[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7196-S7197]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BROWN. 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 July 23, 2008, at 9:45 
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. BROWN. 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 Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:30 a.m., in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing entitled, 
``The Midwest Floods: What Happened and What Might Be Improved for 
Managing Risk and Responses in the Future.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BROWN. 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 23, 2008, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BROWN. 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 23, 2008, at 1:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BROWN. 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 23, 2008, at 3 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor,

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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 II'' on Wednesday, July 23, 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. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Information Sharing: Connecting the Dots 
at the Federal, State, and Local Levels.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to 
consider pending nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BROWN. 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 ``Courting Big Business: The 
Supreme Court's Recent Decisions on Corporate Misconduct and Laws 
Regulating Corporations'' on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 
room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OPPICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BROWN. 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 executive nominations, on 
Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at 2 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, July 23, 2008, to conduct a hearing in room 418 of 
the Russell Senate Office Building, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. BROWN. 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 23, 2008, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in 
Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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