[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2319]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. REID. 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 Wednesday, January 24, 
2007, at 10 a.m. in room SR-253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to evaluate the state of the airline 
industry, and the potential impacts of airline mergers and industry 
consolidation.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during 
the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at 9:45 a.m. 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on analysis 
recently completed by the Energy Information Administration, Energy 
Market and Economic Impacts of a Proposal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas 
Intensity with a Cap and Trade System.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Wednesday, 
January 24, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to 
consider the nomination of Michael J. Astrue, to be Commissioner of 
Social Security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at 9 a.m. to hold a business 
meeting in 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building to consider Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 2, a concurrent resolution expressing the 
bipartisan resolution on Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions meet in executive session 
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 at 10 
a.m. in SD-430.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Wednesday, January 24, 2007, at 10 a.m. for a business meeting to 
consider pending committee business.

     Agenda

  (1) Funding resolution.
  (2) Rules of procedure of the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs.
  (3) Appointment of subcommittee chairmen and ranking members.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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