[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 847]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Thursday, January 24, 2008, at 3:30 p.m. 
in room 328A of the Russell Senate Office Building in order to consider 
the nomination of Ed Schafer, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of 
Agriculture.
  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 meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, January 24, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in 
room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to conduct a 
hearing. At this hearing, the Committee will hear testimony regarding 
Reform of the Mining Law of 1872.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 Thursday, January 24, 2008, at 10 a.m. in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in order to hold a hearing 
entitled, ``Oversight of EPA's Decision to Deny the California 
Waiver.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          commitee on finance

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, January 24, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, in order to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Strengthening America's Economy: Stimulus That Makes Sense.''
  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, January 24, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order to conduct 
a hearing on climate change negotiations.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``The 
Fair Pay Restoration Act: Ensuring Reasonable Rules in Pay 
Discrimination'' on Thursday, January 24, 2008. The hearing will 
commence at 10 a.m. in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent for the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs to be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, January 24, in order to conduct an oversight 
hearing on the Report of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission. 
The Committee will meet in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                permanent subcommittee on investigations

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, January 24, 2008, at 10 a.m., in order to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``United Nations Development Program in 
North Korea: A Case Study.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
 federal services, and international security and the subcommittee on 
  oversight of government management, the federal workforce, and the 
                          district of columbia

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal 
Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and 
International Security and the 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 Thursday, 
January 24, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled, 
``Management and Oversight of Contingency Contracting in Hostile 
Zones.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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