[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 177 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S14567]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on November 15, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in open 
session, to receive testimony on the state of the United States Army.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. 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 15, 2007, 
at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order 
to conduct a hearing.
  The hearing will address issues related to the retirement of the 
Space Shuttle, its remaining missions, the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration's, NASA, plans to compensate should they not 
fulfill all mission requirements on schedule, and other issues facing 
NASA when the Space Shuttle is retired.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 10 
a.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 S. 2203, a bill 
to reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 
Decommissioning Fund, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. 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 15, 2007, at 10 
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. NELSON of Florida. 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 15, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in 
order to conduct a hearing on the anti-drug foreign assistance package 
for Mexico and Central America.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. 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 ``Restoring Congressional Intent and Protections under the 
Americans with Disabilities Act'' November 15, 2007, at 2 p.m. in room 
430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. 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 15, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.

                                Agenda:

I. Bills
  S. 2248, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act 
of 2007;
  S. 352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007, (Grassley, Schumer, 
Leahy, Specter, Graham, Feingold, Cornyn, Durbin);
  S. 344, A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, 
(Specter, Grassley, Durbin, Schumer, Feingold, Cornyn);
  S. 1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007, (Leahy, 
Hatch, Feinstein, Graham, Kennedy).
II. Resolutions
  S. Res. 366, designating November 2007 as ``National Methamphetamine 
Awareness Month,'' to increase awareness of methamphetamine abuse, 
(Baucus, Grassley, Biden, Graham, Schumer);
  S. Res. 367, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the mass movement 
for Soviet Jewish freedom and the 20th anniversary of the Freedom 
Sunday rally for Soviet Jewry on the National Mall, (Lieberman, 
Specter, Biden, Brownback, Cardin, Feinstein)
III. Nominations
  Joseph N. Laplante to be United States District 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.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. 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, November 15, 2007, off the Senate 
Floor in the Reception Room, immediately after the first rollcall vote 
occurring after 10 a.m. to consider the nomination of Michael W. Hager 
to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Human Resources 
and Management.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on November 15, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to 
conduct a business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr, NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, November 15, 2007, from 1:30 p.m.-4 p.m. in 
room SD-G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcomittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
workforce, and the district of columbia and the subcommittee on state, 
         local, and private sector preparedness and integration

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. 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 and the Subcommittee on State, 
Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, November 15, 2007, 
at 10 a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Not a Matter `If,' 
But of `When': The Status of U.S. Response Following an RDD Attack.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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