[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3286-S3287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on May 24, 2011, at 9 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, 
``Al Qaeda, the Taliban and Other Extremist Groups in Afghanistan and 
Pakistan.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on May 24, 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 24, 2011, 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.

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                Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 May 24, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Stimulus Contractors Who Cheat on Their Taxes: What 
Happened?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 24, 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 24, 
2011, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on aviation operations, safety, and security

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 May 24, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``Air Traffic Control 
Safety Oversight.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                  subcommittee on crime and terrorism

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 May 24, 2011, 
at 9 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Responding to the Prescription Drug 
Epidemic: Strategies for Reducing Abuse, Misuse, Diversion, and 
Fraud.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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