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OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

Authority for Committees to Meet

By: Susan Collins

By: Susan Collins

Date: Oct. 6, 2004

Location: Washington, DC

Issues: Veterans

AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO MEET

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 6, 2004, at 10 a.m., in open session to consider the following nominations: Francis J. Harvey to be Secretary of the Army; Richard Greco, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Financial Management; and General Gregory S. Martin, USAF, for reappointment to the grade of General and to be Commander, United States Pacific Command.

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

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 6, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., in open session to receive testimony on the report of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence for strategy regarding Iraqi weapons of mass destruction programs.

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

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 9:30 a.m. to hold a hearing on Addressing the New Reality of Current Visa Policy on International Student Researchers.

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

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet
during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing on Neglected Diseases in East Asia: Are Public Health Programs Working?

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

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet for a joint hearing on BioShield II: Responding to an Ever-Changing Threat during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 6, 2004 at 10 a.m. in SH-216.

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

COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at 10 a.m., in room 485 of the Hart Senate Office Building to conduct a business meeting on pending Committee matters.

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

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 6, 2004, for a markup on the nominations of Robert N. Davis, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; Mary J. Schoelen, to be a Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; William A. Moorman, to be Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; and Robert Allen Pittman, to be Assistant Secretary (Human Resources and Administration), U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The meeting will take place in S-216 in the Capitol, immediately following the first rollcall vote of the Senate after 11:30 a.m.

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

SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 6, 2004, at 10 a.m., to hold a closed hearing.

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

SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMPETITION, FOREIGN COMMERCE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at 2:30 p.m., on Natural Gas.

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