[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 27, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2112-S2113]
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 March 27, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.
  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 
March 27, 2012, at 2:45 p.m., in room SD 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Renewable Energy Tax 
Incentives: How have the recent and pending expirations of key 
incentives affected the renewable energy industry in the United 
States?''
  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 March 27, 2012.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is 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 March 27, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on airland

  Mr. REID. 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 March 27, 2012, 
at 3:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. REID. 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 27, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on Housing, 
Transportation, and Community Development be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on March 27, 2012, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative: A New 
Community Development Model.''
  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 
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the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border 
Security, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on 
March 27, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Economic Imperative for 
Promoting International Travel to the United States.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy and the Subcommittee on 
       Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Green Jobs and the New Economy and the Subcommittee on 
Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public Works be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 27, 2012, 
at 10 a.m., in Dirksen 406 to conduct a joint hearing entitled, 
``Oversight Hearing on EPA's Work With Other Federal Entities to Reduce 
Pollution and Improve Environmental Performance.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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