[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Pages 4236-4237]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in open and closed 
sessions to receive testimony on the current and future readiness of 
the Army and Marine Corps.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 Thursday, February 15, 
2007, at 9:30 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. 
The purpose of the hearing is to evaluate the administration's proposal 
to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. 
in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The purpose of 
the hearing is to consider the President's proposed budget for FY 2008 
for the Department of the Interior.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Thursday, 
February 15, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
to hear testimony on ``The Administration's 2007 Trade Agenda.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 9:15 a.m. to hold a 
nomination hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 9 a.m. for a business meeting to 
consider pending committee business.

                                 Agenda

     Legislation

  1. S. 4, Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished 
Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007;
  2. S. 343, a bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access 
Act of 1999;
  3. S. 457, a bill to extend the date on which the National Security 
Personnel System will first apply to certain defense laboratories;

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  4. S. 550, a bill to preserve existing judgeships on the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia.

     Post Office Naming Bills

  1. S. 171, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 301 
Commerce Street in Commerce, Oklahoma, as the ``Mickey Mantle Post 
Office Building;''
  2. S. 194/H.R. 49, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 
1300 North Frontage Road West in Vail, Colorado, as the ``Gerald R. 
Ford Jr. Post Office Building;''
  3. S. 219/H.R. 335, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 
152 North 5th Street in Laramie, Wyoming, as the ``Gale W. McGee Post 
Office;''
  4. S. 303, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 324 Main 
Street in Grambling, Louisiana, as the ``Coach Eddie Robinson Post 
Office Building;''
  5. S. 412/H.R. 521, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 
2633 11th Street in Rock Island, Illinois, as the ``Lane Evans Post 
Office Building;''
  6. H.R. 433, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 1700 
Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Scipio A. Jones Post 
Office Building;''
  7. H.R. 514, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 16150 
Aviation Loop Drive in Brooksville, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Lea 
Robert Mills Brooksville Aviation Branch Post Office;''
  8. H.R. 577, to designate the facility of the USPS located at 3903 
South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, as the ``Sergeant Henry Ybarra 
III Post Office Building.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, February 15, 2007, 
at 9:30 a.m. in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to 
conduct a hearing on the President's fiscal year 2008 budget request 
for tribal programs.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
February 15, 2007, at 10 a.m. in room S. 216 of the Capitol Building.

     I. Nominations

  Beryl Howell, to be a Member of the United States Sentencing 
Commission.

     II. Bills

  S. 316, the Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act, Kohl, 
Grassley, Leahy, Schumer, Feingold.
  S. 236, the Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007, 
Feingold, Sununu, Leahy, Akaka, Kennedy.
  S. 378, the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, Leahy, Specter, 
Durbin, Cornyn, Kennedy, Hatch.
  S. 442, the John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act 
of 2007, Durbin.

     III. Resolutions

  S. Res. 41, honoring the life and recognizing the accomplishments of 
Tom Mooney, president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers, Brown, 
Voinovich.
  S. Res. 47, honoring the life and achievements of George C. Springer, 
Sr., the Northeast regional director and a former vice president of the 
American Federation of Teachers, Dodd.
  S. Res. 49, recognizing and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 
entry of Alaska into the Union as the 49th State, Stevens, Murkowski.
  S. Res. 53, congratulating Illinois State University as it marks its 
sesquicentennial, Durbin, Obama.
  S. Res. 69, a resolution recognizing the African-American spiritual 
as a national treasure, Menendez.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on February 15, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet Thursday, February 15, 2007, 
from 10 a.m. to noon in Dirksen 562 for the purpose of conducting a 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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