I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on November 7, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Russell Senate Office Building. The Committee will hold a hearing entitled, ``Demand Letters and Consumer Protection: Examining Deceptive Practices by Patent Assertion Entities.'' The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee on oversight, federal rights, and agency action
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