[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S9731]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 19, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to consider 
the following nominations: General Bantz J. Craddock, USA, for 
reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, U.S. 
European Command; Vice Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, for appointment 
to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, U.S. Southern Command; 
Nelson M. Ford to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial 
Management and Comptroller; and Ronald J. James to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            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 September 19, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Combating Child Pornography by Eliminating Pornographers' 
Access to the Financial Payment System.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a full 
committee business meeting off the floor on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 
at a time to be determined.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a full 
committee hearing on Online Child Pornography on Tuesday, September 19, 
2006, at 2:30 p.m.
  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 Tuesday, September 19, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing 
on Iran.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled, ``Prison 
Radicalization: Are Terrorist Cells Forming in U.S. Cell Blocks?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       commitee on the judiciary

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``The Cost 
of Crime: Understanding the Financial and Human Impact of Criminal 
Activity'' on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. in Dirksen 
Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Harley Lappin, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
Washington, DC; Jeffrey Sedgwick, Director, Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Washington, DC; Jens Ludwig, Professor, Georgetown Public 
Policy Institute, Georgetown University, Washington, DC; Mary Lou 
Leary, Executive Director, National Center for Victims of Crime, 
Washington, DC.
  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 markup on Tuesday, 
September 19, 2006 immediately following the first vote, approximately 
12 p.m., in Room S-219, The Capitol.

     Agenda

  I. Nominations: Terrence W. Boyle, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
Fourth Circuit; William James Haynes, II, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Fourth Circuit; Kent A. Jordan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
Third Circuit; Peter D. Keisler, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit; William Gerry Myers, III, to be U.S. 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Norman Randy Smith, to be U.S. 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit; Valerie L. Baker, to be U.S. 
District Judge for the Central District of California; Francisco 
Augusto Besosa, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto 
Rico; Philip S. Gutierrez, to be U.S. District Judge for the Central 
District of California; Marcia Morales Howard, to be U.S. District 
Judge for the Middle District of Florida; John Alfred Jarvey, to be 
U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa; Sara Elizabeth 
Lioi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio.
  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 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at 3 p.m. in 
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Thad Cochran, United States Senator, R-MS; The 
Honorable Trent Lott, United States Senator, R-MS; The Honorable Carl 
Levin, United States Senator, D-MI; The Honorable Debbie Stabenow, 
United States Senator, D-MI.
  Panel II: Robert James Jonker to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Michigan; Judge Paul Lewis Maloney to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan; Judge Janet 
T. Neff to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Michigan; Judge Leslie Southwick to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Mississippi.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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