[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 23722]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS

  Mr. DORGAN. 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 October 7, 2009 at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Securitization of Assets: Problems and Solutions.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on October 7, 2009, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled ``The 
Proposed U.S.-UAE Agreement on Civilian Nuclear Cooperation.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on October 7, 2009, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled 
``Confronting al-Qaeda: The Challenge Today and Tomorrow.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet during 
the sessions of the Senate on October 7, 2009, at 10 a.m. in room SD-
430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on October 7, 2009, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Workplace 
Fairness: Has the Supreme Court Been Misinterpreting Laws Designed to 
Protect American Workers From Discrimination?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on October 7, 2009, at 4 p.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Nominations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on communications, technology, and the internet

  Mr. DORGAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on October 7, 2009, at 10 a.m., 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
              federal services, and international security

  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal Financial 
Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International 
Security be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
October 7, 2009, at 3 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, ``2010 
Census: A Status Update of Key Decennial Operations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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