[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2509]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. 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 Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 10 
a.m. to conduct a hearing on ``Review of Current Investigations and 
Regulatory Actions Regarding the Mutual Fund Industry.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. 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 Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 
2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing on ``Proposals for Improving the 
Regulatory Regime of the Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Economic 
Implications of Seafood Processor Quotas.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on The Japanese Tax Treaty and the SRI Lanka tax Protocol.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Wednesday, February 25, 2004, at 3:30 p.m. to hold a 
hearing on USAID Contracting Policies.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
February 25, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate 
Office Building to conduct a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 
2005 Budget Request.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on Wednesday, February 25, at 10 a.m., on ``Judicial Nominations,'' in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Roger T. Benitez, to the U.S. District Court for the 
Southern District of California.
  Panel III: Representatives from the American Bar Association.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        joint economic committee

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Economic Committee be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing in room 
628 of the Dirksen Senate Building, Wednesday, February 25, from 10 
a.m. to 1 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on oversight of government management, the federal work 
                   force and the district of columbia

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the District of 
Columbia, be authorized to meet on Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at 10 
a.m., for a hearing entitled ``The Key to Homeland Security: The New 
Personnel System.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. 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 February 25, 
2004, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on policies 
and programs for preventing and responding to incidents of sexual 
assault in the armed services.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on February 25, 
2004, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on the 
Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management, Office of 
Future Liabilities, and the Office of Legacy Management, in review of 
the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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