[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 8705-8706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 6, 
2004. The purpose of this hearing will be to discuss Biomass Use in 
Energy Production: New Opportunities for Agriculture.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, May 6, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. in closed session to 
mark up the Department of Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

  Mr. COLEMAN. 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, May 6, 2004, at 10:00 
a.m. to conduct a markup of ``The Public Transportation Terrorism 
Prevention Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Impacts of Climate 
Change and States' Actions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COLEMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, May 6, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. in Dirksen Senate Building Room 
226.

                                 Agenda

                             I. Nominations

  Henry W. Saad to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit.

                            II. Legislation

  S. 1735, Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2003 [Hatch, 
Chambliss, Feinstein, Grassley, Cornyn, Graham, Schumer];
  S. 1933, Enhancing Federal Obscenity Reporting and Copyright 
Enforcement (ENFORCE) Act of 2003 [Hatch, Feinstein, Cornyn];
  S. 1635, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
ensure the integrity of the L-1 visa for intracompany transferees 
[Chambliss];
  S. 1609, Parental Responsibility Obligations Met through Immigration 
System Enforcement (PROMISE) Act [Hatch, Cornyn];
  S. 1129, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2003 [Feinstein, 
DeWine, Feingold, Kennedy, Leahy, Specter, Edwards, Durbin, Kohl, 
Schumer]; and
  S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution designating May 29, 2004, on the 
occasion of the dedication of the National World War II Memorial, as 
Remembrance of World War II Veterans Day [Conrad, Leahy].

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


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

  Mr. COLEMAN. 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 Thursday, May 6, 2004 at 10 a.m. for 
a hearing entitled, ``Trimming the Fat: Examining Duplicative and 
Outdated Programs and Functions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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