[Senate Calendars for August 2, 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 105
                    

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                        Wednesday, August 2, 2006

                                     

                      SENATE CONVENES AT 9:30 A.M.






                            PENDING BUSINESS

                        H.R. 5631 (ORDER NO. 532)

    An act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. (Aug. 1, 
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. 5631 (ORDER NO. 532)

    1.--Ordered, That on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., the 
Senate resume consideration of H.R. 5631, an act making appropriations 
for the Department of Defense for fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
and for other purposes; provided that a cloture motion on this bill 
shall not be in order prior the August adjournment of the Senate. 
(August 1, 2006.)

                         S. 1566 (ORDER NO. 191)

    2.--Ordered, That at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader 
with concurrence of the Democratic Leader, the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of S. 1566, an original bill to reauthorize the 
Commodity Exchange Act, and for other purposes; provided that the 
amendment at the desk offered by the Senator from Georgia (Mr. 
Chambliss) be agreed to; further, that the only other amendments in 
order be the following four amendments, the text of which are at the 
desk, with no second degree amendments in order:
      Smith/Stevens--Petroleum prices (1 hour equally divided)
      Cantwell--Petroleum prices (1 hour equally divided)
      Feinstein--Electronic energy transactions (4 hours equally divided 
with 30 minutes of the Minority time under the control of the Senator 
from Michigan (Mr. Levin))
      Conrad--CFTC's authority (1 hour equally divided)
    Ordered further, That in addition to the time specified on the 
amendments, there be 30 minutes of debate equally divided on the bill 
and that following the use or yielding back of time and the disposition 
of amendments, the bill as amended, be read a third time; further, that 
the Senate then proceed to H.R. 4473, the House companion, and that all 
after enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 1566, as amended, 
be inserted in lieu thereof; futher, that the bill as amended, be read a 
third time and the Senate proceed to a vote on passage and that S. 1566, 
as amended, be returned to the Senate calendar. (August 1, 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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                   S. 2766, S. 2767, S. 2768, S. 2769

    6.--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.)

                           STEM CELL RESEARCH

    7.--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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     May, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.
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     December.
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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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     July, 01, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
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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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