[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5192]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. 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 Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at 9:30 
a.m., in SR-332, to conduct a full committee hearing to consider the 
nomination of Christopher McLean to be Administrator for the Rural 
Utilities Service for the Department of Agriculture and to examine how 
likely reductions in the use of MTBE in reformulated gasoline will 
affect the demand for renewable fuels.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
consider the nominations of Honorable Bernard D. Rostker to be Under 
Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Mr. Gregory R. 
Dalhberg to be Under Secretary of the Army and Ms. Madelyn R. Creedon 
to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear 
Security Administration at the Department of Energy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at 9:30 a.m., on trade relations with 
China and WTO.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., to 
hold two hearings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Children and Families, be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``Early 
Childhood Programs for Low-Income Families: Availability and Impact'' 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, April 11, 2000, at 9:30 
a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mrs. HUTCHISON. 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 Tuesday, April 11, at 10 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing. The committee will receive testimony on S. 282, the 
Transition to Competition in the Electric Industry Act; S. 516, the 
Electric Utility Restructuring Empowerment and Competitiveness Act of 
1999; S. 1047, the Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act; S. 1284, 
the Electric Consumer Choice Act; S. 2173, the Federal Power Act 
Amendments of 1999; S. 1369, the Clean Energy Act of 1999; S. 2071, 
Electric Reliability 2000 Act; and S. 2098, the Electric Power Market 
Competition and Reliability Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on April 11, 2000, 
from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., in Dirksen 106 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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