[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12696-12697]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                       Commttee on Armed Services

  Mr. CORNYN. I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed 
Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 
27, 2006, at 10:30 a.m., in closed session to receive a briefing on 
recent North Korean Ballistic Missile Developments.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. CORNYN. 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 June 27, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a 
hearing on ``Oversight of SAFETEA-LU Implementation: The Current State 
of Progress and Future Outlook.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be allowed to meet 
in an executive session today at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2006.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. CORNYN. 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 Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 10 a.m. The purpose 
of this hearing is to receive testimony relating to implementation of 
the Energy Policy Act provisions on enhancing oil and gas production on 
Federal lands in the Rocky Mountain Region.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, June 
27, 2006, at 10 a.m., in 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
consider the nomination of Henry M. Paulson, Jr., to be Secretary of 
the Treasury.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on finance

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Tuesday, June 
27, 2006, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
consider the nomination of Mr. Eric Solomon, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Treasury for Tax Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, vice 
Pamela Olson, resigned.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. President, I ask unaimous consent that the Senate Committee on 
the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on ``The Use 
of Presidential Signing Statements'' on Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at 10 
a.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226. Witness list:
  Panel I: Michelle Boardman, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office 
of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
  Panel II: Charles Ogletree, Professor, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, 
Massachusetts; Christopher Yoo, Professor, Vanderbilt University Law 
School, Nashville, Tennessee; Bruce Fein, Partner, Fein & Fein LLC, 
Washington, DC; Nicholas Quinn Rosenkranz, Professor, Georgetown Law 
Center, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

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


                       special Committee on Aging

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet tomorrow, June 27, 2006, from 
10 a.m.-12 p.m. in Dirksen 215 purpose of conducting a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


subcommittee on oversight of Government, the Federal Workforce, and the 
                          District of Columbia

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce and the 
District of Columbia be authorized to meet on Tuesday, June 27, 2006, 
at 10 a.m. for a hearing entitled, The Right People? Oversight of the 
Office of Personnel Management.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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