[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9469-9470]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a hearing during the session the Senate on Thursday, May 13, 
2004. The purpose of this hearing will be to conduct a review of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulatory issues. Dr. James E. 
Newsome, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will 
testify before the committee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 13, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the contingency reserve fund request for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, May 13, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing 
on Combating Corruption in the Multilateral Development Banks.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, May 13, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing 
on Challenges and Accomplishments as the European Union and the United 
States Promote Trade and Tourism in a Terrorism Environment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 10 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, 
Feinstein, Grassley, Graham, Chambliss, Cornyn, 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,

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DeWine, Feingold, Kennedy, Leahy, Specter, Edwards, Durbin, Kohl, 
Schumer).
  S. 2013, Satellite Home Viewer Extension Act of 2004 (Hatch, Leahy, 
DeWine, Kohl).
  S. Res. 331, A resolution designating June 2004 as ``National Safety 
Month''. (Fitzgerald, Feinstein, DeWine).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        joint economic committee

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Joint 
Economic Committee be authorized to conduct a hearing in Room 628 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Thursday, May 13, 2004, from 10 
a.m. to 1 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 13, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing on 
intelligence matters.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 subcommittee on children and families

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on 
Children and Families, be authorized to meet for a hearing on Parents 
Raising Children: Premature Babies during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on the constitution, civil rights and property rights

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights and Property Rights be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 9:30 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate Building, 
Room 226.

                                 Agenda

     Bill

  S.J. Res. 23, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States providing for the event that one-
fourth of the Members of either the House of Representatives or the 
Senate are killed or incapacitated. [Cornyn/Chambliss].
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on May 13, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on 
acquisition policy issues in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


             subcommittee on science, technology, and space

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, May 13, 2004, at 2:30 p.m. on Social Science Data on the 
Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Children.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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