[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Pages 6879-6880]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to 
receive a briefing on a sensitive intelligence matter.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. AKAKA. 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 April 24, 2008, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
committee hearing entitled ``Turmoil in U.S. Credit Markets: Examining 
the U.S. Regulatory Framework Assessing Sovereign Investments.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold an 
Executive Session during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 
24, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., in Room 253 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold an 
Executive Session during the session of the Senate on Thursday, April 
24, 2008, at 2:30 p.m., in Room 253 of the Russell Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 10 a.m., in Room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to hear testimony on ``Tax Aspects of a Cap-and-Trade 
System.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on 
implementing smart power: setting an agenda for national security 
reform.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 2 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
international debt relief.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 4:45 p.m. to hold a briefing on 
a classified matter.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. AKAKA. 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 
``Restoring FDA's Ability to Keep America's Families Safe'' on 
Thursday, April 24, 2008. The hearing will commence at 9:30 a.m. in 
Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, April 24, at 9 
a.m. in Room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a 
business meeting on pending issues to be followed immediately by an 
oversight hearing on ``Recommendations for Improving the Federal 
Acknowledgment Process.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, to conduct an executive business meeting on Thursday, April 
24, 2008, at 10 a.m. in Room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select

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Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 24, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
              Federal Services, and International Security

  Mr. AKAKA. 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 be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 9:30 a.m. in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Addressing Iran's Nuclear Ambitions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. AKAKA. 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 during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 2 p.m. in order to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Beyond Control: Reforming Export Licensing Agencies 
for National Security and Economic Interests.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``An Examination of 
the Delta-Northwest Merger'' on Thursday, April 24, 2008, at 2 p.m., in 
Room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The witness list is 
not yet available.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Water and Power

  Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing on Thursday, April 
24, 2008, at 2:15 p.m., in Room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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