[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10536]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 9:30 a.m. on Media Ownership in SR-
253.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights and Property Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Judicial Nominations, Filibusters, and the constitution: When a 
Majority is Denied its Right to Consent'' on Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at 
2:30 p.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226.
  Panel I: The Honorable Arlen Specter, U.S. Senator (R-PA);
  The Honorable Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator (D-NY).
  The Honorable Zell Miller, U.S. Senator (D-GA).
  Panel II: Mr. Steven Calabresi, Professor of Law, Northwestern 
University Law School, Chicago, Illinois;
  Mr. John Eastman, Professor of Law, Chapman University School of Law, 
Director, Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, Orange, California;
  Mr. Bruce Fein, Esq., Fein & Fein, Washington, DC.;
  Mr. Michael Gerhardt, Hanson Professor of Law, William & Mary School 
of Law, Williamsburg, Virginia;
  Ms. Marcia Greenberger, Esq., Co-President, National Women's Law 
Center, Washington, DC.;
  Mr. Douglas Kmiec, Dean of the Columbus School of Law, The Catholic 
University of America, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        joint economic committee

  Mr. DOMENICI. 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, Tuesday, May 6, 2003, from 10 a.m. 
to 1 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 from 
10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. in closed session to mark up the 
Emerging Threats and Capabilities Programs and Provisions contained in 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, May 6 at 10 a.m., to receive testimony regarding S. 324, to 
amend the National Trails System Act to clarify Federal authority 
relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for certain trails in 
the National Trails System; S. 634, to amend the National Trails System 
Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study on the 
feasibility of designating the Trail of the Ancients as a National 
Historic Trail; S. 635, to amend the National Trails, System Act to 
direct the Secretary to update the feasibility and suitability studies 
of four national historic trails, and for other purposes; and S. 651 to 
amend the National Trails Systems Act to clarify Federal authority 
relating to land acquisition from willing sellers for the majority of 
the trails in the system, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 6, 
2003 at 4:30 p.m. in closed session to mark up the Personnel Programs 
and Provisions contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 6, 
2003 at 3:30 p.m. in closed session to mark up the Seapower Programs 
and Provisions contained in the Department of Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2004.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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