[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21421]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. LEAHY. 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 September 10, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the SEC's Failure To Identify the 
Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi Scheme and How To Improve SEC Performance.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          committee on finance

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
September 10, 2009, at 2:15 p.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oil and Gas Tax 
Provisions: A Consideration of the President's FY2010 Budget 
Proposal.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 10, 2009, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled 
``Iraq: Report from the Field.''
  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 September 10, 2009, at 10 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Follow the Money: An Update on Stimulus 
Spending, Transparency, and Fraud Prevention.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 10, 2009, at 2:15 p.m. in Room 628 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on September 10, 2009, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on September 10, 2009. The Committee will meet in room 345 of 
the Cannon House Office Building beginning at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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