[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 177 (Friday, November 18, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S7876]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         APPOINTMENTS AUTHORITY

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding 
the upcoming recess or adjournment of the Senate, the President of the 
Senate, the President pro tempore, and the majority and minority 
leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions, committees, 
boards, conferences, or interparliamentary conferences authorized by 
law, by concurrent action of the two Houses or by order of the Senate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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