[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 30967]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order to conduct 
a hearing.
  At this hearing, the Committee will examine the accuracy of the 
Federal Trade Commission's tar and nicotine cigarette rating system and 
the marketing claims of cigarette companies based on these ratings.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in order to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977: Policy Issues Thirty Years Later.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 11 a.m. in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a hearing 
entitled, ``Legislative Hearing on America's Climate Security Act of 
2007, S. 2191.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to conduct 
a hearing on climate change.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. AKAKA. 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 ``Exploring the Scope of 
Public Performance Rights'' on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. The hearing 
will commence at 9:30 a.m. in room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.

     Witness list:

  Lyle Lovett, Singer/Songwriter, Nashville, TN; Alice Peacock, Singer/
Songwriter, Chicago, IL; Steven W. Newberry, President and CEO, 
Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation, Glasgow, KY; and Dan DeVany, 
Vice President and General Manager, WETA, Arlington, VA.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on small business and entrepreneurship

  Mr. AKAKA. 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 ``SBA 
Lender Oversight: Preventing Loan Fraud and Improving Regulation of 
Lenders,'' on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, beginning at 10 a.m., in room 
428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 13, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to conduct an 
open hearing on Congressional oversight.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
                Workforce, and the District of Columbia

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at 10 a.m. in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Human Capital Needs of the U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection `One Face at the Border' Initiative.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. without objection, it is so ordered.

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