[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 191 (Wednesday, December 16, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S13340]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 16, 2009.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on December 16, 2009, at 1:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 16, at 11:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 16, 2009, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on December 16, 2009, at 3 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Judicial 
Nominations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on December 16, 2009.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing 
entitled, ``Tools to Combat Deficits and Waste: Enhanced Rescission 
Authority''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on human rights and the law

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 16, 
2009, at 10:30 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Law of the Land: U.S. 
Implementation of Human Rights Treaties.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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