[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 2703-2704]
[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 Thursday, February 26, 2004, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing on the nominations of the Hon. Alphonso R. Jackson, 
of Texas, to be Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; the Hon. Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be a 
member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States; and Ms. Rhonda Keenum, of Mississippi, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and 
Foreign Commercial Services.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            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 Thursday, February 26, 2004, at 2 p.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 energy and natural resources

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday February 26 at 2:30 p.m. to receive 
testimony on the nomination of Susan Johnson Grant to be Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committe on foreign relations

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 26 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Public Diplomacy and International Free Press.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 26 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Libya--Next Steps in U.S. Relations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on health, education, labor and pensions

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet for

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a hearing on ``Higher Education Accreditation: How Can the System 
Better Ensure Quality and Accountability?'' during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 26, 2004 at 2 p.m. in SD-430.
  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 markup on Thursday, 
February 26, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Building 226.

                                Agenda:

     I. Nominations:
  Henry W. Saad to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, William 
James Haynes II to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 
Raymond W. Gruender to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, 
Franklin S. Van Antwerpen to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Third Circuit, Judith C. Herrera to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico, F. Dennis Saylor to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, Sandra L. Townes to 
be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 
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, Kenneth M. Karas 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York, Richard S. Martinez to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Washington, Gene E.K. Pratter to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Neil Vincent 
Wake to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, 
Michele M. Leonhart to be Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement, 
Domingo S. Herraiz to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, 
United States Department of Justice.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 26, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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