[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 2, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12446-S12447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. INOUYE. 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 October 2, 2007, at 10:30 a.m., in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``An Examination of the National Flood 
Insurance Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. INOUYE. 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 Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at 10 a.m. in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order for a hearing to 
consider pending nominations.

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     Agenda

  Andrew R. Cochran, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Environmental Protection Agency. John S. Breslan, of New Jersey, to be 
a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a 
term of 5 years. (Reappointment) John. S. Bresland, of New Jersey, to 
be Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board 
for a term of 5 years. C. Russell H. Shearer, of Delaware, to be a 
Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a term 
of 5 years. William H. Graves, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term 
expiring May 18, 2012. (Reappointment) Susan Richardson Williams, of 
Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2012. (Reappointment) 
Thomas C. Gilliland, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for the remainder of the 
term expiring May 18, 2011.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to conduct a 
hearing entitled: ``Current Mine Safety and Disasters: Issues and 
Challenges,'' during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, October 2, 
2007, at 10 a.m., in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. INOUYE. 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 the 
Rule of Law in the Fight Against Terrorism,'' on Tuesday, October 2, 
2007, at 10 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room 226.

     Witness List:

  Jack Landman Goldsmith, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard 
Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  The PRESIDENT OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in order to conduct a vote on the 
nomination of Paul J. Hutter, to be General Counsel, Department of 
Veterans Affairs. The Committee will meet in the reception room off the 
Senate Floor immediately after the first rollcall vote that occurs 
after the party lunches on Tuesday.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, October 2, 2007, at 10 a.m. in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled: ``Preparing the National Capital Region for a 
Pandemic.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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