[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2159]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on February 10, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to receive 
testimony on the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2006 and 
the future years defense program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. HATCH. 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 10, 2005, at 10:00 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``The Role of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises in the 
Mortgage Market.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 10, 2005, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing 
on the Tsunami.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on 
Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 10:15 a.m. on ``Bankruptcy Reform.'' The 
hearing will take place in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226.

     Witness List

  Mr. Kenneth Beine, President & CEO, Shoreline Credit Union, Two 
Rivers, WI; Mr. Malcom Bennett, President, International Realty & 
Investments, Inc., Los Angeles, CA; Mr. Dave McCall, Director, District 
1, United Steel Workers of America, AFL-CIO, Columbus, OH; Mr. R. 
Michael Stewart Menzies, Sr., President & CEO, East Bank and Trust 
Company, Easton, MD; Mr. Philip Strauss, Retired Attorney, Family 
Support Bureau in the Office, District Attorney Office in San 
Francisco, on behalf of the National Child Support Enforcement 
Association, San Francisco, CA; Ms. Maria Vullo, Partner, Paul, Weiss, 
Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY; Prof. Elizabeth Warren, 
Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA; and 
Prof. Todd J. Zywicki, Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University 
Law Center, Washington, DC.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. for a hearing entitled, 
``Unlocking the Potential within Homeland Security; the New Human 
Resources System.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 10, 2005 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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