[Senate Calendars for May 9, 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 55
                    

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                          Tuesday, May 9, 2006

                                     

                      SENATE CONVENES AT 9:45 A.M.






                            PENDING BUSINESS

              MOTION TO PROCEED TO S. 1955 (ORDER NO. 417)

    Motion to proceed to the consideration of 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. (May 8, 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. 1955 (ORDER NO. 417)

    1.--Ordered, That on Tuesday, May 9, 2006, at 9:45 a.m., the Senate 
resume consideration of the motion to proceed 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 the 
time until 10:00 a.m. will be equally divided between the Senator from 
Wyoming (Mr. Enzi) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy), or 
their designees; further, that at 10:00 a.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. 1955, the mandatory quorum required under Rule 
XXII be waived. (May 5, 8, 2006.)

                                 H.R. 22

    2.--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

    3.--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

    4.--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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     January 04, 06, 20, 24, 25, 26, 31.
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     February 01, 02, 03, 07, 08, 09, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 28.
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     March 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21.
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     April 04, 05, 06, 07, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28.
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     May 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26.
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     October, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31.
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     November, 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
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     December, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 30.
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