I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Subcommittee on…

I ask unanimous consent tha the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate, on November 17, 2011, at 10 a.m., in SD-226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to conduct an executive business meeting…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2011, at 10 a.m. in…

Which is the one currently being reviewed, if the Senator is able to share that with us.

In that case, I note the absence of a quorum. Mr. McCAIN. I would agree to that, but it is not fair.

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources by authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2011, at 9:30 a.m., in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER…

I ask unanimous consent the Senate proceed to Calendar No. 232, H.R. 1059. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 1059) to protect the safety of judges by extending the…

I ask unanimous consent that the committee- reported substitute amendment be considered, the Bingaman amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the committee-reported amendment, as amended, be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read…

I ask unanimous consent that the bill, as amended, be passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and that any related statements be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 332 which was submitted earlier today by Senator Hagan. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as…

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in the…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 9 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, November 18, 2011; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions be authorized to meet, during the session of the Senate, to conduct a hearing entitled ``The Americans with Disabilities Act and Accessible Transportation…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Indian Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Well, we do need to consult with those committees. That is underway. I am hopeful the committees and their leaders will take a prompt look at this and see if there is any problem with the language from the perspective of their committees…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Finance be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 17, 2011, at 10 a.m., in 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I ask unanimous consent the committee- reported amendment be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 221, H.R. 3321. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 3321) to facilitate the…

I ask unanimous consent a Feinstein substitute amendment at the desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate and any…

I ask unanimous consent that the Banking Committee be discharged and the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 2056. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report the bill by title. The…

I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 53, S. 99. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A bill (S. 99) to promote the production of…

I call for regular order with respect to the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is now pending.

I ask unanimous consent that on Thursday, November 17, 2011, Senator Bennet be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

If I could, one other question, because the Senator is an expert on this subject. Is it also not true for the first time in terms of determining whether a person is, in fact, somebody who needs to be detained under the law of war--for the…

In addition to providing in this bill that the determination as to whether somebody is al-Qaida is to be made through procedures which the President will adopt, No. 1, which is flexibility.