[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18230-18231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 14, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., in closed session to mark 
up the Military Commissions Act of 2006.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. FRIST. 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 14, 2006, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``A Review of the Department of Defense's Report on 
Predatory Lending Practices Directed at Members of the Armed Forces and 
Their Dependents.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on energy and Natural resources

  Mr. FRIST. 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 Thursday, September 14, at 10 a.m. The purpose 
of the hearing is to consider the nomination of C. Stephen Allred, of 
Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, Vice Rebecca W. 
Watson, resigned; and Robert W. Johnson, of Nevada, to be Commissioner 
of Reclamation, Vice John W. Keys, III, resigned.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to hold a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, September 14, 
2006, at 10:30 a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian affairs

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, September 14, 
2006, at 9:30 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on the nomination of Carl J. Artman to be Assistant 
Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, 
Washington, DC, to be followed immediately by a business meeting to 
approve the nomination of Carl J. Artman.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
September 14, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
Room 226.

                                 Agenda

     I. Nominations

  Terrence W. Boyle, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit; 
William James Haynes II, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Fourth 
Circuit; Peter D. Keisler, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the District of 
Columbia Circuit; William Gerry Myers III, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit; Norman Randy Smith, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit; Valerie L. Baker,

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to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California; 
Francisco Augusto Besosa, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of 
Puerto Rico; Philip S. Gutierrez, to be U.S. District Judge for the 
Central District of California; Marcia Morales Howard, to be U.S. 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida; John Alfred Jarvey, 
to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa; and Sara 
Elizabeth Lioi, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of 
Ohio.

     II. Bills

  S. 2831, Free Flow of Information Act of 2006, Lugar, Specter, 
Schumer, Graham, Biden, Grassley; S. 155, Gang Prevention and Effective 
Deterrence Act of 2005, Feinstein, Hatch, Grassley, Cornyn, Kyl, 
Specter; S. 1845, Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and 
Modernization Act of 2005, Ensign, Kyl; S. 394, OPEN Government Act of 
2005, Cornyn, Leahy, Feingold; and S. 2644, Perform Act of 2006, 
Feinstein, Graham, Biden.

     III. Other Matters

  Changes to 18 U.S.C. 2441, War Crimes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Thursday, September 14, 2006 
from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on aviation

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Aviation be authorized to hold a hearing at 10 a.m. on 
Thursday, September 14, 2006 to discuss rural air service.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on clean air, climate change, and nuclear safety

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, 
September 14, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate 
Change, and Nuclear Safety be authorized to hold an oversight hearing 
on the NRC's responsibility and capability for long- and short-term 
spent fuel storage programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information 
                       and international security

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
and International Security be authorized to meet on Thursday, September 
14, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing regarding ``Part Two: Federal 
Agencies and Conference Spending''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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