[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 143 (Tuesday, October 6, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S10166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 October 6, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Minimizing Potential Threats From Iran: 
Administration Perspectives on Economic Sanctions and Other U.S. Policy 
Options.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on October 6, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled 
``Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and 
Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Treaty Doc. 110-21).''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on October 6, 2009, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``The Recovery Act for Small Businesses: What is 
Working and What Comes Next?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 6, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion of 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on October 6, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on the Constitution

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate, on October 6, 2009, at 1:30 
p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``Examining the History and Legality of Executive 
Branch Czars.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on October 6, 
2009, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``No Safe Haven: Accountability for Human 
Rights Violators, Part II.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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