[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4355]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 March 28, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``The Science and 
Standards of Forensics.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on March 28, 2012, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing 
entitled, ``High Stakes and Hard Choices: U.S. Policy on Iran.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, on March 28, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Hearing 
on the Special Counsel's Report on the Prosecution of Senator Ted 
Stevens.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate, on March 28, 2012, at 3 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.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on March 28, 2012, in room 418 of the Senate Russell 
Office Building, beginning at 9:45 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on economic policy

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs' Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on March 28, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Retirement (In) Security: Examining the Retirement Savings Deficit.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


 subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, 
              federal services, and international security

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee 
on Federal Financial Managment, Government Information, Federal 
Services, and International Security be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on March 28, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled, ``Assessing Efforts to Combat Waste and Fraud in 
Federal Programs.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Personnel of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 28, 2012, 
at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                        subcommittee on seapower

  Mr. BINGAMAN. 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 March 28, 2012, 
at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    subcommittee on strategic forces

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Committee on Armed Services be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on March 28, 2012, 
at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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