[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 130 (Thursday, November 16, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11086-S11087]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORlTY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on commerce, science and transportation

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a Full 
Committee hearing on the Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program 
on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 10 a.m. The 
purpose of this hearing is to consider the

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nomination of Kevin M. Kolevar, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, 
November 16, 2006 following the first vote Committee on Environment and 
Public Works be authorized to hold a Business Meeting to consider the 
following agenda:
  Alex Beehler to be Inspector General of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Thursday, 
November 16, 2006, at 2 p.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
hear testimony on ``The CHIP Program From the States' Perspective.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November 16, 2006 
at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         committee on homeland security and government affairs

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to hold an 
off-the-floor markup during the session on Thursday, November 16, 2006, 
to consider pending committee business (agenda attached).

     Agenda

  Legislation: S. 4046, Iraq Reconstruction Accountability Act of 2006.
  Nominations: The Honorable James H. Bilbray to be Governor, U.S. 
Postal Service; Thurgood Marshall Jr. to be Governor, U.S. Postal 
Service; The Honorable Dan G. Blair to be Chairman, Postal Rate 
Commission, Stephen T. Conboy to be U.S. Marshal, Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Oversight of the Civil Rights Division'' on Thursday, November 16, 
2006 at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. The 
witness list is attached.
  Panel I: The Hon. Wan Kim, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights 
Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Mr. Michael A. Carvin, Partner, Jones Day, Washington, DC; 
Mr. Ted Shaw, Director-Counsel and President, NAACP Legal Defense and 
Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), New York, NY; Mr. Robert N. Driscoll, 
Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP Washington, DC; Mr. Joseph Rich, Director 
of Fair Housing and Community Development, Lawyer's Committee for Civil 
Rights Under Law Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. LUGAR. 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 Thursday, November 
16, 2006, at 10 a.m., for a hearing entitled ``The Defense Travel 
System: Boon or Boondoggle (Part 2).''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 16, 2006 at 10:30 a.m., to hold a closed 
briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Forests be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, November 16 at 2:30 p.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony relating to S. 
2626, a bill to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, 
improve public land, and provide for high quality economic development 
in Washington County, Utah, and for other purposes; and S. 3772, a bill 
to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public 
land, and provide for high quality development in White Pine Nevada, 
and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on November 16, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on Department of Defense business systems modernization 
efforts.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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