[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 126 (Thursday, August 2, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10839-S10840]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on armed services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 11:30 a.m. in closed session to 
receive a briefing on drawdown planning for U.S. forces in Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. REID. 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 August 2, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in order to 
conduct a Hearing on the nominations of the Honorable Randall S. 
Kroszner, of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System; Ms. Elizabeth A. Duke, of Virginia, to be a 
member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Mr. 
Larry A. Klane, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. REID. 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, August 2, 2007, 
at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. During 
the Executive Session, Committee members will mark up the following 
agenda items:
  1. S. 781, to extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to 
collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 
2007;
  2. S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007;
  3. S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007;
  4. S. 1892, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007; and
  5. Nominations subject to July 31, 2007 Confirmation Hearing. (PN 
571) Mr. Ronald Spoehel, to be Chief Financial Officer, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, (PN 522) Mr. William G. Sutton, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce. (PN 
645) Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. 
Department of Transportation. (PN 656) Mr. Paul R. Brubaker, to be 
Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, 
U.S. Department of Transportation. (PN 781) Nomination for Promotion in 
the United States Coast Guard.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate in order to conduct a hearing entitled Preserving 
Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing 
the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys?--Part VII'' on Thursday, 
August 2, 2007, at 10 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building room 
226.

     Witness list

  Karl Rove, The White House; J. Scott Jennings, The White House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous 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, August 2, 2007, at 11:30 a.m. 
in Dirksen room 226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Bills: 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); S. 453, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention 
Act of 2007; (Obama, Schumer, Leahy, Cardin, Feingold, Feinstein, 
Kennedy, Whitehouse); S. 1692, A bill to grant a Federal Charter to 
Korean War Veterans Association, (Cardin, Isakson,

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Kennedy); S. 1845, A bill to provide for limitations in certain 
communications between the Department of Justice and the White House; 
(Whitehouse).
  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

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


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

  Mr. REID. 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 during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 10 a.m. in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Service Standards at the Postal Service: Are 
Customers Getting What They Paid For?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. REID. 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, August 2, 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. 1253, a bill to establish a fund for the 
National Park Centennial Challenge, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Security and 
International Trade and Finance be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on August 2, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Reforming Key International Financial 
Institutions for the 21st Century.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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