[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17304]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at 10 a.m., to receive a 
briefing on the Army Field Manual on Interrogation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. STEVENS. 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 6, 2006, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing on ``Stock Options Backdating.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on 
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works be authorized to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
Federal renewable fuels programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to hear testimony at a hearing entitled, ``Executive 
Compensation: Backdating to the Future/Oversight of current issues 
regarding executive compensation including backdating of stock options; 
and tax treatment of executive compensation, retirement and benefits.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Examining Competition in Group Health Care'' on Wednesday, 
September 6, 2006, at 11 a.m., in Dirksen Senate Office Building room 
226.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable Tom Coburn, United States Senator, R-OK.
  Panel II: Mr. Bruce McDonald, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, 
Antitrust Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC; Mr. David 
Wales, Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade 
Commission, Washington, DC; Dr. Mark Piasio, President, Pennsylvania 
Medical Society, Harrisburg, PA; Ms. Stephanie Kanwit, American 
Association of Health Plans, Washington, DC; Dr. Edward Langston, 
Chair-Elect, Board of Trustees, American Medical Association, Chicago, 
IL; Professor David Hyman, Professor of Law, Gallowich-Huizenga Faculty 
Scholar, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, IL.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Judicial Nominations'' on Wednesday, September 6, 2006, at 2 p.m., 
in Dirksen Senate Office Building room 226.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 6, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a closed 
briefing.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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