[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2539-S2540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. LOTT. 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 29, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Economic Impact Issues in Export-Import Bank 
Reauthorization.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to hold an oversight 
hearing on Wednesday, March 29, at 9:30 a.m., on the impact of the 
elimination of MTBE.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, March 
29, 2006, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear 
testimony on ``U.S.-China Economic Relations Revisited.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LOTT. 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 29, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a closed 
briefing on U.S.-India Atomic Energy Cooperation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 29, at 9:30 
a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
business meeting on the following bills:
  (1) S. 2078, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act amendments.
  (2) S. 1899, Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention 
Act amendments.
  (3) S. 2245, Indian Youth Telemental Health Demonstration Project 
Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LOTT. 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 29, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in 
room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  Panel I: Members of Congress, TBA.
  Panel II: Brian M. Cogan to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of New York; Michael Ryan Barrett to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio; Thomas M. Golden to 
be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 29, 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. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committe on Aging be authorized to meet Wednesday, March 29, 2006 from 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Dirksen 106 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL RIGHTS AND PROPERTY RIGHTS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``What's in a Game? State 
Regulation of Violent Video Games and the First Amendment'' on 
Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 2 p.m. in SD 226.

     Witness List

  Panel One: Reverend Steve Strickland, brother of Arnold Strickland, 
police officer killed by teenager in 2004, Fayette County, AL; Dr. 
Elizabeth Carll, Ph.D., Chair of Interactive Media Committee, Media 
Psychology Division, American Psychological Association Long Island, 
NY; Dr. Dmitri Williams, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Speech 
Communications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL; 
Dr. David Bickham, Ph.D., Research Scientist, Center on Media and Child 
Health, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA.
  Panel Two: Patricia E. Vance, President, Entertainment Software 
Rating Board New York, NY; Representative Jeff Johnson, Assistant 
Majority Leader, Minnesota House of Representatives, St. Paul, MN; Paul 
Smith, Partner, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC; Professor Kevin 
Saunders, J.D., Ph.D., Professor of Law, Michigan State University East 
Lansing, MI.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on east asian and pacific affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 2:30 
p.m. to hold a hearing on U.S.-Burma Relations.


           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on March 29, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in 
open session to receive testimony on U.S. nonproliferation strategy and 
the roles and missions of the Department of Defense and the Department 
of Energy in nonproliferation in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years Defense progam.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. LOTT. 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 29, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing entitled, The War 
on Terrorism: How Prepared is the Nation's Capital? Part (II).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. LOTT. 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 29 at 2:30 p.m. The 
purpose of the hearings is to receive testimony on S. 1832, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease oil and gas resources 
underlying Fort Reno, OK, to establish the Fort Reno Management Fund, 
and for other purposes; S. 2150, to direct the Secretary of Interior to 
convey certain Bureau of Land Management land to the city of Eugene, 
OR; and H.R. 3507, to transfer certain land in Riverside County, CA, 
and San Diego County, CA, from the Bureau of Land Management to the 
United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians, and for other purposes; S. 1056 to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Henerson, NV certain 
Federal land located in the city, and for other purposes; and S. 2373 
to provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres of public land to 
the city of Green River, WY at fair market value.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 29, 2006, at 3:30 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on Navy/Marine Corps Force structure and future capabilities 
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 strategic forces

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate March 29, at 2:30 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.


      Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness be 
authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 10 a.m., on 
Importance of Basic Research to U.S. Competitiveness.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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