[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6664-S6665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 June 16, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Greener Communities, Greater 
Opportunities: New Ideas for Sustainable Development and Economic 
Growth.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at 
10:30 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. MERKLEY. 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 Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 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 Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, from 10:15-11 a.m. 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. in 
room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at 10 a.m. in room 215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Climate Change 
Legislation: Tax Considerations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at 2:15 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 Tuesday, June 16, 2009.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Airland

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 Tuesday, June 
16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy, and Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Cell Phone Text Messaging Rate Increases and the State of Competition 
in the Wireless Market.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing 
entitled, ``Protecting Our Employees: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness 
and the Federal Workforce.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        Subcommittee on Seapower

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, June 
16, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Subcommittee on National Parks

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 
at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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