[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 111 (Thursday, July 12, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9184-S9185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


ad hoc subcommittee on state, local and private sector for preparedness 
                            and integration

  Mr. LEVIN. 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, July 12, 2007, at 2 p.m., in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Private Sector Preparedness, Part 
II: protecting our critical infrastructure.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. LEVIN. 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, July 12, 2007, at 
10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  This hearing will address issues relating to telephone number 
portability.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. LEVIN. 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, July 12, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this hearing is to consider the nominations of 
Clarence H. Albright, of South Carolina, to be Under Secretary of 
Energy; Lisa E. Epifani, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs; James L. 
Caswell, of Idaho, to be Director of the Bureau of Land Management; and 
Brent T. Wahlquist of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, July 12, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Airport Airways Trust Fund: The 
Future of Aviation Financing.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing on the nomination of Dr. James W. Holsinger to be Medical 
Director and Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Department 
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Health and Human Services during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
July 12, 2007 at 10 a.m., room G50 of the Dirksen Senate office 
building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, July 12, 2007, at 
9:30 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
an oversight hearing on transportation issues in Indian country.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup session on 
Thursday, July 12, 2007, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen room 226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Bills
  S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, (Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Cornyn, 
Whitehouse);
  S.--, School Safety and Law Enforcement Improvements Act, (Chairman's 
mark);
  S. 1060, Recidivism Reduction & Second Chance Act of 2007, (Biden, 
Specter, Brownback, Leahy, Kennedy, Schumer, Whitehouse, Durbin)
     II. Nominations
  William Lindsay Osteen, Jr. to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of North Carolina; Martin Karl Reidinger to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of North 
Carolina; Timothy D. DeGiusti to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Oklahoma; Janis Lynn Sammartino to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of California.
     III. Resolutions
  S. Res. 248, Honoring the life and achievements of Dame Lois Browne 
Evans (Brown);
  Res. 236, Supporting the goals and ideals of the National Anthem 
Project (Bayh, Craig, Kennedy, Cardin, Durbin).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. LEVIN. 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, July 12, 
2007, at 9 a.m., in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Dirty Bomb 
Vulnerabilities: fake companies, fake licenses, real consequences.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 12, 2007 at 2:30 p.m., to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 12, 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 the following 
bills: S. 488 and H.R. 1100, to revise the boundary of the Carl 
Sandburg Home National Historic Site in the State of North Carolina; S. 
617, to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass 
available at a discount to certain veterans; S. 824 and H.R. 995, to 
amend Public Law 106-348 to extend the authorization for establishing a 
memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans 
who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United 
States; S. 955, to establish the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage 
Area; S. 1148, to establish the Champlain Quadricentennial 
Commemoration Commission and the Hudson-Fulton 400th Commemoration 
Commission; S. 1182, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization of 
appropriations and modify the date on which the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act; S. 1380, to 
designate as wilderness certain land within the Rocky Mountain National 
Park and to adjust the boundaries of the Indian Peaks Wilderness and 
the Arapaho National Recreation Area of the Arapaho National Forest in 
the State of Colorado; and S. 1728, to amend the National Parks and 
Recreation Act of 1978 to reauthorize the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko-
Honokohau Advisory Commission Reauthorization Act of 2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         SUBCOMMITTEE ON SECURITIES, INSURANCE, AND INVESTMENT

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Securities, 
Insurance, and Investment be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 12, 2007, at l0 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled 
``A Global View: Examining Cross-Border Exchange Mergers.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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