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“AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S10839-S10840 on Aug. 2, 2007.
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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
Committee on armed services
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 11:30 a.m. in closed session to receive a briefing on drawdown planning for U.S. forces in Iraq.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Mr. REID. 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 August 2, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. in order to conduct a Hearing on the nominations of the Honorable Randall S. Kroszner, of New Jersey, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Ms. Elizabeth A. Duke, of Virginia, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and Mr. Larry A. Klane, of the District of Columbia, to be a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. During the Executive Session, Committee members will mark up the following agenda items:
1. S. 781, to extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do-Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007;
2. S. 602, Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007;
3. S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007;
4. S. 1892, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007; and
5. Nominations subject to July 31, 2007 Confirmation Hearing. (PN 571) Mr. Ronald Spoehel, to be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (PN 522) Mr. William G. Sutton, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce. (PN 645) Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation. (PN 656) Mr. Paul R. Brubaker, to be Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. (PN 781) Nomination for Promotion in the United States Coast Guard.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate in order to conduct a hearing entitled Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys?--Part VII'' on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 10 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building room 226.
Witness list
Karl Rove, The White House; J. Scott Jennings, The White House.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on the Judiciary
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate in order to conduct a markup on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 11:30 a.m. in Dirksen room 226.
Agenda
I. Bills: S__, School Safety and Law Enforcement Improvements Act,
(Chairman's mark); S. 1060, Recidivism Reduction & Second Chance Act of 2007, (Biden, Specter, Brownback, Leahy, Kennedy, Schumer, Whitehouse, Durbin); S. 453, Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007; (Obama, Schumer, Leahy, Cardin, Feingold, Feinstein, Kennedy, Whitehouse); S. 1692, A bill to grant a Federal Charter to Korean War Veterans Association, (Cardin, Isakson, Kennedy); S. 1845, A bill to provide for limitations in certain communications between the Department of Justice and the White House;
(Whitehouse).
II. Nomination: Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez to be United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
select committee on intelligence
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 2, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in order to hold a closed hearing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on federal financial management, government information, federal services, and international security.
Mr. REID. 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 Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 10 a.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Service Standards at the Postal Service: Are Customers Getting What They Paid For?''
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on national parks
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be authorized to hold a hearing during the session of the Senate on Thursday, August 2, 2007, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on S. 1253, a bill to establish a fund for the National Park Centennial Challenge, and for other purposes.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on August 2, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Reforming Key International Financial Institutions for the 21st Century.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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