[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 15 (Thursday, January 25, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1203-S1204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in open session 
to receive testimony on the current situation in Iraq on the 
Administration's recently announced strategy for continued United 
States assistance to the Iraqi Government and for an increased United 
States mlitary presence in Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Ms. STABENOW. 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 January 25, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., to 
vote on committee organizational matters for the 110th Congress; 
immediately following the executive session the committee will meet to 
conduct a hearing on ``Examining the Billing, Marketing, and Disclosure 
Practices of the Credit Card Industry, and Their Impact on Consumers.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, January 25, 2007, 
at 9:30 a.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on oil and gas 
resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and areas available for 
leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 9:15 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 
9:30 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
a business meeting to consider changes to the committee rules and a 
funding resolution for the committee budget for the 110th Congress.
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at 224-2251.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen room 226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Committee Organization

  Committee Rules for the 110th Congress; Subcommittees for the 110th 
Congress; Funding Resolution for the 110th Congress.

     II. Nominations

  Lisa Godbey Wood to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District 
of Georgia; Philip S. Gutierrez to be U.S. District Judge for the 
Central District of California; Valerie L. Baker to be U.S. District 
Judge for the Central District of California; Lawrence Joseph O'Neill 
to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California; and 
Gregory Kent Frizzell to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern 
District of Oklahoma.

     III. Bills

  S. 188, To Revise the Short Title of the Voting Rights Act 
Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006, Salazar.
  S. 214, To Amend Chapter 35 of Title 28, To Preserve the Independence 
of U.S. Attorneys, Feinstein.

     IV. Resolutions

  S. Res. 21, Recognizing the Uncommon Valor of Wesley Autry, Clinton, 
Schumer.
  S. Res. 24, Designating January as ``National Stalking Awareness 
Month'', Biden.
  S. Res. 29, Expressing the Sense of the Senate Regarding Martin 
Luther King, Jr. Day, Stabenow, Leahy, Kennedy, Biden, Kohl, Feinstein, 
Feingold, Schumer, Durbin, Cardin, Whitehouse, Specter.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on January 25, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, January 25, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing entitled, ``Lost 
in Translation: A Review of the Federal Government's Efforts to Develop 
a Foreign Language Strategy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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