[Senate Calendars for May 8, 2006 - 109th Congress, 2nd Session]
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                       SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                       ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS

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   FIRST SESSION  convened january 4, 2005          DAYS OF SESSION 159
                  adjourned december 22, 2005
  SECOND SESSION  convened january 3, 2006          DAYS OF SESSION 54
                    

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                           Monday, May 8, 2006

                                     

                      SENATE CONVENES AT 1:00 P.M.






                            PENDING BUSINESS

               MOTION TO PROCEED TO S. 22 (ORDER NO. 422)

    Motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 22, a bill to improve 
patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care 
by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the 
health care delivery system. (May 5, 2006.)

                 (Unanimous Consent Agreements on P. 2)



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           PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF EMILY J. REYNOLDS,
                         SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

                 By David J. Tinsley, Legislative Clerk

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                      UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS

                          S. 22 (ORDER NO. 422)

    1.--Ordered, That on Monday, May 8, 2006, at 1:00 p.m., the Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 22, a bill to 
improve patient access to health care services and provide improved 
medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system 
places on the health care delivery system; provided that the time for 
debate be divided as follows: the time from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. under the 
control of the Minority, the time from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. under the 
control of the Majority; further, that the time rotate in this format 
with the final time from 5:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. under the control of the 
Majority; provided further, notwithstanding Rule XXII, at 5:15 p.m. the 
Senate proceed to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion 
to proceed to the bill.
    Ordered further, That relative to the cloture motion filed on the 
motion to proceed to S. 22, the mandatory quorum required under Rule 
XXII be waived. (May 5, 2006.)

                          S. 23 (ORDER NO. 423)

    2.--Ordered, That on Monday, May 8, 2006, if cloture is not invoked 
on the motion to proceed to S. 22, the Senate immediately proceed to a 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 23, 
a bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide 
improved medical care by reducing the excessive burder the liability 
system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.
    Ordered further, That relative to the cloture motion filed on the 
motion to proceed to S. 23, the mandatory quorum required under Rule 
XXII be waived. (May 5, 2006.)

                         S. 1955 (ORDER NO. 417)

    3.--Ordered, That with respect to S. 1955, a bill to amend Title I 
of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health 
Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the 
creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the 
health insurance marketplace; provided that relative to the cloture 
motion filed on the motion to proceed to S. 1955, the mandatory quorum 
required under Rule XXII be wiaved. (May 5, 2006.)

                                 H.R. 22

    4.--Ordered, That with respect to H.R. 22, an act to reform the 
postal laws of the United States, provided it shall not be in order for 
the Senate to consider any conference report or any House amendments to 
H.R. 22, if it would cause a net increase in on or off budget direct 
spending in excess of $5 billion in any of the four 10-year periods 
beginning in 2016-2055, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. 
(Feb. 9, 2006.)

                   S. 1042, S. 1043, S. 1044, S. 1045

    5.--Ordered, That with respect to S. 1042, S. 1043, S. 1044, and S. 
1045, that if the Senate receives a message with respect to any of these 
bills from the House of Representatives, the Senate disagree with the 
House on its amendment or amendments to the Senate bill and agree to or 
request a conference, as appropriate, with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two houses; provided that the Chair be authorized to 
appoint conferees; and that the foregoing occur without intervening 
action or debate. (Nov. 15, 2005.)

                                 S. 295

    6.--Ordered, That the Majority Leader, after consultation with the 
Democratic Leader, shall no later than September 29, 2006, or the last 
day of the second session of the 109th Congress, whichever is earliest, 
call up S. 295, a bill to authorize appropriate action if the 
negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's 
undervalued currency are not successful; provided that if the bill has 
not been reported by then by the Committee on Finance it be discharged 
at that time and the Senate proceed to the consideration thereof; that 
there be 2 hours for debate equally divided between the Senator from 
Iowa (Mr. Grassley) and the Democratic Leader, or his designee, that no 
amendments or motions be in order, including committee amendments, that 
after the use or yielding back of time, the bill be read a third time 
and the Senate proceed to a vote on passage of the bill, with no 
intervening action or debate. (July 1, 2005, Mar. 29, 2006.)

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