[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 29689]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 9 a.m., in open and possibly 
closed session, to receive testimony on current Army issues.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 2:30 p.m., in executive 
session to discuss pending military nominations.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet in open Executive Session during the 
session on Wednesday, November 19, 2003; to consider nomination of 
Arnold I. Havens, to be General Counsel for the Department of the 
Treasury.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, November 
19, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., for a hearing titled ``Agroterrorism: The 
Threat to America's Breadbasket.''


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet in 
Executive Session during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, 
November 19, 2003. The following agenda will be considered:

       S__, Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 
     2003
       S__, Medical Device Technical Corrections Act of 2003
       S. 741, Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 
     2003 and Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act 
     of 2003 (manager's amendment to be filed)
       S. 573, Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act
       Presidential Nominations

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


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, November 19, 2003, at 2:30 a.m., on ``Judicial 
Nominations,'' in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List:

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Williams James Haynes II to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit; Louis Guirola, Jr. to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi; Virginia E. Hopkins to 
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama; 
and Kenneth M. Karas to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 19, 2003 at 2 p.m. to hold closed Conference on 
the Fiscal Year 04 Intelligence Authorization.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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