[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3562]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET


                     committee on foreign relations

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 13, 2013, at 10 a.m., to hold a hearing entitled, 
``Strategic Counterterrorism: Meeting Current and Emerging 
Challenges.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


        committee on homeland security and governmental affairs

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet 
during the session of the Senate on March 13, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. to 
conduct a hearing entitled ``The Costs and Impacts of Crisis 
Budgeting.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       committee on the judiciary

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate, on March 13, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., in room SD-226 of the Dirksen 
Senate Office Building, to conduct a hearing entitled ``We the People: 
Fulfilling the Promise of Open Government Five Years After The OPEN 
Government Act.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                     committee on Veterans' Affairs

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 13, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room SR-418 of the Russell 
Senate office building to conduct a hearing entitled ``VA Claims 
Process--Review of VA's Transformation Efforts.''
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       subcommittee on personnel

  Mr. REED. 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 13, 2013, 
at 10 a.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                       Special Committee on Aging

  Mr. REED. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special 
Committee on Aging be authorized to meet during the session of the 
Senate on March 13, 2013, to conduct a hearing entitled ``876-SCAM: 
Jamaican Phone Fraud Targeting Seniors.''
  The Committee will meet in room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building beginning at 2 p.m.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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