[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15807]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. DURBIN. 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 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. DURBIN. 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 October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to 
conduct a hearing entitled, ``A Review of the 2011 Floods and the 
Condition of the Nation's Flood Control Systems.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Tax Reform Options: 
Incentives for Charitable Giving.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. DURBIN. 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, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The 
Recession and Older Americans: Where Do We Go from Here'' on October 
18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. DURBIN. 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 October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Ten Years After 9/11 and the Anthrax 
Attacks: Protecting Against Biological Threats.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mr. DURBIN. 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 October 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, One Year 
Later.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant marine 
                  Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, 
Science and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on October 18, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 of the Russell 
Senate Office Building. The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, 
``Pipeline Safety since San Bruno and Other Recent Incidents.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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