[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 30, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9990-S9991]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on September 30, 2009, at 9:45 
a.m. in room 328A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. 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 September 30, 2009, at 2:30 
p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled ``International Cooperation to 
Modernize Financial Regulation.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 30, 2009, at 10 a.m., in room 216 of the Hart 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on September 30, 2009, at 10:15 a.m., to hold a 
hearing entitled ``Exploring U.S. Policy Options towards Zimbabwe's 
Transition.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. 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 on September 30, 2009, at 10 
a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. 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 September 30, 
2009, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Eight Years After 9/
11: Confronting the Terrorist Threat to the Homeland.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate, on September 30, 2009, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on September 30, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy toward Burma: Its Impact and 
Effectiveness.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on September 30, 2009. The Committee will meet in 
room 412 of the Russell Senate Office Building beginning at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        subcommittee on administrative oversight and the courts

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative 
Oversight and the Courts, be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, on September 30, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Responding to the Growing Need for Federal Judgeships: The Federal 
Judgeship Act of 2009.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. 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 September 30, 2009, at 3 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``A Prescription for Waste: Controlled 
Substance Abuse in Medicaid.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on September 30, 2009, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in room 
SD-106 of the Dirksen Senate Office building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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