[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 55 (Thursday, March 29, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4219-S4220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 29, 2007, AT 9:30 a.m., to receive testimony 
on the posture of the Department of the Navy in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2008 and the future years defense 
program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 29, 2007, 
at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The 
hearing is on the nomination of David James Gribbin IV to be the 
General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet for a business 
meeting on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in S-211. The 
Business Meeting will consider the following agenda:

     Nominations

  Nomination of Bradley Udall to be a member of the Board of Trustees 
of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation, reappointment.
  Nomination of Roger Romulus Martella, Jr. to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, General Counsel.

     Legislation

  S. 801, a bill to designate a United States courthouse in Fresno, CA, 
as the Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse.
  S. 521, a bill to designate the Federal building and courthouse in 
Duluth, MN, as the Gerald W. Heaney Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse and Customhouse.
  S. 992, The Public Buildings Cost Reduction Act of 2007.
  S. ___, The Water Resources Development Act of 2007.
  S. 496, The Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2007 
as revised.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the Session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony on ``Clean Energy: From the Margins to the 
Mainstream.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BYRD. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Iran.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at 
9:15 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
an oversight hearing on Indian trust fund litigation.
  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

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
``Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice 
Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys?--Part III'' on 
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 10 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Room 226.

     Witness:

  D. Kyle Sampson, Former Chief of Staff to the Attorney General of the 
United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
March 29, 2007, at 2 p.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Committee Authorization: Authorization of Subpoenas in Connection 
with Investigation into Replacement of U.S. Attorneys.
  II. Bills: S. 236. Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007, 
Feingold, Sununu, Leahy, Kennedy, Cardin; S. 376. Law Enforcement 
Officers Safety Act of 2007, Leahy, Specter, Grassley, Kyl, Sessions, 
Cornyn; S. 849. OPEN Government Act, Leahy, Cornyn, Specter, Feingold; 
S. 119. War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007, Leahy, Feinstein, 
Feingold, Schumer, Durbin; S. 621. Wartime Treatment Study Act of 2007, 
Feingold, Grassley, Kennedy.
  III. Resolutions: S. Res. 108. Designating the first week of April 
2007 as ``National Asbestos Awareness Week,'' Baucus, Leahy, Kennedy, 
Feinstein, Durbin.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate for a markup entitled, ``Small Business Disaster 
Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2007''on Thursday, March 29, 
2007, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in room 226 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office

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Building, to hear the legislative presentation of the AMVETS, American 
Ex-Prisoners of War, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Gold Star 
Wives of America, Fleet Reserve Association, The Retired Enlisted 
Association, Military Officers Association of America, and the National 
Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 29, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
              federal services, and international security

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services and International Security be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, Eliminating 
and Recovering Improper Payments.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
  Mr. REID. It is my understanding a quorum call is not in progress.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. It is not. The leader is correct.

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