[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 121 (Thursday, July 26, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10207-S10208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mrs. MURRAY. 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 26, 
2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. 
The purpose of this hearing is to explore U.S. readiness for and the 
consumer impact of the nationwide transition from analog television 
broadcasting to digital television broadcasting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at 10 a.m., in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Examining the Case for the California Waiver: An 
Update from EPA.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mrs. MURRAY. 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 26, 
2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. 
The hearing will focus on proposed efforts to improve the safety of the 
Nation's railroads through targeting highway-rail grade crossing 
safety, reducing employee hours of service and fatigue, and developing 
and using new rail safety technology.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
July 26, 2007, at 3 p.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to consider S. 1607, the ``Currency Exchange Rate Oversight 
Reform Act of 2007,'' with a substitute amendment, and to consider 
favorably reporting pending nominees who have responded to all written 
questions and been cleared by both sides.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, July 26, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Extraordinary Rendition.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, July 26, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on the United Nations Human Rights Council.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mrs. MURRAY. 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 Thursday, 
July 26, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in SR-325. We will be considering the 
following:

                                 Agenda

  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. 1858, 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
  Miguel Campaneria, of Puerto Rico, to be a Member of the National 
Council on the Arts
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet Thursday, July 26, 
2007, at 9:30 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Charles W. Grim to be Director 
of the Indian Health Service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President I ask uanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
in order to conduct a markup on Thursday, July 26, 2007, at 10 a.m. in 
SD-226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Bills: S.----, School Safety and Law Enforcement Improvements Act

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(Chairman's mark); S. 1060, Recidivism Reduction & Second Chance Act of 
2007 (Biden, Specter, Brownback, Leahy, Kennedy, Schumer, Whitehouse, 
Durbin); S. 453, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention 
Act of 2007 (Obama, Schumer, Leahy, Cardin, Feingold, Feinstein, 
Kennedy, Whitehouse); and S. 1692, A bill to grant a Federal Charter to 
Korean War Veterans Association (Cardin, Isakson, Kennedy).
  II. Nomination: Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez to be United States 
Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection,it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 26, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 26, 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. 300, to authorize appropriations for the Bureau of 
Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species 
Conservation Program in the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, 
and for other purposes; S. 1258, to amend the Reclamation Safety of 
Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and 
other facilities; S. 1477, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to carry out the Jackson Gulch rehabilitation project in the State of 
Colorado; S. 1522, to amend the Bonneville Power Administration 
portions of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 
2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2014, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 1025, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
implementing a water supply and conservation project to improve water 
supply reliability, increase the capacity of water storage, and improve 
water management efficiency in the Republican River Basin between 
Harlan County Lake in Nebraska and Milford Lake in Kansas.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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