[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5081]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


               Committee on Environment and Public Works

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 April 18, 2012, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen 406 
to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Oversight Hearing on the General 
Services Administration (GSA).''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on April 18, 2012, at 10 a.m., to hold a briefing 
entitled ``Intelligence Update on Iran and Syria.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     Committee on Foreign Relations

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session 
of the Senate on April 18, 2012, at 2:15 p.m., to hold an African 
Affairs subcommittee hearing entitled ``Examining the U.S. Policy 
Response to Entrenched African Leadership.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Effective Strategies for Accelerated Learning'' on April 18, 2012, at 
10 a.m., in room 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Committee on the Judiciary

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 18, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Nominations to 
the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on April 18, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 
432 of the Russell Senate Office building to conduct a roundtable 
entitled ``Perspectives from the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Creating 
Jobs and Growing Businesses through Entrepreneurship.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 18, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


subcommittee on international trade, customs and global competitiveness

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global 
Competitiveness of the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on April 18, 2012, at 2 p.m., in room 
215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``The Asia Pacific: Trade Opportunities for Agriculture and 
Food Producers from the Great Plains to the Pacific Northwest.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            subcommittee on readiness and management support

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on 
Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate 
on April 18, 2012, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

  Mr. MERKLEY. 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 April 18, 2012, 
at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
                  Infrastructure, Safety, and Security

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on April 18, 2012, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell 
Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``Protecting Commuters: 
Ensuring Accountability and Oversight in Tolling.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on April 18, 2012, at 2 p.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate 
Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled: ``The Future of Long-
Term Care: Saving Money by Service Seniors.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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