[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 20, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S4375]
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                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, on June 20, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD 115 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Implementation of the 
Leahy-Smith American Invents Act and International Harmonization 
Efforts.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, on June 20, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD 115 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Holocaust-Era Claims in the 21st Century.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance, and Investment be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on June 20, 2012, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Examining the IPO Process: Is It Working for 
Ordinary Investors?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   Subcommittee on Science and Space

  Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science and Space of the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 20, 2012, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``Risks, Opportunities, 
and Oversight of Commercial Space.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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