[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8636-S8637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 
27, 2007, at 2 p.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office Building. This 
hearing will consider the nominations of Mr. Bartholomew H. Chilton, of 
Delaware, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 2008, and 
Ms. Jill E. Sommers, of Kansas, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 
13, 2009.
  PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
hold a business meeting during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
June 27, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building.
  The purpose of this meeting will be to consider and approve the 
following bills: S. 950, S. 704, S. 1650, S. 1661, and to consider 
nominations for promotion in the United States Coast Guard (PN 581 and 
PN 582).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. SPECTER. 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 Wednesday, June 27,2007, at 
2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1171, a bill 
to amend the Colorado River Storage Project Act and Public Law 87-483; 
to authorize the construction and rehabilitation of water 
infrastructure in Northwestern New Mexico; to authorize the use of the 
reclamation fund to fund the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund; to 
authorize the conveyance of certain Reclamation land and 
infrastructure; to authorize the Commissioner of Reclamation to provide 
for the delivery of water; and to resolve the Navajo Nation's water 
rights claims in the San Juan River basin in New Mexico.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to hear testimony on ``The Stealth Tax that's no 
longer a Wealth Tax: How to stop the AMT from Sneaking up on 
unsuspecting taxpayers.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 11:15 a.m. to hold a 
business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meet in executive 
session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 
10 a.m. in SD-628. We will be considering the following:

     Agenda

  1. S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.
  2. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act.
  3. S. 793, The Reauthorization of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act.
  4. S. 1011, Recognizing Addiction as a Disease Act of 2007.
  11. Any nominations ready for action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 11:30 a.m. in order to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``Violent Islamist Extremism: The European 
Experience.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on the Constitution

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``Oversight of the Federal 
Death Penalty'' on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, room 226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: Barry Sabin, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. 
Department of Justice, Washington, DC; David I. Bruck, Esq., Federal 
Death Penalty, Lexington, VA; The Honorable Roberto J. Sanchez Ramos, 
Secretary of Justice, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto 
Rico; David B. Mulhausen, Ph.D., Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Data 
Analysis, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC; and William G. Otis, 
Falls Church, VA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 in order to conduct a mark up 
on pending legislation before the Committee. The markup will begin at 
9:30 a.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Building.
  Immediately after the conclusion of our mark up, the Committee will 
hold a hearing on the nomination of Charles L. Hopkins, of 
Massachusetts, to be an

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Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Operations, Preparedness, 
Security and Law Enforcement).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        joint economic committee

  Mr. SPECTER. I ask unanimous consent that the Joint Economic 
Committee be authorized to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Investing in 
Young Children Pays Dividends: The Economic Case for Early Care and 
Education'', in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, on 
Wednesday, June 27, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Wednesday, June 27, 2007 
from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Dirksen 106 for the purpose of conducting 
a hearing on the relationship between doctors and the drug industry.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on transportation safety, infrastructure security, and 
                             water quality

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and 
Water Quality be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 10 a.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building in order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Protecting 
Water Quality at America's Beaches.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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