[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 591]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Monday, January 24, 2005, for a hearing to consider 
the nomination of: Mr. R. James Nicholson to be Secretary of Veterans' 
Affairs.
  The hearing will take place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building at 10:00 a.m.
  A markup on Mr. Nicholson's nomination will take place in room 418 of 
the Russell Senate Office Building at 2:00 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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