[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 26998]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, December 19, 2001, 
immediately following the 1:15 p.m. cloture vote, to conduct a markup 
on the nominations of Ms. Vickers B. Meadows, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Ms. Diane L. 
Tomb, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, December 19, 2001, at 10 a.m. to consider the 
nomination of Edward Kingman, Jr. to be Assistant Secretary for 
Management Budget and Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of 
Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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