[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 38 (Thursday, March 6, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S1716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 6, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session in 
order to receive testimony on U.S. Southern Command and U.S. Northern 
Command 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 banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. PRYOR. 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 March 6, 2008, at 10 a.m., in order to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``Reforming the Regulation of Government Sponsored 
Enterprises.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. PRYOR. 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, March 6, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a 
hearing.
  The Committee will review the President's proposed U.S. Coast Guard 
budget for the 2009 fiscal year. It will also examine programs in the 
pending Coast Guard Reauthorization Act for fiscal year 2008.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 6, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, in order to hear testimony on the administration's 
2008 trade agenda.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. PRYOR. 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 
``Unemployment in a Volatile Economy: How to Secure Families and Build 
Opportunity'' on Thursday, March 6, 2008. The hearing will commence at 
10 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 6, at 10 
a.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to 
conduct an oversight hearing on the State of Facilities in Indian 
Country--jails, schools, and health facilities.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. PRYOR. 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, March 6, 2008, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.

                                 Agenda

     I. Bills

  S.2304, Mentally III Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction 
Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2007, (Domenici, Kennedy, 
Specter, Leahy); S.2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007, (Kohl, 
Leahy, Graham); S.352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007, 
(Grassley, Schumer, Leahy, Specter, Graham, Feingold, Cornyn, Durbin); 
S.2136, Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007, 
(Durbin, Schumer, Whitehouse, Biden, Feinstein); S.2133, Home Owners 
``Mortgage and Equity Savings Act,'' (Specter, Coleman); S.2041, False 
Claims Act Correction Act of 2007, (Grassiey, Durbin, Leahy, Specter, 
Whitehouse); and S.2533, State Secrets Protection Act, (Kennedy, 
Specter, Leahy, Feingold).

     II. Nominations

  Kevin J. O'Connor to be Associate Attorney General, Department of 
Justice; Gregory G. Katsas to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil 
Division, Department of Justice; William Joseph Hawe to be United 
States Marshal for the Western District of Washington; Brian Stacy 
Miller to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Arkansas; James Randal Hall to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Georgia; John A. Mendez to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of California; and Stanley 
Thomas Anderson to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Tennessee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 6, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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