[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12169]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BEGICH. 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 25, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of 
the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``The International Space 
Station: a Platform for Research, Collaboration, and Discovery.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

  Mr. BEGICH. 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 25, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 
of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``Short-Supply 
Prescription Drugs: Shining a Light on the Gray Market.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BEGICH. 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 July 25, 2012, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on environment and public works

  Mr. BEGICH. 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 25, 2012, 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. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
July 25, 2012, at 10 a.m. in room SD-215 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Education Tax Incentives and 
Tax Reform.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on July 25, 2012, at 3 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled 
``Economic Statecraft: Increasing American Jobs Through Greater U.S.-
Africa Trade and Investment (S. 2215, The Increasing American Jobs 
Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012).''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on July 25, 2012, at 10 a.m., in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Ensuring Judicial 
Independence Through Civics Education.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Objection, it is so ordered.


                       special committee on aging

  Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on July 25, 2012, at 2 p.m. in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building to conduct a hearing entitled ``Enhancing Women's 
Retirement Security.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


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

  Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Subcommittee on Federal 
Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and 
International Security be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on July 25, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Assessing Grants Management Practices at Federal Agencies.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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