[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8541-8542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at l0 a.m., in room 
253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 
9:45 a.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. REID. 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 Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 10 a.m. in room 406 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing entitled, 
``Hearing on Mercury Legislation.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Cracking the Code--Tax Reform 
for Individuals''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 10:15 a.m., in room 407 of the 
Capitol Building, to conduct a closed briefing titled ``U.S. Policy 
Towards Sudan.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Indian Affairs

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Tuesday, May 13, at 2:30 
p.m. in Room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``The Successes and Shortfalls of Title IV of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: Twenty Years of 
Self-Governance''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. REID. 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 a hearing entitled ``The Bulletproof Vest 
Partnership Program: Protecting Our Nation's Law Enforcement Officers'' 
on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at 9:30 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. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 13, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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