[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 15995-15996]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. REID. 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, August 2, 2001. The purpose of 
this Hearing will be to discuss rural economic development issues for 
the next Federal farm bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, August 2, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., on pending committee business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, August 2, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a joint 
oversight hearing. The committees will receive testimony on the 
National Academy of Sciences report on fuel economy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. REID. 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, August 2, for purposes of conducting 
a full committee business meeting which is scheduled to begin at 9:30 
a.m. The purpose of this business meeting is to continue consideration 
of energy policy legislation, if necessary.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. REID. 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, August 2, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
business meeting.
  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 in open executive session during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, August 2, 2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, August 2, 
2001, at 9:30 a.m., for a business meeting to consider pending 
committee business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for a 
hearing on the nomination of John Lester Henshaw, of Missouri, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration during the session of the Senate on Thursday, August 2, 
2001, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
August 2, 2001, at 10 a.m., in Dirksen Building room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Committee on Rules and Administration

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on August 2, 2001, at 9 a.m., to hold a markup to consider 
the following legislation: S. 565, the ``Equal Protection of Voting 
Rights Act of 2001''; an original resolution providing for members on 
the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint 
Committee of Congress on the Library; S.J. Res. 19 and 20, providing 
for the reappointment of Anne d'Harnoncourt and the appointment of 
Roger W. Sant, respectively, as Smithsonian Institution citizen 
regents; and other legislative and administrative matters ready for 
consideration at the time of the markup.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, August 2, 2001, for a hearing on the nominations of 
John A. Gauss to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
Information and Technology, and Claude M. Kicklighter to be Assistant 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning, followed by a 
markup on pending legislation.
  Committee Print of S. 739, the proposed ``Heather French Henry 
Homeless Veterans Assistance Act.''
  Committee Print of S. 1088, the proposed ``Veterans' Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2001.''

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  Committee Print of S. 1090, the proposed ``Veterans' Compensation 
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2001.''
  Committee Print of S. 1188, the proposed ``Department of Veterans 
Affairs Medical Programs Enhancement Act of 2001.''
  The meeting will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 Subcommittee on Financial Institutions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, August 2, 2001, to conduct a hearing on 
``Comprehensive Deposit Insurance Reform: Responses to the FDIC 
Recommendations For Reform.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Thursday, August 2, 2001, at 2:15 p.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on installation programs, military construction programs, and 
family housing programs, in review of the Defense authorization request 
for fiscal year 2002.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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