[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 131 (Thursday, September 6, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S11236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 6, at 10 a.m., in open session to receive 
a report on the findings of the Iraqi Security Forces Independent 
Assessment Commission.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 5 p.m. in Executive Session to 
continue to receive information relating to the treatment of detainees.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. REED. 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, September 6, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``An Examination of the Potential Human Health, Water 
Quality, and Other Impacts of the Confined Animal Feeding Operation 
Industry.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, September 6, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony on ``Carried Interest Part III: Pension 
Issues.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. REED. 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 Charles E.F. Millard, of New York, to be 
Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, September 5, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room 628 of 
the Dirksen Senate office building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on Homeland Security and governmental affairs

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, September 6, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. in order to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``A DHS Status Report: Assessing Challenges and Measuring 
Progress.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         committee on judiciary

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the Senate in order to 
conduct a markup on Thursday, September 6, 2007, at 10 a.m. in SD-266.

                                 Agenda

     I. Bills

  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, Kennedy); S. 1845, A bill to 
provide for limitations in certain communications between the 
Department of Justice and the White House (Whitehouse, Leahy) and 
S.772, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 (Kohl, Coleman).

     II. Resolutions

  S. Res. 282, National Polycystic Kidney Disease Awareness Week (Kohl, 
Hatch) and S. Res. 134, Adopt a School Library Month (Durbin).

     III. Nominations

  Richard A. Jones to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Washington; Sharion Aycock to be United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi; Jennifer Walker Elrod 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 6, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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