[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 76 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5895-S5896]
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. WARNER. 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, June 14, 2006, at 10 a.m., to mark 
up S. 418 ``Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act,'' as 
amended by the committee print; S. 811 ``Abraham Lincoln Commemorative 
Coin Act,'' and to vote on the nominations of Ms. Sheila C. Bair, of 
Kansas, to be a member and chairperson of the Board of Directors of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Ms. Kathleen L. Casey, of 
Virginia, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission; Mr. 
Robert M. Couch, of Alabama, to be President of the Government National 
Mortgage Association; Mr. Donald L. Kohn, of Virginia, to be vice 
chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and 
Mr. James B. Lockhart III, of Connecticut, to be the Director of the 
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight. Immediately following 
the mark up, the committee will meet in open session to conduct a 
hearing on ``FASB's Proposed Standard on `Employers' Accounting for 
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans.' ''

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. WARNER. 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 June 14, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Extension of HUD's Mark-to-Market Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I would like to ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to hold an 
oversight hearing on Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. to consider 
whether potential liability deters abandoned hard rock mine clean up.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 10 a.m. for a business meeting to consider 
pending committee business.

                                 Agenda

     Legislation

  1. S. 2145, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2005;
  2. S. 1554, a bill to establish an intergovernmental grant program to 
identify and develop homeland security information, equipment, 
capabilities, technologies, and services to further the homeland 
security of the United States and to address the homeland security 
needs of Federal, State, and local governments;
  3. S. 1741, Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act;
  4. S. 1838, Federal and District of Columbia Real Property Act of 
2005;
  5. S. 2068, a bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia;
  6. S. 2146, a bill to extend relocation expenses test programs for 
Federal employees;
  7. S. 2296, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin 
Americans of Japanese Descent Act;
  8. H.R. 3508, 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act.

     Post Office Naming Bills

  1. S. 2228/H.R. 4456, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. 
Postal Service located at 2404 Race Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as 
the ``Hattie W. Caraway Station;''
  2. S. 2376/H.R. 3934, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. 
Postal Service located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, as 
the ``Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building;''
  3. S. 2722, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 170 East Main Street in Patchogue, New York, as the 
``Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building;
  4. H.R. 4108, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
``State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office 
Building;''
  5. H.R. 3440, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 100 Avenida RL Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, as 
the ``Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Post Office Building;''
  6. H.R. 4786, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 535 Wood Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the 
``H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building;''
  7. H.R. 4561, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 8624 Ferguson Road in Dallas, Texas, as the 
``Franciso `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building;''
  8. H.R. 4688, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 1 Boyden Street in Badin, North Carolina, as the 
``Mayor John Thompson `Tom' Garrison Memorial Post Office;''
  9. H.R. 4995, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 7 Columbus Avenue in Tuckahoe, New York, as the 
``Ronald Bucca Post Office;''
  10. H.R. 3549, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, as the 
``William F. Clinger Jr. Post Office Building;''
  11. H.R. 2977, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, as the ``Paul 
Kasten Post Office Building;''
  12. S. 2690, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 8801 Sudley Road in Manassas, Virginia, as the 
``Harry J. Parrish Post Office;''
  13. S. 3187, a bill to designate the Post Office located at 5755 Post 
Road, East Greenwich, Rhode Island, as the ``Richard L. Cevoli Post 
Office;''
  14. H.R. 5245, a bill to designate the facility of the U.S. Postal 
Service located at 1 Marble Street in Fair Haven, Vermont, as the 
``Matthew Lyon Post Office Building.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 
9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a hearing on S. 374, the Tribal Parity Act and S. 1535, the Cheyenne 
River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Judicial Nominations'' on Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. 
in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness list:

  Panel I: The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. and The Honorable 
William Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, 
DC.
  Panel II: Vinton Cerf, Vice President & Chief Internet Evangelist, 
Google, Inc., Herndon, VA, David L. Cohen, Executive Vice President, 
Comcast Corporation, Philadelphia, PA, Walter McCormick, President and 
CEO, U.S. Telecom Association, Washington, DC, Christopher Putala, 
Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Earthlink, Inc., Washington, 
DC, Blair Levin, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO, Paul 
T. Morris, Executive Director, Utah Telecommunication Open 
Infrastructure Agency, West Valley City, UT, John Kuhns, Senior 
Director of Information Technology, Pennsylvania State University, 
State College, PA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 14, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on technology, innovation, and competitiveness

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on 
Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, June 14, 2006, at 10 a.m. on Alternative Energy 
Technologies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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