[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28071]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation be authorized to meet 
on Thursday, November 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on Robert Crandell, Floyd 
Hall, and Louis Thompson to be members of the Amtrak Reform Board.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, November 6, 2003 at 10 a.m. to hold a 
Business Meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, November 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

     I. Nominations

  Henry W. Saad to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; Janice 
R. Brown to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit; 
D. Michael Fisher to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit; James 
B. Comey to be Deputy Attorney General; Michael J. Garcia to be 
Assistant Secretary of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and 
Mark R. Filip to be U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois

     II. Bills

  S. 710, Anti-Atrocity Alien Deportation Act of 2003 [Leahy, Hatch]; 
H.R. 1086, the Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 
2003 [Sensenbrenner]; S. 1685, Basic Pilot Program Extension and 
Expansion Act of 2003 [Grassley, Kyl]; S. Con. Res. 77, Expressing the 
sense of Congress supporting vigorous enforcement of the Federal 
obscenity laws [Sessions, Hatch]; and H.R. 1437, To improve the United 
States Code [Sensenbrenner, Conyers].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, November 6, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, November 6, 2003, at 2:30 p.m. on Lunar Exploration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on 
Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, November 6, 
2003, at 2:00 p.m., for a hearing entitled ``DOD's Improper Use of 
First and Business Class Airline Travel.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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