[Senate Calendars for June 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 72
                    

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                         Thursday, June 8, 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

                          H.R. 8 (ORDER NO. 84)

    1.--Ordered, That on Thursday, June 8, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., the 
Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 8, an act 
to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent; provided that there be 
one hour for debate equally divided between the two Leaders or their 
designees, with 10 minutes under the control of the Senator from 
Illinois (Mr. Durbin) and 10 minutes under the control of the Senator 
from North Dakota (Mr. Dorgan); further, that the last 20 minutes be 
equally divided between the Democratic Leader to be followed by the 
Majority Leader; provided further, that the Senate proceed to a vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed.
    Ordered further, That if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed 
to the bill, that all time after the convening of the Senate on 
Thursday, June 8, 2006, be counted against the 30 hours provided under 
Rule XXII.
    Ordered further, That the bill not be displaced if the motion to 
invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 147 is agreed to.
    Ordered further, That relative to the cloture motion filed on the 
motion to proceed to H.R. 8, the mandatory quorum required under Rule 
XXII be waived. (June 6, 7, 2006.)

                         S. 147 (ORDER NO. 101)

    2.--Ordered, That on Thursday, June 8, 2006, upon the conclusion of 
the debate time allocated to the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Roberts) and 
the Senator from New York (Mrs. Clinton), the Senate resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to S. 147, a bill to express the 
policy of the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to 
provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native 
Hawaiian governing entity; provided that time until 12:45 p.m. shall be 
equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees; further, 
that at 12:45 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 regardless of the outcome on the cloture vote 
on the motion to proceed to this measure, if cloture has been invoked on 
the motion to proceed to H.R. 8, then the Senate resume debate on the 
motion to proceed to H.R. 8.
    Ordered further, That relative to the cloture motion filed on the 
motion to proceed to S. 147, the mandatory quorum required under Rule 
XXII be waived. (June 6, 7, 2006.)

                         S. 2611 (ORDER NO. 414)

    3.--Ordered, That when the Senate agrees to a request for a 
conference or the Senate requests a conference on S. 2611 or a House 
bill, as amended with the language of S. 2611, as amended, the Chair be 
authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate with the ratio 
of conferees being 14 to 12; provided further, that from that ratio, the 
first 7 Republican Senators from the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
first 5 Democratic Senators from the Committee on the Judiciary be 
conferees; further, that the Majority Leader select the final 7 
conferees for the Majority side and the Democratic Leader select the 
final 7 conferees for the Minority side. (May 11, 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. 295

    5.--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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                                 2005
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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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     June 06, 07, 08, 09, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30.
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     September, 06, 01, 07, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
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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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