[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20702]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. KOHL. 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 August 4, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Strengthening and Streamlining Prudential Bank 
Supervision.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. KOHL. 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 August 4, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Rail Modernization: Getting Transit Funding Back on 
Track.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at 2:45 p.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. KOHL. 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, August 4, 2009, at 10 a.m., in room 
406 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on Finance

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Climate Change 
Legislation: Allowance and Revenue Distribution.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during session of the Senate 
on Tuesday, August 4, 2009.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at 2:15 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. KOHL. 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 Tuesday, August 4, 2009.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. KOHL. 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 ``Protecting 
Patients from Defective Medical Devices'' on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. 
The hearing will commence at 2:30 p.m., in room 430 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on August 4, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Performance 
Rights Act and Parity among the Music Delivery Platforms.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                AdHoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery

  Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Tuesday, August 4, 2009, at 10:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Focusing on Children in Disasters: Evacuation 
Planning and Mental Health Recovery.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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