[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 25, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9983-S9984]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 
at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of this hearing is to explore the U.S.-China trading 
relationship, with analysis of the current status of trade between the 
two nations and the impact of U.S.-China trade on U.S. manufacturers, 
consumers, and workers.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a business 
meeting during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 25, at 
11:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the business meeting is to consider pending calendar 
business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building in order to hear testimony regarding the nominations of 
Dr. Tevi David Troy to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, Department of Health and Human Services; The Honorable David 
H. McCormick to be Under Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. 
Department of the Treasury; Mr. Kerry N. Weems to be Administrator of 
the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Mr. Peter B. McCarthy 
to be Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, 
U.S. Department of the Treasury; and Mr. Charles E.F. Millard to be 
Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
the Peace Corps.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

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


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 
25, 2007 at 10 a.m. in SD-106 and on Thursday, July 26, 2007, at 10 
a.m. in SR-325. We will be considering the following:
  1. S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
  2. S. 1183, Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Act
  3. S. 579, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007
  4. S. 898, Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007
  5. S. __, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007
  6. The Following Nominations: Diane Auer Jones, of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of 
Education;
  David C. Geary, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the National Board for Education Sciences; and
  Miguel Campaneria, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts.
  Any nominations cleared for action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at 10 a.m. to consider the nomination of 
Dennis R. Schrader to be Deputy Administrator for National 
Preparedness, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of 
Homeland Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at 10 a.m., in order to conduct 
a hearing to receive testimony on S. 1487, the Ballot Integrity Act of 
2007.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 hearing entitled 
``Oversight: Gulf Coast Disaster Loans and the Future of the Disaster 
Assistance Program,'' on Wednesday, July 25, 2007, beginning at 10 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. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 25, 2007, in order to conduct a hearing on VA 
health care funding. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        joint economic committee

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Economic Committee be authorized to conduct a hearing entitled, ``A 
Local Look at the National Foreclosure Crisis: Cleveland Families, 
Neighborhoods, Economy Under Siege from the Subprime Mortgage 
Fallout'', in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, Wednesday, 
July 25, 2007, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal 
Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and 
International Security be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 25, 
2007, at 3 p.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Road Ahead 
II: Views from the Postal Workforce on Implementing Postal Reform,''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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           subcommittee on superfund and environmental health

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at 2 
p.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``Oversight of EPA's Environmental Justice 
Programs.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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