[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 16, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S6877]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. president, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BIDEN. 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, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Childhood 
Obesity: The Declining Health of America's Next Generation--Part I'' on 
Wednesday, July 16, 2008. The hearing will commence at 2:30 p.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. BIDEN. 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, July 16, 2008, at 10 
a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Global Nuclear Detection 
Architecture: Are We Building Domestic Defenses That Will Make the 
Nation Safer From Nuclear Terrorism?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BIDEN. 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 entitled ``How the Administration's 
Failed Detainee Policies Have Hurt the Fight Against Terrorism: Putting 
the Fight Against Terrorism on Sound Legal Foundations'' on Wednesday, 
July 16, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 from 10:30 am-12:30 p.m. in Dirksen 
562 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


              subcommittee on clean air and nuclear safety

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 10 a.m. 
in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing 
entitled, ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Licensing and Relicensing 
Processes for Nuclear Plants.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. BIDEN. 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 Wednesday, July 16, 
2008, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. BIDEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental 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 Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at 2 p.m. to conduct a hearing 
entitled, ``A Domestic Crisis with Global Implications: Reviewing the 
Human Capital Crisis at the State Department.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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