[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16876-16877]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2000. The purpose of 
this meeting will be to review the Federal Sugar Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2000. The purpose of 
this hearing will be to review proposals to establish an International 
School Lunch Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, July 27, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. on antitrust issues in the 
airline industry.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. McCAIN. 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 Thursday, July 27 at 9:30 a.m. to conduct an 
oversight hearing. The committee will receive testimony from 
representatives of the General Accounting Office on the investigation 
of the Cerro Grande Fire in the State of New Mexico, and from Federal 
agencies on the Cerro Grande Fire and their fire policies in general.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, July 27, 2000, for an Open Executive Session to consider 
favorably reporting the following nominations: Robert S. LaRussa to be 
Under Secretary for International Trade, Department of Commerce; 
Jonathan Talisman, Assistant Secretary (Tax Policy), Department of the 
Treasury; Ruth

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M. Thomas to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department 
of the Treasury; and, Lisa G. Ross to be Assistant Secretary for 
Management and Chief Financial Officer, Department of the Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
July 27, 2000, at 10 a.m. The markup will take place in Dirksen Room 
226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to hold a markup on pending 
legislation, and on the nominations of Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D., to 
be Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
Robert M. Walker to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, Department 
of Veterans Affairs.
  The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 27, 2000, at 10 a.m., in 
room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, July 27, 2000 at 3:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
confirmation hearing on the nomination of John E. McLaughlin to be 
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet, July 27, 2000 from 9:39 a.m. 
to 12:30 p.m. in Dirksen 628 for the purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on antitrust, business rights and competition

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights and 
Competition be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, July 
27, 2000, at 9:30 a.m. The markup will take place in Dirksen Room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      subcommittee on immigration

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Thursday, July 27, 2000, at 
2 p.m., in Dirksen 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation

  Mr. McCAIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation of 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 27, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing. The subcommittee will receive testimony on S. 1734, 
a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds 
for the establishment of an interpretive center on the life and 
contributions of President Abraham Lincoln; H.R. 3084, a bill to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contribute funds for the 
establishment of an interpretive center on the life and contributions 
of President Abraham Lincoln; S. 2345, a bill to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a special resource study concerning the 
preservation and public use of sites associated with Harriet Tubman 
located in Auburn, New York, and for other purposes; S. 2638, a bill to 
adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore to include 
Cat Island, Mississippi; H.R. 2541, a bill to adjust the boundaries of 
the Gulf Islands Natonal Seashore to include Cat Island, Mississippi; 
and S. 2848, a bill to provide for the exchange to benefit the Pecos 
National Historic Park in New Mexico.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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