[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at 9:30 a.m. on Telecommunications Policy 
Review: A View from Industry.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to hold a full committee 
hearing to examine the environmental regulatory framework affecting oil 
refining and gasoline policy. The hearing is to be held Wednesday, May 
12, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
Afghanistan--Continuing Challenges.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                   committee on governmental affairs

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 12, 
2004, at 10 a.m. for a hearing titled ``Bogus Degrees and Unmet 
Expectations: Are Taxpayer Dollars Subsidizing Diploma Mills?'' (Day 
Two).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, May 12, 2004, at 
10 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct a 
hearing on S. 1715, the Department of Interior Tribal Self-Governance 
Act of 2003.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. on ``The Satellite Home Viewer 
Extension Act'' in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.
  Panel I: David O. Carson, General Counsel, U.S. Library of Congress 
Copyright Office, Washington, DC; Charles W. Ergen, Founder and 
Chairman, EchoStar Communications Corporation, Littlewood, CO; Bruce T. 
Reese, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bonneville International 
Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT; Eddy W. Hartenstein, Vice Chairman and 
Board Member, The DIRECTV Group, In., El Segundo, CA; Fritz Attaway, 
Executive Vice President and Washington General Counsel, Motion Picture 
Association of America, Inc., Washington, DC; John King, President and 
Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Public Television, Colchester, VT.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. GREGG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 12, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing on 
intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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