[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6466]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. 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 May 3, 2011, at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. 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 May 3, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. 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 May 3, 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 Finance

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on May 3, 2011, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Is the Distribution of Tax 
Burdens and Tax Benefits Equitable?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on May 3, 2011, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, 
``Afghanistan: What is an Acceptable End-State and How Do We Get 
There?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Select Committee on Intelligence

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on May 3, 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities

  Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on May 3, 2011, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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