[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Pages 24212-24213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, September 11, at 2 p.m. in open session to 
receive testimony on the situation in Iraq and progress made by the 
Government of Iraq in meeting benchmarks.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear testimony on the ``U.S.-Peru 
Trade Promotion Agreement.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a 
hearing on Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at 2:15 p.m. to hold a 
business meeting.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on Intelligence

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on September 11, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed 
business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     subcommittee on national parks

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following 
bills: S. 127, to amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve 
Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the administration 
of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge; S. 327 and H.R. 359, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of 
sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm 
labor movement; S. 868, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
System S. 1051, to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund DC to establish 
a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia at Constitution 
Gardens previously approved to honor free persons and slaves who fought 
for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American 
Revolution; S. 1184 and H.R. 1021; to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability 
and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in 
Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System, and for 
other purposes; S. 1247, to amend the Weir Farm National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 1990 to limit the development of any property 
acquired by the Secretary of the interior for the development of 
visitor and administrative facilities for the Weir Farm National 
Historic Site, and for other purposes; S. 1304, to amend the National 
Trails System Act to designate the Arizona National Scenic Trail; S. 
1329, to extend the Acadia National Park Advisory Commission, to 
provide improved visitor services at the park, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 759, to redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of 
the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New 
York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library''; and H.R. 807, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
study to determine the feasibility and suitability of establishing a 
memorial to the Space Shuttle Columbia in the State of Texas and for 
its inclusion as a unit of the National Park System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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