[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11000]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. 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 July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m. in 
room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee will hold 
a hearing entitled, ``Unauthorized Charges on Telephone Bills: Why 
Crammers Win and Consumers Lose.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. 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 July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room SD-406 
of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                          Committee on Finance

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on July 13, 2011, at 9 a.m., in HVC-210 of the Capitol Visitor 
Center, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Tax Reform and the Tax 
Treatment of Debt and Equity.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on July 13, 2011, at 3 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. 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 July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m. 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``Ten Years After 9/11: Preventing 
Terrorist Travel.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, on July 13, 2011, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Violence 
Against Women Act: Building on Seventeen Years of Accomplishments.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, on July 13, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Nominations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Seapower of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on, July 13, 2011, 
at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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