[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 173 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14216-S14217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 
10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order to 
conduct a hearing. This hearing will focus on issues related to media 
consolidation, pending proposals to change the Federal Communications 
Commission's media ownership rules, and government efforts to promote 
localism and diversity in the media marketplace.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. KENNEDY. 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, November 8, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Legislative Hearing on America's Climate Security 
Act of 2007, S. 2191.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to 
hold a hearing on Syria.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Protecting the Employment Rights of Those Who Protect the 
United States'' on Thursday, November 8, 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. KENNEDY. 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 an Executive Business Meeting on 
Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.

     Agenda

  I. Bills: S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007 (Grassley, 
Schumer, Leahy, Specter, Graham, Feingold, Cornyn, Durbin); S. 2135, 
Child Soldiers Accountability Act of 2007 (Durbin, Coburn, Feingold, 
Brownback); S. 2248, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 
Amendments Act of 2007.
  II. Nominations: Michael J. Sullivan to be Director, Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice; 
Joseph N. Laplante to be United States District

[[Page S14217]]

Judge for the District of New Hampshire; Reed Charles O'Connor to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas 
Division; Thomas D. Schroeder to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of North Carolina; Amul R. Thapar to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Joint Economic Committee

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Economic Committee be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate in order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``The Economic 
Outlook,'' in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, on Thursday, 
November 8, 2007, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on National Parks

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, November 8, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a hearing.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 86, to designate segments of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the 
Verde River in the State of Arizona, as wild and scenic rivers; S. 
1365, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 
1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
cooperative agreements with any of the management partners of the 
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and for other purposes; 
S. 1449, to establish the Rocky Mountain Science Collections Center to 
assist in preserving the archeological, anthropological, 
paleontological, zoological, and geological artifacts and archival 
documentation from the Rocky Mountain region through the construction 
of an on-site, secure collections facility for the Denver Museum of 
Nature & Science in Denver, Colorado; S. 1921, to amend the American 
Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for that 
Act, and for other purposes; S. 1941, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
Wolf House located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes; S. 1961, to expand the boundaries of 
the Little River Canyon National Preserve in the State of Alabama; S. 
1991, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to 
determine the suitability and feasibility of extending the Lewis and 
Clark National Historic Trail to include additional sites associated 
with the preparation and return phases of the expedition, and for other 
purposes; S. 2098, to establish the Northern Plains Heritage Area in 
the State of North Dakota; S. 2220, to amend the Outdoor Recreation Act 
of 1963 to authorize certain appropriations; and H.R. 1191, to 
authorize the National Park Service to pay for services rendered by 
subcontractors under a General Services Administration Indefinite 
Deliver/Indefinite Quantity Contract issued for work to be completed at 
the Grand Canyon National Park.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

                          ____________________