[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8090]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 March 19, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Modernizing Bank Supervision and 
Regulation.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation by authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at 
10:45 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate to conduct a hearing on Thursday, March 19, 
2009, at 9:30 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. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate to conduct an executive business meeting on Thursday, March 
19, 2009, at 10 a.m. in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at 10 
a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Perspectives From Main Street on 
Small Business Lending''.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                  Financial Institutions Subcommittee

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 March 19, 2009 at 2 p.m. to conduct 
a financial institutions subcommittee hearing entitled ``Current Issues 
in Deposit Insurance.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on March 19, 2009 at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las 
Vegas.

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