[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 16821-16822]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                      committee on armed services

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on November 7, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


            committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 7, 2013, at 10 a.m., to conduct a 
hearing entitled ``Housing Finance Reform: Essential Elements To 
Provide Affordable Options for Housing.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               committee on energy and natural resources

  Mr. HARKIN. 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 November 7, 2013, at 9:30 a.m., in room 366 of 
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on November 7, 2013, at 11 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


   subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety, and insurance

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance of 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to 
meet during the session of the Senate on November 7, 2013, at 10 a.m. 
in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
  The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``Demand Letters and 
Consumer Protection: Examining Deceptive Practices by Patent Assertion 
Entities.''

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  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


      subcommittee on oversight, federal rights, and agency action

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights, and Agency 
Action, be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on 
November 7, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``Justice Denied: Rules 
Delayed on Auto Safety and Mental Health.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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