[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16722-16723]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on November 5, 2013, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Housing Finance Reform: Protecting Small Lender 
Access to the Secondary Mortgage Market.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on November 4, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., to hold a hearing entitled 
``Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


          committee on health, education, labor, and pensions

  Mr. MARKEY. 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 on November 5, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room SD-
106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing 
entitled ``The Online Federal Health Insurance Marketplace: Enrollment 
Challenges and the Path Forward.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                    select committee on intelligence

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select 
Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of 
the Senate on November 5, 2013, at 2:30 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


       subcommittee on aviation operations, safety, and security

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Aviation 
Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee of the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on November 5, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room SR-253 
of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``The U.S. Aviation 
Industry and Jobs: Keeping American Manufacturing Competitive.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               subcommittee on bankruptcy and the courts

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the Courts, be 
authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on November 5, 
2013, at 10 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
to conduct a hearing entitled ``Changing the Rules: Will limiting the 
scope of civil discovery diminish accountability and leave Americans 
without access to justice?''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


     subcommittee on conservation, forestry, and natural resources

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Forestry, and Natural Resources, be authorized to meet during the 
session of the Senate on November 5, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room SR-328A 
of the Russell Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled 
``Shortchanging Our Forest: How Tight Budgets and Management Decisions 
Can Increase the Risk of Wildlife.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on oversight

  Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on 
November 5, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-406 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled, ``Fugitive Methane 
Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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