[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 353]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               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 to conduct a hearing on Thursday, January 8, 
2009, at 9:30 a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  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 8, 2009 at 10 a.m. in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to hold a hearing entitled 
``Oversight Hearing on the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Recent 
Major Coal Ash Spill.''
  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 on January 8, to conduct a hearing on the 
nomination of Former Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle, of South 
Dakota, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. 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. LEAHY. 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 Thursday, January 8, 2009, at 1:30 
p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Lessons from the Mumbai Terrorist 
Attacks.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 ``Helping State and Local Law 
Enforcement During an Economic Downturn'' on Thursday, January 8, 2009, 
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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