[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 27, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10341-S10342]
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. 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 27, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on the nominations of Mr. Christopher A. Padilla, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Department of 
Commerce; and Mr. Bijan Rafiekian, of California, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
  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 
committee markup on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
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Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, 
September 27, 2006, at a time and location to be determined, following 
a vote on the Senate Floor, to consider favorably reporting the 
nominations of John K. Veroneau, to be Deputy United States Trade 
Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador, Executive Office of the 
President, and Robert K. Steel, to be Under Secretary, U.S. Department 
of the Treasury.
  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 Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing 
on nominations.
  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 
Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled, 
``Development of an Artificial Pancreas: Will New Technologies Improve 
Care for People With Diabetes and Reduce the Burden on the Health Care 
System?''
  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 
Wednesday, September 27, 2006, at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled, ``The 
Potential of an Artificial Pancreas: Improving Care for People With 
Diabetes.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

  Mr. LOTT. 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 27, 2006, to hold a meeting to mark up 
the nomination of Robert T. Howard to be Assistant Secretary for 
Information and Technology, Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  The meeting will take place in the Reception Room off the Senate 
Floor in the Capitol following the first roll call vote of the day.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 27, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness, be 
authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Oversight Hearing: U.S. 
Refugee Admissions and Policy'' on Wednesday, September 27, at 3 p.m. 
in SD-226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Ellen Sauerbray, Assistant Secretary of State, 
Population, Refugees and Migration, Department of State, Washington, 
DC; Jonathan ``Jock'' Scharfen, Deputy Director, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Michael Horowitz, Director, Project for Civil Justice 
Reform and Project for International Religious Liberty, Hudson 
Institute, Washington, DC; Father Kenneth Gavin, S.J., Vice-Chair, 
Refugee Council U.S.A. and National Director, Jesuit Refugee Service, 
U.S.A., Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, September 27 at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 3000, a bill to grant rights-of-way for electric transmission 
lines over certain native allotments in the State of Alaska; S. 3599, 
to establish the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument in the State 
of New Mexico; S. 3794, to provide for the implementation of the Owyhee 
Initiative Agreement, and for other purposes; S. 3854, to designate 
certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 3603, to promote the economic development and 
recreational use of National Forest System lands and other public lands 
in Central Idaho, to designate the Boulder-White Cloud Management Area 
to ensure the continued management of certain National Forest System 
lands and Bureau of Land Management lands for recreational and grazing 
use and conservation and resource protection, to add certain National 
Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands in Central 
Idaho to the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 5025, to protect for future generations the 
recreational opportunities, forest, timber, clean water, wilderness and 
scenic values, and diverse habitat of Mount Hood National Forest, 
Oregon, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee 
on Readiness and Management Support be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on September 27, 2006, at 10 a.m., to receive 
testimony on U.S. policy and practice with respect to the use of riot 
control agents by the U.S. Armed forces.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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