[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Pages 28458-28459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 9 a.m. in 
room SR-328A of the Russell Senate Office building. The Committee will 
continue its markup of the 2007 farm bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to conduct a 
hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, October 25, 2007, 
at 9:30 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  At this hearing, the subcommittee will examine sweatshop conditions 
in Chinese factories where toys and other children's products are 
manufactured.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, October 25, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, in order to hear testimony on ``Small Business 
Health Insurance: Building a Gateway to Coverage.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate in order to conduct an Executive Business Meeting on 
Thursday, October 25, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building. The agenda is attached.

                                 Agenda

     I. Bill

  S. 1946, Public Corruption Prosecution Improvements Act (Leahy, 
Cornyn).

     II. Resolutions

  S. Res. 347, Designating May 2008 as ``National Be Bear Aware and 
Wildlife Stewardship Month'' (Baucus, Tester).
  S. Res. 346, Expressing heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the 
devastating thunderstorms that caused severe flooding during August 
2007 in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. 
(Coleman, Durbin, Grassley, Feingold, Kohl).

     III. Nomination

  John Daniel Tinder, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh 
Circuit.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 25, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
              federal service, and international security

  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, 
October 25, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled, 
``Single Audits: Are They Helping to Safeguard Federal Funds?''

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


  subcommittee on transportation safety, infrastructure security, and 
                             water quality

  Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Transportation Safety, 
Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality, be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 10 
a.m. in room 406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to 
conduct a hearing on effectiveness of Federal drunk driving programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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