[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Pages 21402-21403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           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, November 1 at 9:30 a.m., on S. 1530, the Railroad Advancement 
and Infrastructure Law of the 21st Century.
  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 Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation Committee be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, November 1, at 2:30, to consider the nominations of R. David 
Paulison to be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency and Arden Bement, Jr., to be 
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Department of Commerce.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
November 1, 2001, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing on how S. 556 
would affect the environment, the economy, energy supply, achievement 
of regulatory and statutory goals including the National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards, relevant costs and benefits, and any improvements or 
amendments that should be made to the legislation. The hearing will be 
held in the rm. SD-406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
November 1, 2001, at 2 p.m., to conduct a hearing on infrastructure 
security, chemical site security, and economic recovery. The hearing 
will be held in the rm. SD-406.
  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 during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, November 1, 2001, immediately following the first vote on the 
Senate Floor, to consider favorably reporting the following nomination: 
JoAnne Barnhart to be Commissioner of the Social Security 
Administration.
  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 in 
executive session during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
November 1, 2001, at 11 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, 
November 1, 2001, at 10 a.m., in SD226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Nominations: Edith Brown Clement to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge 
for the 5th Circuit; M. Christina Armijo to be U.S. District Court 
Judge for the District of New Mexico; Karon O. Bowdre to be U.S. 
District Court Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; Stephen P. 
Friot to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Western District of 
Oklahoma; Larry R. Hicks to be U.S. District Court Judge for the 
District of Nevada; Terry L. Wooten to be U.S.

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District Court Judge for the District of South Carolina; Juan Carlos 
Benitez to be Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment 
Practices; Sharee Freeman to be Director of the Community Relations 
Service; and John P. Walters to be Director of the Office of National 
Drug Control Policy.
  To Be United States Attorney: Leura Garrett Canary, Middle District 
of Alabama; Paul K. Charlton, District of Arizona; Jeffrey G. Collins, 
Eastern District of Michigan; William S. Duffey, Jr., Northern District 
of Georgia; Dunn Lampton, Southern District of Mississippi; Alice Howze 
Martin, Northern District of Alabama; William Walter Mercer, District 
of Montana; Thomas E. Moss, District of Idaho; J. Strom Thurmond, Jr., 
District of South Carolina; Maxwell Wood, Middle District of Georgia; 
and Drew H. Wrigley, District of North Dakota.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to hold a closed hearing on 
intelligence matters on Thursday, November 1, 2001, at 2:30 p.m., in 
room S-407 in the Capitol.
  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, November 1, 2001, to conduct an oversight 
hearing on ``Protecting Retirement Savings: Federal Deposit Insurance 
Coverage for Retirement Accounts.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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