[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 104 (Tuesday, August 1, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S8549]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on August 1, 2006, at 11 a.m., in closed session to receive a 
briefing from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
Organization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on August 1, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., in open session, to receive 
testimony on the Boeing Company Global Settlement Agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at 2:15 p.m. to hold a business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, August 1, 2006, at 10 a.m. in 430 
Dirksen Senate Office Building for a hearing on nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. VITTER. 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, August 1, 2006 at 2 p.m. in 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.
  Panel I: TBA.
  Panel II: Peter D. Keisler to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit.
  Panel III: Judge Valerie L. Baker to be United States District Judge 
for the Central District of California; Francisco Augusto Besosa to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico; Judge 
Philip S. Gutierrez to be United States District Judge for the Central 
District of California.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, August 1, 
2006, at 9 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``Offshore Abuses: The 
Enablers, The Tools and Offshore Secrecy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water

  Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Tuesday, 
August 1, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
and Water be authorized to hold a hearing on interpreting the effect of 
the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in the joint cases of Rapanos 
v. United States, and Carabell v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on ``The 
Waters of the United States.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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