[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S8094]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on November 18, 2010, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
November 18, 2010, at 1 p.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``International Trade in the 
Digital Economy.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. BURRIS. 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 ``The State of 
the American Child: Securing Our Children's Future'' on November 18, 
2010. The hearing will commence at 10:30 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. BURRIS. 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 November 18, 2010, at 3 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on November 18, 2010, at 9:30 
a.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on November 18, 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.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mr. BURRIS. 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 November 18, 2010, at 10 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Assessing the Regulatory and Administrative Burdens 
on America's Small Businesses.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on November 18, 2010. The Committee will meet in room 418 of the 
Russell Senate Office Building beginning at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


              Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight

  Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on November 18, 2010, at 3:30 p.m. to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Oversight of Reconstruction Contracts in 
Afghanistan and the Role of the Special Inspector General.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     near eastern and south and central asian affairs subcommittee

  Mr. BURRRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on November 18, 2010, at 4:30 p.m., to hold a Near 
Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs Subcommittee hearing 
entitled, ``Jamming the IED Assembly Line: Impeding the flow of 
Ammonium Nitrate in South and Central Asia.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on human rights and the law

  Mr. BURRIS. 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 November 18, 
2010, at 2 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``Women's Rights Are Human Rights: U.S. 
Ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BURRIS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 18, 2010 at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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