[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 8994-8995]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. GRASSLEY. 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 Monday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. The purpose of 
this hearing is to receive testimony regarding nuclear power provisions 
contained in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on 
Monday, May 22, 2006, in S-219 of the Capitol, Immediately following a 
vote tentatively scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on the Senate floor, to 
consider favorably reporting the nomination of Susan C. Schwab to be 
United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Executive Office of the President, 
vice Robert J. Portman.
  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 hold an off-the- floor markup during the session on Monday, May 22, 
2006, to consider the nominations of the Honorable Robert J. Portman to 
be Director, Office of Management and Budget; Robert I. Cusick to be 
Director, Office of Government Ethics; and David L. Norquist to be 
Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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  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 Monday, May 22, 2006, at 2 p.m. to consider the nomination 
of Lurita Alexis Doan to be Administrator of the U.S. General Services 
Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Objection, it is so ordered.

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