[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 118 (Wednesday, September 20, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S9820]
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. FRIST. 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 20, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Calculated Risk: Assessing Non-Traditional Mortgage 
Products.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a 
committee hearing on the nomination of Mary Peters to be Secretary of 
Transportation on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, 
September 20, 2006, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
to hear testimony on ``Our Business Tax System: Objectives, 
Deficiencies, and Options for Reform''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at 10 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President: I ask unanimous consent that on Wednesday, 
September 20, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works be authorized to hold a hearing to examine approaches embodied in 
the Asia Pacific Partnership.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
September 20, 2006 at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, September 20, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing titled, 
``Critical Mission: Assessing Spiral 1.1 of the National Security 
Personnel System.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 20, 
2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct an Oversight Hearing on the Tribal Self Governance: Obstacles 
and Impediments to Expansion of Self Governance.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Reporters' Privilege Legislation: Preserving Effective Federal Law 
Enforcement'' on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen 
Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Paul J. McNulty, Deputy Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Theodore B. Olson, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, 
Washington, DC; Bruce A. Baird, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, 
Washington, DC; Victor E. Schwartz, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, 
Washington, DC; Steven D. Clymer, Professor, Cornell Law School, 
Ithaca, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Examining the Proposal to Restructure the Ninth Circuit'' on 
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 2 p.m. in Dirksen Senate Office 
Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Members Panel (TBD).
  Panel II: Rachel L. Brand, Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
Legal Policy, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel III: The Honorable Mary Schroeder, Chief Circuit Judge, U.S. 
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Phoenix, AZ; The Honorable 
Richard Tallman, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth 
Circuit, Seattle, WA; The Honorable Sidney R. Thomas, Circuit Judge, 
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Billings, MT; The 
Honorable Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals 
for the Ninth Circuit, Portland, OR; and The Honorable John M. Roll, 
Chief District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 
Tucson, AZ.
  Panel IV: The Honorable Pete Wilson, Former United States Senator-CA 
and Former Governor of California, Bingham McCutchen, Of Counsel, 
Bingham Consulting Group, Principal, Los Angeles, CA; Dr. John C. 
Eastman, Chapman University School of Law, Anaheim, CA; and William H. 
Neukom, Esq., Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP, Seattle, WA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, to hear the legislative 
presentation of The American Legion.
  The hearing will take place in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 20, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRADE, TOURISM, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 10 a.m. on Internet 
Governance: The Future of ICANN.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER: Without objection, it is so ordered.

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