[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. 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 July 17, 2003, at 10:00 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on ``regulatory oversight of government sponsored 
enterprise accounting practices.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on pending Committee 
business.


                                 agenda

       S. 1389, Surface Transportation Board (STB) Reauthorization 
     (Mary Phillips/Rob Freeman/Debbie Hersman)
       S.___, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act (Mary 
     Phillips/Rob Freeman/Debbie Hersman)
       S. 1250, The Enhanced 911 Emergency Communications Act of 
     2003 (Paul Martino/James Assey/Rachel Welch)
       S.___, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     (NOAA) Reauthorization (Drew Minkiewicz/Floyd DesChamps/
     Margaret Spring)
       S.___, Ocean and Coastal Observation Systems Act (Drew 
     Minkiewicz/Margaret Spring)
       S.___, United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Reform Act of 
     2003 (Ken Nahigian/David Strickland/Matthew Morrissey)
       S. 1395, Technology Administration Reauthorization (Floyd 
     DesChamps/Ken LaSala/Jean Toal Eisen)
       Nomination of Nicole Nason (PN 613), of Virginia, to be 
     Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, for the 
     Department of Transportation (Rob Chamberlin/Virginia Pounds/
     Sam Whitehorn/Carl Bentzel)
       Nomination of Pamela Harbour (PN 710), of New York, to be a 
     Federal Trade Commissioner (Pablo Chavez/Virginia Pounds/
     David Strickland)
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. STEVENS. 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, July 17, at 9:30 a.m.
  This is the second in a series of hearings devoted to the improved 
understanding of the governance of the Department of Energy 
laboratories and approaches to optimize the capability of those 
laboratories to respond to national needs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, July 17 at 9:30 a.m. to examine the importation of exotic 
species and the impact on public health and safety.
  The meeting will take place in SD 406 (Hearing room).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 10 a.m. to hear testimony on Nursing Home 
Quality Revisited: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Benefits for U.S. Victims of International Terrorism.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, 
July 17, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing entitled ``Nowhere to Turn: 
Must Parents Relinquish Custody in Order to Secure Mental Health 
Services for Their Children?, Part Two: Government Response.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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