[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 166 (Tuesday, October 30, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S13587]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. 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 Tuesday, October 30, 
2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  During the Executive Session, Committee members will markup the 
following agenda items: S. 2045, Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(CPSC) Reform Act of 2007; S. 2096, Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 
2007; S. 1580, the Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007; S. 
1853, Community Broadband Act of 2007; S. 1675, Local Community Radio 
Act of 2007; H. Con. Res. 225, Honoring the 50th anniversary of the 
dawn of the Space Age, and the ensuing 50 years of productive and 
peaceful space activities; and the nomination of Mr. Todd J. Zinser, 
Inspector General--Designate, United States Department of Commerce (PN 
908)
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to 
hold a nomination hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
hold a hearing entitled ``Protecting the U.S. From Drug Resistant 
Tuberculosis: Reinvesting in Control and New Tools Research'' during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, October 30, 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 homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 
at 9:30 a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Role of Local 
Law Enforcement in Countering Violent Islamist Extremism.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

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

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