[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in open session to 
receive testimony on U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Northern Command, and 
U.S. Joint Forces Command in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 2 p.m., in closed session to 
receive a briefing on detention and judicial capacity in Iraq.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on March 22, 2007, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing on ``Mortgage Market Turmoil: Causes and Consequences.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           committee on commerce, science, and transportation

  Mr. CONRAD. 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, March 22, 2007, 
at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The 
purpose of the hearing is to discuss Federal Aviation Administration 
modernization proposals.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CONRAD. 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, March 22, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the ``Future of 
Coal'' report recently published by the Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session on Thursday, March 
22, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, to hear 
testimony on ``Keeping America's Promise: Health Care and Child Welfare 
Services for Native Americans.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a nomination 
hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 10 a.m., for a hearing titled 
``Deconstructing Reconstruction: Problems, Challenges, and the Way 
Forward in Iraq and Afghanistan.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 
9:45 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
an oversight hearing on Indian Housing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a markup on Thursday, 
March 22, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.

                                 Agenda

  I. Committee Authorization: Authorization of Subpoenas in Connection 
with Investigation into Replacement of U.S. Attorneys.
  II. Bills: S. 236, Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007, 
Feingold, Sununu, Leahy, Kennedy, Cardin; S. 376, Law Enforcement 
Officers Safety Act of 2007, Leahy, Specter, Kyl, Cornyn, Grassley, 
Sessions; S. 849, OPEN Government Act, Leahy, Cornyn, Feingold, 
Specter.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 22, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce and the District of Columbia be authorized to meet on 
Thursday, March 22, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. for a hearing entitled, 
Safeguarding the Merit System Principals: A Review of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board and the Office of the Special Counsel.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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