[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S2401]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 12, 2011, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 12, 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. REID. 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 April 12, 2011, at 2:45 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. REID. 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 April 12, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


Committee on Environment and Public Works and Subcommittee on Water and 
                                Wildlife

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works and the Subcommittee on Water and 
Wildlife be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
April 12, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a joint hearing 
entitled ``Natural Gas Drilling: Public Health and Environmental 
Impacts.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


Committee on Environment and Public Works and Subcommittee on Clean Air 
                           and Nuclear Safety

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works and the Subcommittee on Clean Air and 
Nuclear Safety be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on April 12, 2011, at 12:45 p.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a joint 
hearing entitled ``Review of the Nuclear Emergency in Japan and 
Implications for the U.S.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
April 12, 2011, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office building, to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Best Practices In Tax Administration: A 
Look Across the Globe.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 12, 2011, at 2:15 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights, and human rights

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and 
Human Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
April 12, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Fair Elections Now Act: A 
Comprehensive Response to Citizens United.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                  subcommittee on crime and terrorism

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate, on April 12, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., 
in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Cyber Security: Responding to the Threat of Cyber 
Crime and Terrorism.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. REID. 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 April 12, 2011, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Examining the President's Plan for Eliminating Wasteful Spending in 
Information Technology.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal 
                workforce, and the district of columbia

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 12, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Financial Literacy: Empowering Americans to Make Informed Financial 
Decisions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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