[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6461-6462]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, April 27, 2006, at 10 a.m., in closed session, 
to receive an operations and intelligence briefing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. in Senate Dirksen Office Building 
Room 226.

     Agenda

  I. Nominations: Norman Randy Smith, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit; Brett Kavanaugh, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the DC 
Circuit; Michael Ryan Barrett, to be United States District Judge for 
the Southern District of Ohio; Brian M. Cogan, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York; Thomas M. Golden, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania; Timothy Anthony Junker, to be United States Marshal for 
the Northern District of Iowa; Patrick Smith, to be United States 
Marshal for the Western District of North Carolina.

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  II. Bills: S. 2257, Oil and Gas Industry Antitrust Act of 2006, 
Specter, Kohl, DeWine, Leahy, Feinstein, Durbin; S. 2453, National 
Security Surveillance Act of 2006, Specter; S. 2455, Terrorist 
Surveillance Act of 2006, DeWine, Graham; S. 2468, A bill to provide 
standing for civil actions for declaratory and injunctive relief to 
persons who refrain from electronic communications through fear of 
being subject to warrantless electronic surveillance for foreign 
intelligence purposes, and for other purposes, Schumer; S. 2292, A bill 
to provide relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent 
charges, Specter, Leahy, Cornyn, Feinstein, Biden; S. 489, Federal 
Consent Decree Fairness Act, Alexander, Kyl, Cornyn, Graham, Hatch.
  III. Matters: S.J. Res. 1, Marriage Protection Amendment, Allard, 
Sessions, Kyl, Hatch, Cornyn, Coburn, Brownback, DeWine.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing 
on ``Renewing the Temporary Provisions of the Voting Rights Act: An 
Introduction to the Evidence'' on Thursday, April 27, 2006, at 2:30 
p.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

     Witness List

  Panel I: The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., United States 
House of Representatives, R-5th District-WI, Chairman, House Committee 
on the Judiciary; The Honorable John Conyers, Jr., United States House 
of Representatives, D-14th District-MI, Ranking Member, House Committee 
on the Judiciary.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, April 27, 2006, to markup the nomination of 
Daniel L. Cooper to be Under Secretary for Benefits of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs; and to hold a hearing titled ``VA Research: 
Investing Today to Guide Tomorrow's Treatment.'' The meeting will take 
place in room 418 of the Russell Senate Office Building at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 27, 2006 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed business 
meeting,
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction be authorized to 
meet on Thursday, April 27, 2006, at 10 a.m., on Drought.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics 
                                Affairs

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics Affairs 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
April 27, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on Implementing the 
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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