[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Pages 5022-5023]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., on Port Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. ENZI. 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 Wednesday, March 24, at 11:30 a.m., to 
consider pending calendar business.
  Agenda Item 1: To consider the nomination of Sue Ellen Wooldridge, to 
be Solicitor at the Department of the Interior.
  Agenda Item 10: S. 1910--A bill to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to carry out an inventory and management program for 
forests derived from public domain land.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
March 24, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing to examine the environmental 
impacts on the U.S. natural gas supply. The meeting will be held in SD-
406.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, 
at 11 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on S. 1529, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
Amendments of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. on ``Judicial Nominations'' in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

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                              Witness list

  Panel I: Senators.
  Panel II: Paul S. Diamond to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Pennsylvania.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on Investigations

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs 
be authorized to meet on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at 9:00 a.m., for a 
hearing entitled ``Profiteering in a Non-Profit Industry: Abusive 
Practices in Credit Counseling.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on Airland

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Airland of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 24, 2004, 
at 2:00 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on Navy and Air 
Force aviation programs, in review of the defense authorization request 
for fiscal year 2005 and the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               SUBCOMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation of the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``The Real Estate Appraisal Industry.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS

  Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at 2:30 p.m.
  The Purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 433, A bill to provide for enhanced collaborative forest 
stewardship management within the Clearwater and Nez Perce National 
Forests in Idaho, and for other purposes; S. 2180, a bill to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain lands in the Arapaho and 
Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado; and H.R. 1964, a 
bill to assist the States of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and 
Pennsylvania in conserving priority lands and natural resources in the 
highlands region, and for other purposes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON STRATEGIC FORCES

  Mr. ENZI. 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 March 24, 2004, 
at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive testimony on strategic forces 
and capabilities, in review of the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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