[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 140 (Thursday, September 20, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11913-S11914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. LEVIN. 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 20, 2007 at 9:55 a.m. in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
business meeting to consider several General Services Administration 
Resolutions and S. 589, a Bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
Federal property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a 
subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee, to be followed 
immediately with a hearing entitled, ``Oversight Hearing to Examine the 
Condition of our Nation's Bridges.''
  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, September 20, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Frozen Out: A Review of 
Bank Treatment of Social Security Benefits'' .
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet in order to conduct a 
markup on Thursday, September 20, 2007, at 10 a.m. in the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building Room 226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Bills

  S. 1845, A bill to provide for limitations in certain communications 
between the Department of Justice and the White House (Whitehouse, 
Leahy).
  S. 772, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007 (Kohl, Coleman, 
Feingold).
  S. 1267, Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 (Lugar, Dodd, Graham).
  S. 1703, Trafficking in Persons Accountability Act of 2007 (Durbin, 
Coburn).

     II. Nominations

  Jennifer Walker Elrod to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth 
Circuit.
  Patrick Shen, Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair 
Employment Practices.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. LEVIN. 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 
``Expanding Opportunities for Women Entrepreneurs: The Future of 
Women's Small Business Programs:'' on Thursday, September 20, 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. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, September 20, 2007, in order to conduct a Joint 
Hearing to receive the 2007 legislative presentation by the American 
Legion. The Committee will meet in 345 Cannon House Office Building, at 
9:30 a.m.
  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 September 20, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
              Federal Services, and International Security

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services, and International Security of the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, September 20, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing entitled 
``High Risk IT Investments: Is Poor Management Leading to Billions in 
Waste.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, September 20, 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. 1377, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of 
Henderson, NV, certain Federal land located in the city, and for other 
purposes; S. 1433, to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act to provide competitive status to certain Federal 
employees in the State of Alaska; S. 1608 and H.R. 815, to provide for 
the conveyance of certain land in Clark County, NV, for use by the 
Nevada National Guard; S. 1740, to amend the act of February 22, 1990, 
and the act of July 2, 1862, to provide for the management of public 
land trust funds in the State of North Dakota; S. 1802, to adjust the 
boundaries of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness in the 
State of Idaho; S. 1939, to provide for the conveyance of certain land 
in the Santa Fe National Forest, NM; and S. 1940, to reauthorize the 
Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program, and for other purposes.
  And to receive testimony on two additional bills added to the 
hearing: S. 1143, to designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the 
surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an Outstanding 
Natural Area and as a unit of the National Landscape System, and for 
other purposes; and S. 2034, to amend the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984 
to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North and South Forks of 
the Elk River in the State of Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for 
other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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