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“AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Senate section on pages S8269-S8270 on June 21, 2007.
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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
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Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 2 p.m. in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Private Sector Preparedness I--
defining the problem and proposing solutions.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on armed services
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in closed session to mark up, under sequential referrel, S. 1538, the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, and to consider certain military nominations pending before the committee.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs
Ms. MIKULSKI. 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 June 21, 2007, at 10 a.m., in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Working towards ending homelessness: Reauthorization of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on commerce, science, and transportation
Ms. MIKULSKI. 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, June 21, 2007, at 10 a.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
The hearing will focus on legislation introduced by Sen. Bill Nelson
(D-FL), S. 704, the Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007, to protect consumers from deceptive practices involving caller identification information also known as caller ID ``spoofing.'' The hearing will also address issues related to the ability of consumers to port telephone numbers between competing voice service providers.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on commerce, science, and transportation
Ms. MIKULSKI. 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, June 21, 2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building.
The hearing will consider currently available technologies, and both State-sponsored and corporate programs that reduce total energy use and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on finance
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building, in order to hear testimony on ``Barriers to work for individuals receiving social security disability benefits.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. committee on foreign relations
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on a strategic assessment of U.S.-Russian relations.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on foreign relations
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 2 p.m. to hold a nomination hearing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on indian affairs
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 9:30 a.m., in room 485 of the Russell Senate Office Building, in order to conduct an oversight hearing on law enforcement in Indian country.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on the judiciary
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet in order to conduct a hearing entitled ``Civil Rights Division Oversight'' on Thursday, June 21, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in Dirksen Senate Office Building room 226. Witness list:
Panel I: Wan Kim, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
Panel II: Wade Henderson, President and CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Washington, DC.
Brian Landsberg, Professor, McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, CA.
Helen Norton, Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Roger Clegg, President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity, Falls Church, VA.
Robert N. Driscoll, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, Washington, DC.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on the Judiciary
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet in order to conduct a markup hearing on Thursday, June 21, 2007, at 10 a.m. in Dirksen Room 226.
Agenda
I. Committee Authorization: Authorization of Subpoenas in Connection with Investigation of Legal Basis for Warrantless Wiretap Program.
II. Bills: S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007 (Leahy, Hatch, Schumer, Cornyn, Whitehouse).
III. Nominations: Leslie Southwick to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
IV. Resolutions: S. Res. 230, Designating July as National Teen Safe Driver Month (Isakson); S. Res. 235, Designating July 1, 2007, as
``National Boating Day'' (Whitehouse, Vitter); S. Res. 225, Designating the month of August 2007 as ``National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month''
(Biden, Grassley).
THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate in order to conduct a roundtable entitled ``SBA Reauthorization: Small Business Venture Capital Programs,'' on Thursday, June 21, 2007, beginning at 10 a.m. in room 428A of the Russell Senate Office Building.
THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
select committee on intelligence
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on June 21, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
special committee on aging
Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Special Committee on Aging be authorized to meet today, Thursday, June 21, 2007 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Russell 325 for the purpose of conducting a hearing. The hearing will be concerning: America's farming population.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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