[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1871-S1872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 March 20, 2012, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 March 20, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on March 20, 2012, at 2:45 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 20, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight 
and the Courts, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, 
on March 20, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Looming Student 
Debt Crisis: Providing Fairness for Struggling Students.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 March 20, 2012, at 2:45 p.m. 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``Commercial Airline 
Safety Oversight.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


              Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety of the Committee on 
Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on March 20, 2012, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Oversight, Review of the Environmental Protection 
Agency's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for Power Plants.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on March 20, 2012, at 3 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth of the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 20, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Tax Fraud by Identity 
Theft, Part 2: Status, Progress, and Potential Solutions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 March 20, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, 
``A Review of the Office of Special Counsel and the Merit Systems 
Protection Board.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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