[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 52 (Thursday, April 3, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2587-S2588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
consider pending nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. DURBIN. 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 April 3, 2008, at 10:00 A.M., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``turmoil in U.S. credit markets: examining the recent 
actions of Federal Financial Regulators.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. DURBIN. 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, April 3, 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 Energy and National Resources

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on Thursday, April 3, 2008, 
at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. DURBIN. 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, April 3, 2008 at 10 a.m. in room 406 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing entitled, 
``Examining Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at U.S. 
Colleges and Universities.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, April 3, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Outside the Box on 
Estate Tax Reform: Reviewing Ideas to Simplify Planning''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the

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Senate on Thursday, April 3, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. DURBIN. 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 Thursday, April 3, 2008, at 10 a.m. 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``The New FEMA: Is the Agency Better 
Prepared for a Catastrophe Now Than It Was in 2005?''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, to conduct an executive business meeting on Thursday, April 
3, 2008, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.

     Agenda

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


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, to conduct a hearing on Thursday, April 3, 2008, at 2:15 
p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  Witness list: Mark S. Davis to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Virginia; David Gregory Kays to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri; David J. 
Novak to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Virginia; Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Missouri; Elisebeth C. Cook to be Assistant 
Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. DURBIN. 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, April 3, 2008 to conduct a Joint Hearing with the 
House Veterans' Affairs Committee to hear the Legislative Presentations 
from the: AMVETS, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Gold Star Wives 
of America, Fleet Reserve Association, The Retired Enlisted 
Association, Military Officers Association of America, and National 
Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs. The Committee will 
meet in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 
3, 2008, at 3 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on Army 
modernization 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.


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

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Government 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, April 3, 2008 at 2 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, 
``Managing Diversity of Senior Leadership in the Federal Workforce an 
Postal Service.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Thursday, April 3, 2008, 
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Dirksen 608 for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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