[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 23229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the full 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be granted permission to 
conduct a business meeting to consider pending business Wednesday, 
September 29, 10 a.m., hearing room (SD-406).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be permitted to meet on Wednesday, September 29, 
1999, at 9:30 a.m., to hear testimony on the preparations for the 
upcoming WTO ministerial meeting in Seattle and the objectives for the 
multilateral negotiations that will follow.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on S. 1508, a bill to provide technical and legal assistance to 
tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes.
  The hearing will be held in room 485, Russell Senate Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, the Committee on the Judiciary requests 
unanimous consent to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, September 29, 
1999, beginning at 9:30 a.m., in Dirksen Room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on small business

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, September 29, 1999, to markup S. 791, the 
Women's Business Centers Sustainability Act of 1999, and other pending 
legislation. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m., in room 428A of the 
Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at 2 p.m., to hold a 
closed hearing on intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on surface, transportation, and merchant marine

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Surface 
Transportation and Merchant Marine Subcommittee of the Senate Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, September 29, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., on the Motor Carrier 
Safety Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on water and power

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be granted permission to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, September 29, for purposes of conducting a Water & 
Power Subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. The 
purpose of this oversight hearing is to conduct oversight on the 
practices of the Bureau of Reclamation regarding operations and 
maintenance costs and contract renewals.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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