[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17327]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in open/closed 
session to receive testimony on ``Lessions Learned'' during operation 
enduring freedom in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom, and to 
receive testimony on ongoing operations in the United States Central 
Command Region.
  The Presiding Officer. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, July 9, 
2003, at 10 a.m., in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to 
conduct an oversight hearing on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Judicial and Executive Nominations'' on Wednesday, July 9, 2003, 
at 3 p.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building room 226.
  Panel I: [Senators]
  Panel II: James O. Browning to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico; Kathleen Cardone to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Texas; James I. Cohn to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida; 
Frank Montalvo to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Texas; Xavier Rodriguez to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Texas
  Panel III: Rene Alexander Acosta to be Assistant Attorney General, 
Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice.
  The Presiding Officer. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on Senate Resolution 173, proposing changes in Rule 
XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate as they relate to unauthorized 
appropriations.
  The Presiding Officer. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        joint economic committee

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Economic Committee be authorized to conduct a hearing in room 628 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Wednesday, July 9, 2003, from 9:30 
a.m. to 1 p.m.
  The Presiding Officer. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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