[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 95 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7932-S7933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the

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Senate on July 19, 2006, at 10 a.m., in open session to continue to 
receive testimony on military commissions in light of the Supreme Court 
decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. 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 19, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a vote 
on the nomination of Mr. Frederic S. Mishkin, of New York, to be a 
member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Ms. 
Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be First Vice President of The 
Export-Import Bank; Mr. Geoffrey S. Bacino, of Illinois, to be a 
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board; Mr. Edmund C. Moy, of 
Wisconsin, to be Director of the Mint; Mr. J. Joseph Grandmaison, of 
New Hampshire, to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
Import Bank; and Mr. James Lambright, of Missouri, to be President of 
the Export-Import Bank. Immediately following the vote, I ask unanimous 
consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be 
authorized to meet to conduct an Oversight Hearing on the semi-annual 
monetary policy report of The Federal Reserve.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. 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 19, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be allowed to meet 
at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, to consider S. 3661, S. Con. 
Res. 71, S. 3679, the National Transportation Safety Board 
Reauthorization Act of 2006, nominations, and the Committee print of 
the Maritime Administration Improvements Act of 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Wednesday, 
July 19, 2006, at 9 a.m., the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
be authorized to hold a hearing on the science and risk assessment 
behind the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed revisions to the 
particulate matter air quality standards.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meet in executive session 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 10:30 
a.m in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled, ``DHS 
Purchase Cards: Credit Without Accountability.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Credit Card Interchange Fees: Antitrust Concerns?'' on Wednesday, 
July 19, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witnesses

  Panel I: Bill Douglas, Chief Executive Officer, Douglas Distributing, 
Sherman, TX. Kathy Miller, Owner, The Elmore Store, Elmore, VT. Joshua 
R. Floum, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Visa 
U.S.A., Washington, DC. Joshua L. Peirez, Group Executive, Global 
Public Policy and Associate General Counsel, MasterCard Worldwide, 
Purchase, NY. The Hon. Timothy J. Muris, Former Chairman, Federal Trade 
Commission, Of Counsel, O'Melveny & Meyers, Washington, DC. W. Stephen 
Cannon, President and Managing Partner, Constantine Cannon, Washington, 
DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 2 p.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building Room 226.
  I. Bills
  S. 2703, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting 
Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 [Specter, Leahy, 
Grassley, Kennedy, DeWine, Feinstein, Brownback, Durbin, Schumer, Kohl, 
Biden, Feingold]
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 19, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at 10 a.m. The purpose of the 
hearing is to provide oversight on the implementation of Public Law 
108-148 (the Healthy Forests Restoration Act).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's Subcommittee on 
Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness be allowed to meet at 11 
a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, to discuss High Performance 
Computing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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