[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7624]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a 
Roundtable Discussion during the session of the Senate on Monday, March 
26, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-G50 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The purpose of the Roundtable is to discuss the progress of the 
European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme and to receive information on 
lessons learned for policymakers who want to better understand how a 
market-based trading program could operate efficiently and effectively 
in the United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Monday, March 26, 2007, at 2 p.m., 
to receive a briefing on the reorganization of the office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on human rights and the law

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law be authorized to meet on 
Monday, March 26, 2007, at 3 p.m., to conduct a hearing on ``Legal 
Options to Stop Human Trafficking,'' in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building.
  Grace Chung Becker, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil 
Rights, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC; Katherine 
Kaufka, Supervising Attorney, Counter-Trafficking Services Program, 
National Immigrant Justice Center, Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & 
Human Rights, Chicago, IL; Martina E. Vandenberg, Attorney, Jenner & 
Block, Washington, DC; and Holly J. Burkhalter, Vice President, 
International Justice Mission, Washington, DC.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


    subcommittee on oversight of Government management, the federal 
                 workforce and the district of columbia

  Mrs. MURRAY. 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 Monday, 
March 26, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., for a hearing entitled, Understanding the 
Realities of REAL ID: A Review of Efforts to Secure Drivers' Licenses 
and Identification Cards.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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