[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 101 (Thursday, June 21, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8269-S8270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

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 Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness 
                            and Integration

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and 
Integration of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 2 p.m. in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Private Sector Preparedness I--
defining the problem and proposing solutions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session 
to mark up, under sequential referrel, S. 1538, the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, and to consider certain 
military nominations pending before the committee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Ms. MIKULSKI. 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 June 21, 2007, at 10 a.m., in order 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``Working towards ending homelessness: 
Reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Ms. MIKULSKI. 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, June 21, 
2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The hearing will focus on legislation introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson 
(D-FL), S. 704, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007, to protect 
consumers from deceptive practices involving caller identification 
information also known as caller ID ``spoofing.'' The hearing will also 
address issues related to the ability of consumers to port telephone 
numbers between competing voice service providers.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Ms. MIKULSKI. 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, June 21, 
2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The hearing will consider currently available technologies, and both 
State-sponsored and corporate programs that reduce total energy use and 
decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, in order to hear testimony on ``Barriers to work for 
individuals receiving social security disability benefits.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on a strategic assessment of U.S.-Russian relations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 2 p.m. to hold a 
nomination hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 21, 
2007, at 9:30 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building, 
in order to conduct an oversight hearing on law enforcement in Indian 
country.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Civil Rights Division Oversight'' on Thursday, June 
21, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building room 226. 
Witness list:
  Panel I: Wan Kim, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, 
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Wade Henderson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on 
Civil Rights, Washington, DC.
  Brian Landsberg, Professor, McGeorge School of Law, University of the 
Pacific, Sacramento, CA.
  Helen Norton, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Law, University 
of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
  Roger Clegg, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal 
Opportunity, Falls Church, VA.
  Robert N. Driscoll, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet in order to conduct a 
markup hearing on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen Room 
226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Committee Authorization: Authorization of Subpoenas in Connection 
with Investigation of Legal Basis for Warrantless Wiretap Program.
  II. Bills: S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 (Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, 
Cornyn, Whitehouse).
  III. Nominations: Leslie Southwick to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit.
  IV. Resolutions: S. Res. 230, Designating July as National Teen Safe 
Driver Month (Isakson); S. Res. 235, Designating July 1, 2007, as 
``National Boating Day'' (Whitehouse, Vitter); S. Res. 225, Designating 
the month of August 2007 as ``National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month'' 
(Biden, Grassley).
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate in order to conduct a roundtable 
entitled ``SBA Reauthorization: Small Business Venture Capital 
Programs,'' on Thursday, June 21, 2007, beginning at 10 a.m. in room 
428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 21, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet today, Thursday, June 21, 2007 
from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Russell 325 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing. The hearing will be concerning: America's farming population.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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