[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Pages 20155-20156]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on December 14, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SR-
253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. REED. 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 14, 2011.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
December 14, 2011, at 9:45 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Alternative Energy Tax 
Incentives: The Effect of Short-Term Extensions on Alternative 
Technology Investment, Domestic Manufacturing, and Jobs.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on December 14, 2011, at 10 a.m., to hold a European Affairs 
subcommittee hearing entitled, ``The State of Human

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Rights and the Rule of Law in Russia: U.S. Policy Options.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. REED. 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 14, 2011, 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

  Mr. REED. 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 14, 2011, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on December 14, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


         Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Securities, Insurance, and Investment be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on December 14, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``Examining Investor Risks in Capital 
Raising.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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