[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13044]
[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, May 17, 2007, at 10:15 a.m., in open session, to 
receive testimony on United States European 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, May 17, 2007, at 3 p.m., in executive session, to 
consider a pending military nomination.
  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, May 17, 2007, at 
9:30 a.m. in Room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building to conduct 
an oversight hearing on law enforcement in Indian Country.
  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, 
May 17, 2007, at 10 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. 221, Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 (Grassley, Feingold, 
Kohl, Leahy, Durbin).
  S. 376, Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2007 (Leahy, Specter, 
Grassley, Kyl, Sessions, Cornyn).
  S. 1079, Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission 
Act (Cardin, Warner, Kennedy).
  S. 1327, A bill to create and extend certain temporary district court 
judgeships (Leahy, Brownback, Feinstein).
  S. 1027, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2007 (Kohl, Kyl, 
Leahy, Schumer, Specter).

     III. Resolutions

  S. Res. 138, Honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada 
Chavez (Salazar, Durbin).
  S. Res. 132, Recognizing the Civil Air Patrol (Stevens, Inouye).
  S. Res. 130, Resolution designating a National Day of the American 
Cowboy (Craig, Cornyn, Hatch).
  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 May 17, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed mark-up.
  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 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 on Thursday, May 17, 2007, 
at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing entitled, Evaluating the Progress and 
Identifying Obstacles in Improving the Federal Government's Security 
Clearance Program.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         subcommittee on securities, insurance, and investment

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, 
Insurance, and Investment be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 17, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing on 
``Consolidation of NASD and the Regulatory Functions of the NYSE: 
Working Towards Improved Regulation.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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