[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S58]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     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 January 20, 2010, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled 
``Yemen: Confronting Al-Qaeda, Preventing State Failure.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. LEAHY. 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, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Hearing on 
the Nomination of Joshua Gotbaum for Director of the Pension Benefit 
Guaranty Corporation'' on January 20, 2010. The hearing will commence 
at 10 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 January 20, 2010, at 9:30 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Intelligence Reform: The Lessons and 
Implications of the Christmas Day Attack.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on January 20, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Securing America's 
Safety: Improving the Effectiveness of Anti-Terrorism Tools and Inter-
Agency Communication.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on January 20, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Nominations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on January 20, 2010, at 2:30 p.m. 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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