[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 89 (Tuesday, July 11, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7356-S7357]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. THUNE. 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 July 11, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Insurance Regulation Reform.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. THUNE. 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 Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. The 
purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony relating to 
implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at 9 a.m., to hold a briefing on 
North Korea.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at 2 p.m. to hold a Subcommittee 
hearing on Somalia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at 10 a.m. to consider the nominations of the 
Honorable Anna Blackburne-Rigsby to be Associate Judge, District of 
Columbia Court of Appeals; Phyllis D. Thompson to be Associate Judge, 
District of Columbia Court of Appeals; and Jennifer M. Anderson to be 
Associate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Hamdan V. Rumsfeld: Establishing a Constitutional Process'' on 
Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Hart Senate Office Building 
Room 216. Witness list:
  Panel I: Mr. Steve Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
Office of Legal Counsel, United States Department of Justice, 
Washington, DC.
  Mr. Daniel Dell'Orto, Principal Deputy General Counsel, United States 
Department of Defense, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: The Honorable Theodore Olsen, Former Solicitor General, 
Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Washington, DC.
  Professor Harold Koh, Dean, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
  Mr. Paul ``Whit'' Cobb, Former Deputy General Counsel, United States 
Department of Defense, Washington, DC.
  Lt. Commander Charles Swift, Office of Military Commissions, Office 
of Chief Defense Counsel, United States Department of Defense, 
Washington, DC.
  Professor Scott L. Silliman, Former Judge Advocate General, USAF, 
Center on Law, Ethics and National Security, Duke University School of 
Law, Durham, NC.
  Mr. Daniel Collins, Former Associate Deputy Attorney General, 
Partner, Munger, Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles, CA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. THUNE. 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 Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at 2:15 p.m. in 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: Members of Congress.
  Panel II: William James Haynes, II to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit.
  Panel III: Frances Marie Tydingco-Gatewood to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Guam.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 11, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDNG, OFFICE. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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