[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24491]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 8, 2009, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Future of the Mortgage Market and the Housing 
Enterprises.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

  Mr. CONRAD. 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 October 8, 2009 at 10 a.m., in room SD-366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on October 8, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on October 8, 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. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on October 8, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. to conduct a hearing on VA/DOD 
Response to Certain Military Exposures. The Committee will meet in room 
562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 8, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       SUBCOMMITTEE ON IMMIGRATION, REFUGEES, AND BORDER SECURITY

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border 
Security, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
October 8, 2009, at 3 p.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Comprehensive Immigration 
Reform: Faith-Based Perspectives.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                SUBCOMMITTEE ON PUBLIC LANDS AND FORESTS

  Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on October 8, 2009, at 
2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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