[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 191 (Thursday, December 13, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15566-S15567]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 December 13, 2007. At 10:30 a.m., in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Shopping Smart and Avoiding Scams: 
Financial Literacy During the Holiday Season.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science and transportation

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and

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Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell 
Senate Office Building, for the purposes of conducting a hearing.
  At this hearing, the committee members will hear from the five 
Federal Communications Commission comissioners on current proceedings 
involving media and telecommunications policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. HARKIN. 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, December 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in 
room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
hearing. At this hearing, the committee will hear testimony regarding 
forest restoration and hazardous fuels reduction efforts in the forests 
of Oregon and Washington.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. HARKIN. 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, December 13, 2007, at 9 a.m. in room 
SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``The Clean Water Act following the recent Supreme 
Court decisions in Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and 
Rapanos-Carabell.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, December 13, 2007. at 10 a.m., in room SD-215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The 
Housing Decline: The Extent of the Problem and Potential Remedies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, December 13, 2007, at a time to be determined in room SD-215 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to consider the nominations of 
Christopher A. Padilla, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade; Christina H. Pearson, to be Assistant Secretary 
Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Benjamin 
Eric Sasse, to be Assistant Secretary Planning and Evaluation, U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services; and Charles E.F. Millard, to 
be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a 
hearing on global fight against AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
in order to conduct an Executive Business meeting on Thursday, December 
13, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.

                                 Agenda

     I. Resolutions of Contempt

     II. Bills

  S. 2402, FISA Intelligence Surveillance Substitution Act of 2007, 
(Specter); 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); S. 1829, Protect Our Children First Act of 
2007, (Leahy, Hatch, Schumer); S. 431, Keeping the Internet Devoid of 
Sexual Predators Act of 2007, (Schumer, McCain, Grassley, Specter, 
Kyl); S. 2344, Internet Safety Education Act of 2007, (Menendez).

     III. Resolution

  S. Res. 388, Designating the week of February 4 through February 8, 
2008, as ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention 
Week'', (Crapo, Biden).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. 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, December 13, 2007. The Committee will meet off the 
Senate Floor in the Reception room to consider the nomination of LTG 
James B. Peake (Ret.) for Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the first 
Floor vote that occurs on Thursday.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on December 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
                workforce, and the district of columbia

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 Thursday, December 13, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``Prioritizing Management: Implementing 
Chief Management Officers at Federal Agencies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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