[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 30336]
[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 meet during 
the session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, 
November 7, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate 
Office Building.
  At this hearing, the subcommittee will discuss research and 
development efforts to safely and efficiently sequester carbon dioxide. 
Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration is a widely discussed solution 
to decreasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet, during the session of the 
Senate, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining U.S. 
Government Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights'' on Wednesday, 
November 7, 2007. The hearing will commence at 10 a.m. in room 226 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. REID. 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 markup of S. 2300, the 
Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2007. The meeting will 
commence on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in room 428A of 
the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Wednesday, November 7, 2007, in order to conduct an oversight 
hearing on performance and structure of the U.S. Court of Appeals for 
Veterans Claims. The Committee will meet in room 562 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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