[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to 
conduct a business meeting during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, 
September 20, 2005 at 10 a.m. in SR-328A, Russell Senate Office 
Building. The purpose of this meeting will be to markup S. 1582, a bill 
to reauthorize the U.S. Grain Standards Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. BENNETT. 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 September 20, 2005, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Mr. Emil Henry Jr., of New York, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, Department of the 
Treasury; Ms. Scottie Theresa Neese, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the 
United States Mint; and Mr. Patrick O'Brien, of Minnesota, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department of the 
Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BENNETT. 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 Tuesday, September 20 at 10 a.m. The 
purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony regarding the current 
state of climate change scientific research and the economics of 
strategies to manage climate change. Issues to be discussed include: 
the relationship between energy consumption and climate change, and the 
potential effects on the U.S. economy of climate change and strategies 
to control greenhouse gas emissions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, 
Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, September 20, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. to 
hold a hearing on China's Role in Latin America.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to meet to conduct a 
hearing on ``The Kelo Decision: Investigating Takings of Homes and 
other Private Property'' on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at 10 a.m. in 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. The tentative witness list 
is attached.
  Panel I: The Honorable John Cornyn, United States Senator [R-TX].
  Panel II: Ms. Susette Kelo, New London, CT; Fred Jenkins, Pastor, St. 
Luke's Pentecostal Church, North Hempstead, NY; The Honorable Eddie A. 
Perez, Mayor, Representing the National League of Cities, Hartford, CT; 
Hilary O. Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington Bureau, Washington, DC; 
Thomas Merrill, Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law, Columbia 
University, New York City, NY; Steven J. Eagle, Professor of Law, 
George Mason University, Arlington, VA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on disaster prevention and prediction

  Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction be authorized to 
meet on Tuesday, September 20, 2005, at 3 p.m., on Review of the 
Prediction of Hurricane Katrina.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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