[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 34 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2385-S2386]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 16, 2006, at 8:30 a.m., to receive testimony from 
combatant commanders on their military strategy and operational 
requirements, 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. GREGG. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Disaster Prediction and Prevention be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, March 16, 2006, at 10 a.m. on Volcanic Hazards.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 3 p.m. on pending Committee business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to hold a hearing on 
Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 10 a.m. on the Great Lakes Regional 
Collaboration's strategy to restore and protect the Great Lakes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Thursday, March 
16, 2006 at 9:30 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear 
testimony on ``Cuno and Competitiveness: Where to draw the line''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 
9:15 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Wednesday, March 16, 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

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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.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 16, 2006, for a committee hearing titled 
``Looking At Our Homeless Veterans' Programs: How Effective Are They?'' 
The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
                       and international security

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 16, 
2006, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing regarding ``Earmark Reform: 
Understanding the Obligation of Funds Transparency Act''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      committee on constitution, civil rights and property rights

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights be 
authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at 
1:30 p.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 on S.J. Res. 12, 
the Flag Desecration Resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on March 16, 2006 at time 3:30 p.m., in open 
session to receive testimony on global strike plans and programs in 
review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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