[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15856]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, June 14, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in open session to 
mark up the Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 14, 
2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The hearing will focus on communications policy issues implicated by 
the upcoming auction of frequencies in the 700 Megahertz band.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on 
Thursday, June 14, 2007, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

     Agenda

  I. Committee Authorization
  Authorization of Subpoena in Connection with Investigation of Legal 
Basis for Warrantless Wiretap Program
  II. Bills: S.535--Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act (Dodd, 
Leahy, Schumer, Kennedy, Hatch, Specter, Cardin, Durbin, Whitehouse); 
S.456--Gang Abatement and Prevention Act of 2007 (Feinstein, Hatch, 
Schumer, Specter, Biden, Kyl, Cornyn, Kohl); and S.1145--Patent Reform 
Act of 2007 (Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Cornyn, Whitehouse).
  III. Nominations: Leslie Southwick to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fifth Circuit.
  IV. Resolutions: S. Res. 105--Designating September 2007 as Campus 
Fire Safety Month (Biden, Kennedy). S. Res. 215--Designating Sept. 25, 
2007 as National First Responder Appreciation Day (Allard, Graham).
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing entitled 
``The impact of rising gas prices on America's small businesses,'' on 
Thursday, June 14, 2007, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in room 428A of the 
Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        joint economic committee

  Mr. BINGAMAN. I ask unanimous consent that the Joint Economic 
Committee be authorized to conduct a hearing entitled ``Importing 
Success: Why work-family policies from abroad make economic sense for 
the U.S.'', in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, Thursday, 
June 14, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on June 14, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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