[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. SPECTER. 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 February 8, 2005, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``examining the Role of Credit Rating Agencies in 
the Capital Markets.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at 2:15 p.m., to hear testimony on 
Revenue Proposals in the President's FY06 Budget.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                 committee on rules and administration

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Rules and Administration be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct its organizational meeting for the 109th Congress.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on bioterrorism and public health preparedness

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness be 
authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at 10 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on public lands and forests

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at 10 a.m.
  The purpose of the hearing is to review the implementation of Titles 
I through III of P.L. 106-393, the Secure Rural Schools and Community 
Self-Determination Act of 2000.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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