[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 43 (Thursday, March 13, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2186-S2187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 13, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 13, 2008, at 2 p.m., in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 13, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, March 13, 2008, at 10 a.m. in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony on ``Customs Reauthorization: Strengthening 
U.S. Economic Interests and Security''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 13, 2008, at 10:15 a.m. to hold a business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 on Thursday, March 13, 2008, in executive 
session to consider the following:

     Bills:

  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:

     Nominations:

  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

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Cellucci; William Hagenah; Mark Herring.
  Truman Scholarship Foundation: Javaid Anwar.
  Assistant Secretary of Labor ODEP: Neil Ramano.
  Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service 
and to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services: Joxel 
Garcia.
  Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: 
Robert Cohen; Michael Duffy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 13, 2008, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.

     Agenda

  Bills: 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 [Grassley, Durbin, Leahy, 
Specter, Whitehouse]; S. 2533, State Secrets Protection Act [Kennedy, 
Specter, Leahy, Feingold, Whitehouse]; and S. 702, State Court 
Interpreter Grant Program Act [Kohl, Kennedy, Durbin, Biden, Cardin, 
Leahy].
  Resolution: S. Res. 468, designating April 2008 as ``National 9-1-1 
Education Month'' [Clinton, Stevens].
  Nominations: Catharina Haynes to be United States Circuit Court Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit, and Rebecca Ann Gregory to be United States 
Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on Intelligence

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 13, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on Thursday, March 13, 
2008, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building. At this hearing, the Committee will hear testimony regarding 
old-growth forest science, policy and management in the Pacific 
Northwest region.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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