[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17186]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               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 hold a hearing during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, September 18, 2002, at 9:30 
a.m. in SD-366. The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on 
the effectiveness and sustainability of U.S. technology transfer 
programs for energy efficiency, nuclear, fossil and renewable energy; 
and to identify necessary changes to those programs to support U.S. 
competitiveness in the global marketplace.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, September 18, 
2002, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building 
to conduct a hearing on H.R. 2880, a bill to amend laws relating to the 
lands of the enrollees and lineal descendants of enrollees whose names 
appear on the final Indian rolls of the Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, 
Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations, and for other purposes.
  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 hearing on 
``Judicial Nominations'' on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 in Dirksen 
Room 226 at 10:00 a.m.
  Panel I: The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr.; The Honorable Orrin 
Hatch; The Honorable Phil Gramm; The Honorable Robert Bennett; The 
Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison; The Honorable Fred Thompson; The 
Honorable William Frist; The Honorable Thomas Carper; and The Honorable 
Jon Corzine.
  Panel II: Michael W. McConnell to be a United States Circuit Court 
Judge for the Tenth Circuit.
  Panel III: Kent A. Jordan to be United States District Court Judge 
for the District of Delaware; Alia Moses Ludlum to be United States 
District Court Judge for the Western District of Texas; William J. 
Martini to be United States District Court Judge for the District of 
New Jersey; Thomas W. Phillips to be United States District Court Judge 
for the Eastern District of Tennessee; and Jeffrey S. White to be 
United States District Court Judge for the Northern District of 
California.
  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 meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, September 18, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. 
to held a joint open hearing with the House Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence regarding the Joint Inquiry into the events of 
September 11, 2001.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on housing and transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, September 18, 2002, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct 
an oversight hearing on ``Transit Security: One Year Later.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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