[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 5, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session, 
In order to receive testimony on the Department of the Air Force in 
review of the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 2009 and 
the Future Years Defense Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate in order to conduct a business meeting on 
Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 11:15 a.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building. At this mark-up, the Committee will consider 
the nomination of J. Gregory Copeland to be General Counsel of the 
Department of Energy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, 
March 5, 2008, at 3 p.m., In room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building. At this hearing, the Committee will hear testimony regarding 
the Impacts of the capability of the United States to maintain a 
domestic enrichment capability as a result of the recently initialed 
amendment between the United States and the Russian Federation of the 
Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the 
Russian Federation.
  PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 9:30 a.m in order to hold 
a hearing on strengthening national security through smart power.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to 
meet in executive session during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in SD-430.

     Agenda

  S. 1810, Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness 
Act; S. 999, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act of 2007; S. 
1760, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 20, Melanie 
Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act; and S. 
1042, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical 
Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007.
  National Board for Education Sciences, Jonathan Baron, Frank Handy, 
Sally Shaywitz; National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, 
Jamsheed Choksy, Gary Glenn, David Hertz, Marvin Scott, Carol Swain; 
National Museum and Library Science Board, Julia Bland, Jan Cellucci, 
William Hagenah, Mark Herring; Truman Scholarship Foundation, Javaid 
Anwar; Assistant Secretary of Labor ODEP, Neil Romano.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. MENENDEZ. 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 ``The Climbing Costs of Heating Homes: Why LIHEAP is 
Essential'' on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. The hearing will commence at 
10:30 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. MENENDEZ. 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 Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 
at 9:30 a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Census in Peril: 
Getting the 2010 Decennial Back on Track.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. MENENDEZ. 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 a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation'' on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 10 
a.m. in room SD-106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness list

  The Honorable Robert S. Mueller, III, Director, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                         Personnel Subcommittee

  Mr. MENENDEZ. 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 Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 
at 2:30 p.m., in open session in order to receive testimony on the 
findings and recommendations of the Department of Defense Task Force on 
Mental Health, the Army's Mental Health Advisory Team reports, and 
Department of Defense and service-wide improvements in mental health 
resources, including suicide prevention, for servicemembers and their 
families.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
              Federal Services, and International Security

  Mr. MENENDEZ. 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 Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in 
order to conduct a hearing entitled, ``The State of the U.S. Postal 
Service One Year After Reform''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet tomorrow, Wednesday, March 5, 
2008 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a fellow from 
my office, Gemma Weiblinger, be granted the privileges of the floor for 
this speech and the budget presentation next week.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Bruce 
Fergusson, a fellow in the office of Senator Baucus, be granted the 
privilege of the floor during consideration of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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