leahy, Cornyn, Feinstein, Biden.
  III. Matters: S.J. Res. 1, Marriage Protection Amendment: Allard, 
Sessions, Kyl, Hatch, Cornyn, Coburn, Brownback.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 15, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet tomorrow, March 15, 2006 from 
10 a.m.-12 p.m. in Dirksen 106 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   SubCommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. to conduct 
a hearing on ``Hospital Group Purchasing: Are the Industry's Reforms 
Sufficient to Ensure Competition?'' in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Richard J. Bednar, Coordinator, Healthcare Group Purchasing 
Industry Initiative, Washington, DC; Mark B. Leahey, Executive 
Director, Medical Device Manufacturers Association, Washington, DC; S. 
Prakash Sethi, Professor, Baruch College, The City University of New 
York, New York, NY; and Mina Ubbing, President and CEO, Fairfield 
Medical Center, Lancaster, OH.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                 Workforce and the District of Columbia

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 15, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing entitled, ``The 
GAO High-Risk List: An Update.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Readiness and Management

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in 
open session to receive testimony on ground forces readiness in review 
of the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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