[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 16 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S555]
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. NELSON of Florida. 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 January 31, 2008, at 10 a.m., 
in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Strengthening Our Economy: 
Foreclosure Prevention and Neighborhood Preservation.''
  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, January 31, 2008, at 10 
a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, for the 
purposes of conducting a hearing.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the regulatory 
aspects of carbon capture, transportation, and sequestration and to 
receive testimony on two related bills: S. 2323, a bill to provide for 
the conduct of carbon capture and storage technology research, 
development and demonstration projects, and for other purposes; and S. 
2144, a bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of 
the feasibility relating to the construction and operation of pipelines 
and carbon dioxide sequestration facilities, 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, January 31, 2008, at 10 
a.m., in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``A Hearing to Receive the Report of the 
National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission.''
  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, January 31, 2008, at 4 p.m., in room SD-226 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Agenda

  I. Bills: S. l638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 
(Leahy, Hatch, Feinstein, Graham, Kennedy); S. 352, Sunshine in the 
Courtroom Act of 2007 (Grassley, Schumer, Leahy, Specter, Graham, 
Feingold, Cornyn, Durbin); S. 2450, a bill to amend the Federal Rules 
of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and 
the work product doctrine (Leahy, Specter, Graham); S. 2304, Mentally 
Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and 
Improvement Act of 2007 (Domenici, Kennedy, Specter, Leahy)
  II. Nominations: Mark R. Filip to be Deputy Attorney General, 
Department of Justice; Ondray T. Harris to be Director, Community 
Relations Service, Department of Justice; David W. Hagy to be Director, 
National Institute of Justice, Department of Justice.
  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, January 31, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. in 
order to hold a hearing on Afghanistan.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         PERSONNEL SUBCOMMITTEE

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Personnel Subcommittee of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
January 31, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to hold an oversight 
hearing on military recruiting.
  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 on Thursday, 
January 31, 2008 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in SH-216 for the purpose 
of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 
              FEDERAL SERVICES, AND INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services, and International Security be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, January 31, 2008, at 2:30 
p.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Eliminating Agency 
Payment Errors.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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