[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 18036-18037]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


              ad hoc subcommittee on contracting oversight

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight of the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Contracting Preferences for Alaska Native 
Corporations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 9 a.m.

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. BROWN. 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 July 16, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct 
hearing entitled ``Preserving Homeownership: Progress Needed to Prevent 
Foreclosures.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. BROWN. 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, July 16, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., to hold a hearing 
entitled ``$150 Oil: Instability, Terrorism and Economic Disruption.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. BROWN. 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 ``Modernizing 
the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 to Help Workers and 
Employers Meet the Changing Demands of a Global Market,'' on Thursday, 
July 16, 2009. 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. BROWN. 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, July 16, 2009, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., in room SH-216 of the Hart 
Senate Office Building, to continue the hearing on the nomination of 
Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the 
United States.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on consumer protection, product Safety, and Insurance

  Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance of 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at 10 
a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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