[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S502]
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 February 4, 2010, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Prohibiting Certain High-Risk Investment Activities 
by Banks and Bank Holding Companies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 February 4, 2010, 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 environment and public works

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 February 4, 2010 in room S-216 of the Capitol.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
February 4, 2010, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year 
2011 Budget.''
  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 February 4, 2010, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct an executive business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 4, 2010, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Keeping Foreign Corruption Out of the United States: Four 
Case Histories.''
  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 February 4, 2010, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 February 4, 2010, at 2:30 p.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Comcast/NBC 
Universal Merger: What Does the Future Hold for Competition and 
Consumers?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on superfund, toxics, and environmental health

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 4 at 10 
a.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            international development and foreign assistance

  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 February 4, 2010, at 3 p.m., to hold an International 
Development and Foreign Assistance Subcommittee hearing entitled 
``Haiti Reconstruction: Smart Planning Moving Forward.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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