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“AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Senate section on pages S6632 on June 18, 1998.
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AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET
committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs
Mr. JEFFORDS. 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 Wednesday, June 17, and Thursday, June 18, 1998, to conduct a hearing on H.R. 10, the Financial Services Act of 1998.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on finance
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, the Finance Committee requests unanimous consent to conduct a hearing on Thursday, June 18, 1998 beginning at 10:00 a.m., in room 215 Dirksen.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on the judiciary
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary, be authorized to hold an executive business meeting during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 18, 1998, at 10:00 a.m., in room 226, of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on the judiciary
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 2:00 p.m., in room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building to hold a hearing on ``Judicial Nominations.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
committee on labor and human resources
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the House Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment be authorized to meet for a hearing on ``Putting Patients First: resolving the Allocation of Transplant Organs'' during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 18, at 2:30 p.m.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on east Asian and pacific affairs
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 18, 1998, at 10:00 am to hold a hearing.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on international security, proliferation, and federal services
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent on behalf of the Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services to meet on Thursday, June 18, 1998 at 2:00 p.m. for a hearing on ``The Adequacy of Commerce Department Satellite Export Controls.''
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
subcommittee on national parks, historic preservation and recreation
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on National parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources be granted permission to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 18, for purposes of conducting a subcommittee hearing which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of this hearing is to receive testimony on S. 469, a bill to designate a portion of the Sudbury, Assabet, and Concord Rivers as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; S. 1016, a bill to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey, and for other purposes; S. 1665, a bill to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation Canal National Heritage Corridor Act, and for other purposes; S. 2039, a bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real Tierra Adentro as a National Historic Trail; and H.R. 2186, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the National Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
caucus on international narcotics control
Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Caucus on International Narcotics Control be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. to receive testimony on the U.S. Efforts in International Demand Reduction Programs.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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