[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8081]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry be authorized to conduct a full 
committee hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 11, 
2006 at 10:30 a.m. in SD-106, Dirksen Senate Office Building. The 
purpose of this hearing will be to review the United States Department 
of Agriculture National Response Plan to detect and control the 
potential spread of avian influenza into the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 11, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a closed 
briefing on Iran's Nuclear Program and the Impact of Potential 
Sanctions: An Intelligence Community Assessment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 11, 2006, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing on 
Nominations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 11, 2006 at 2:30 p.m., to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
May 11, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 
226. The agenda is attached.
  I. Nominations: Brett Kavanaugh, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the DC 
Circuit; Sean F. Cox, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Michigan; Thomas L. Ludington, to be U.S. District judge 
for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  II. Bills: S. 2453, National Security Surveillance Act of 2006, 
Specter; S. 2455, Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006, De Wine, 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. 2039, Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2005, 
Durbin, Specter, DeWine, Leahy, Kennedy, Feinstein, Feingold, Schumer.
  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 veterans' affairs

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, May 11, 2006, for a committee hearing re pending 
health care related legislation. The hearing 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.

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