[Senate Calendars for May 11, 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 57
                    

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

                                     

                      SENATE CONVENES AT 9:30 A.M.






                            PENDING BUSINESS

                         S. 1955 (ORDER NO. 417)

    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 10, 
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

                CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 4297

    1.--Ordered, That on Thursday, May 11, 2006, immediately following 
the time for the two Leaders, the Senate proceed to the consideration of 
the conference report to accompany H.R. 4297, an act to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2006; provided that 8 hours remain out of 
the statutory time limit and that the time be equally divided. (May 10, 
2006.)

                         S. 1955 (ORDER NO. 417)

    2.--Ordered, That on Thursday, May 11, 2006, following the vote on 
the adoption of the conference report to accompany H.R. 4297, the Senate 
resume 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; provided that notwithstanding Rule XXII, there be 60 
minutes for debate equally divided between the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Enzi) and the Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Kennedy) or their 
designees prior to a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
modified substitute to the bill, without intervening action or debate.
    Ordered further, That relative to the cloture motion filed on the 
modified substitute to S. 1955, the mandatory quorum required under Rule 
XXII be waived. (May 10, 2006.)

                                 H.R. 22

    3.--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. 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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