[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3549]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry be authorized to hold a hearing 
entitled, ``Risk Management and Commodities in the 2012 Farm Bill,'' 
during the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 9 a.m. in room 
SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      Committee on Armed Services

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 15, 2012, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


Committee on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and 
                             Nuclear Safety

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear 
Safety be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 
15, 2012, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 to conduct a joint hearing 
entitled, ``Lessons from Fukushima One Year Later: NRC's Implementation 
of Recommendations for Enhancing Nuclear Reactor Safety in the 21st 
Century.''
  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 
March 15, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Russia's WTO Accession--
Implications for the United States.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 15, 2012, at 2:15 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``Indian Water 
Rights: Promoting the Negotiation and Implementation of Water 
Settlements in Indian Country.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on March 15, 2012, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting.
  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 March 15, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on housing, transportation, and community development

  Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on Housing, 
Transportation, and Community Development be authorized to meet during 
the session of the Senate on March 15, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Housing Market and Minimizing 
Losses to Taxpayers.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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