[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 147 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S6142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               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 October 4, 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 the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on October 4, 2011, at 3 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Nominations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it it so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 4, 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, govenment 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 October 4, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, 
``Costs of Prescription Drug Abuse in the Medicare Part D Program.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on financial institutions and consumer protection

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Protection be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on October 4, 2011 at 3 p.m. to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Consumer Protection and Middle Class Wealth Building in an 
Age of Growing Household Debt.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border 
Security, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on 
October 4, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``America's Agricultural Labor 
Crisis: Enacting a Practical Solution.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and wildlife of the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on 
October 4, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``Nutrient Pollution: an Overview of Nutrient Reduction 
Approaches.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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