[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 532]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   AUTHORITIES FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at 10 a.m. on Women in Sports.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized 
to meet on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at 10 a.m. for a hearing 
titled, ``Hurricane Katrina: Managing the Crisis and Evacuating New 
Orleans.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, 
February 1, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building to conduct an oversight hearing on Off-Reservation Gaming. The 
Process for Considering Gaming Applications lands eligible for gaming 
pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Consolidation in the Energy Industry: Raising Prices at the 
Pump?'' on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Hart Senate 
Office Building room 226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: The Honorable Bill Kovacic, Commissioner and former General 
Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC; James Wells, 
Director, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Government 
Accountability Office, Washington, DC; The Honorable Richard 
Blumenthal, Attorney General, State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT; R. 
Preston McAfee, Stanley Johnson Professor of Business, Economics and 
Management, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; Tyson 
Slocom, Acting Director, Energy Program, Public Citizen's, Washington, 
DC; Tim Hamilton, Founder and Executive Director, Automotive United 
Trades Organization, Seattle, WA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights be 
authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``An Examination of the 
Death Penalty in the United States'' on Wednesday, February 1, 2006, at 
1:30 p.m. in SD226.

     Witness list

  Panel I: Mrs. Ann Scott, Tulsa, OK; Ms. Vicki Schieber, Chevy Chase, 
MD.
  Panel II: Dr. John McAdams, Professor of Political Science, Marquette 
University, Milwaukee, WI; Mr. Stephen Bright, President and Counsel, 
Southern Center for Human Rights, Atlanta, GA; Dr. Paul Rubin, 
Professor of Economics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Dr. Jeffrey 
Fagan, Professor of Law and Public Health, Columbia University, New 
York, NY.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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