[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9918]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 May 20, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 20, 2008, at 
10 a.m., in room SD366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 20, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., to hold a hearing on 
law enforcement treaties.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 20, 2008, at 2:15 p.m. to hold a business 
meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 20, 2008, at 2:45 p.m. to hold a hearing on 
Pakistan.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. CARDIN. 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, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Plant 
Closings, Workers' Rights and the WARN Act's 20th Anniversary'' on 
Tuesday, May 20, 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 homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at 10:30 
a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Financial Speculation in Commodity 
Markets: Are Institutional Investors and Hedge Funds Contributing to 
Food and Energy Price Inflation?''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. CARDIN. 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 ``Protecting the 
Constitutional Rights to Vote for All Americans'' on Tuesday, May 20, 
2008, at 2:30 p.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. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on May 20, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                subcommittee on human rights and the law

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law, 
be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility 
and the Rule of Law'' on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at 10 a.m., in room SD-
226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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