[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 22106-22107]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. 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 September 16, 2003, at 10 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing on the nominations of Mr. Harvey S. Rosen, of New Jersey, and 
Ms. Kristen J. Forbes, of Massachusetts, to be a member of the Council 
of Economic Advisors, Executive Office of the President; Ms. Julie L. 
Myers, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export 
Enforcement; and Mr. Peter Lichtenbaum, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, September 16, 
2003, at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing titled ``Oversight of GAO: What Lies 
Ahead for Congress' Watchdog?''

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, September 16, 
2003, at approximately 11 a.m. for a hearing to consider the nomination 
of C. Suzanne Mencer to be Director, Office of Domestic Preparedness, 
Department of Homeland Security.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, 
September 16, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., in the Russell Senate Office Building 
Room 325 on ``Ensuring the Continuity

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of the United States Government: The Presidency.''

  Witness List: Prof. Akhil Amar, Soutmayd Professor of Law and 
Political Science, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT; Dr. John C. Fortier, 
Executive Director, Continuity of Government Commission, Research 
Associate, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC; Mr. M. Miller 
Baker, Esq., McDermott, Will & Emery, Washington, DC; and Prof. Howard 
M. Wasserman, Assistant Professor of Law, Florida International 
University College of Law, Miami, FL.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, 
september 16, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building 
Room 226 on ``Examining the Importance of the H-1 Visa to the American 
Economy.''

  Stephen Yale-Loehr, Business Committee Chair, American Immigration 
Lawyers Association, Adjunct professor, Cornell University Law School; 
Elizabeth Dickson, Advisor, Immigration Services, Ingersoll-Rand 
Corporation; John Steadman, President-Elect, IEEE-USA; and Patrick 
Duffy, Human Resources Attorney, Intel Corporation.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. With objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Rules and Administration and the Committee on the Judiciary be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, 
September 16, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a joint hearing on 
Ensuring the Continuity of the United States Government: The 
Presidency.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 16, 2003, for a joint hearing with the 
House of Representatives' Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hear the 
legislative presentation of The American Legion.

  The hearing will take place in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office 
Building at 10 a.m.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on fisheries, wildlife, and water

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water be authorized to meet on 
Tuesday, September 16, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct on oversight hearing on 
the implementation of the Clean Water Act.

  The hearing will take place in SD 406 (Hearing Room).

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on international trade and finance

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance of the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on September 16, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing on Financial Reconstruction in Iraq.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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