[Senate Calendars for July 31, 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 103
                    

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                          Monday, July 31, 2006

                                     

                      SENATE CONVENES AT 2:00 P.M.






                            PENDING BUSINESS

                         S. 3711 (ORDER NO. 529)

    A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United 
States by providing for exploration, development, and production 
activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other 
purposes. (July 27, 2006.)



                  (Pending Business Continued 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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                            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

                         S. 3711 (ORDER NO. 529)

    1.--Ordered, That on Monday, July 31, 2006, at 3:00 p.m., the Senate 
resume consideration of S. 3711, a bill to enhance the energy 
independence and security of the United States by providing for 
exploration, development, and production activities for mineral 
resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes; provided that 
the time until 5:30 p.m. be equally divided between the two Managers or 
their designees; further, that at 5:30 p.m., the Senate proceed to a 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill.
    Ordered further, That relative to the cloture motion filed on S. 
3711, the mandatory quorum required under Rule XXII be waived. (July 27, 
28, 2006.)

                         S. 2611 (ORDER NO. 414)

    2.--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

    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.)

                   S. 2766, S. 2767, S. 2768, S. 2769

    5.--Ordered, That with respect to S. 2766, S. 2767, S. 2768, S. 
2769, as passed, 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-passed bill and 
agree to or request a conference, as appropriate, with the House on 
disagreeing votes of the two houses; that the Chair be authorized to 
appoint conferees; and that the foregoing occur without intervening 
action or debate. (June 22, 2006.)

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                           STEM CELL RESEARCH

    6.--Ordered, That it not be in order for the Senate to consider any 
bill or amendment relating to stem cell research during the remainder of 
the 109th Congress. (June 29, 2006.)

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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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