[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 129 (Thursday, July 31, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S7978]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                ad hoc subcommittee on disaster recovery

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Homeland Security 
Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 
31, 2008, at 1 p.m. to conduct a joint hearing entitled ``Lessons 
Learned: Ensuring the Delivery of Donated Goods to Survivors of 
Catastrophes.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing on Thursday, July 
31, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. REID. 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, July 31, 2008 in room 406 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, July 31, 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. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 31, at 9:30 a.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. 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, July 
31, 2008, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on July 31, 2008, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

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


   subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy, and Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Consolidation in The 
Pennsylvania Health Insurance Industry: The Right Prescription?'' on 
Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 2 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
              federal services, and international security

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal 
Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and 
International Security be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled, ``Offline and Off-budget: The Dismal State of Information 
Technology Planning in the Federal Government.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. REID. 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 Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 2 p.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled, ``A Reliance on Smart Power--Reforming the Foreign Assistance 
Bureaucracy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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