[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31005]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Housing, 
Transportation, and Community Development, be authorized to meet during 
the session on the Senate on December 10, 2009 at 9:30 a.m., to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``Examining the Federal Role in Overseeing the 
Safety of Public Transportation Systems.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 10, 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 Environment and Public Works

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 10, 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. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on December 10, 2009, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 10, 2009.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 10, 2009, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

   Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on December 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.


                Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery

  Mr. BAUCUS. 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 December 10, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing 
entitled, ``Children and Disasters: A Progress Report on Addressing 
Needs.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on December 10, 2009, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security

  Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security of the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on December 10, 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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