[Senate Calendars for February 12, 2008 - 110th Congress, 2nd Session]
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                       SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                       ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS

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   FIRST SESSION  convened january 4, 2007          DAYS OF SESSION 190
                  adjourned december 31, 2007
  SECOND SESSION  convened january 3, 2008           DAYS OF SESSION 21
                   

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                       Tuesday, February 12, 2008



                      SENATE CONVENES AT 10:00 A.M.






                READING OF WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS

    The junior Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Pryor) is designated to read 
Washington's Farewell Address on February 25, 2008, pursuant to the 
order of the Senate of January 24, 1901, as modified February 4, 2008.

                            PENDING BUSINESS

                         S. 2248 (ORDER NO. 512)

    A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, 
to modernize and streamline the provisions of that act, and for other 
purposes. (Dec. 17, 2007.)

                  (Pending Business Continues on P. 2)

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             PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF NANCY ERICKSON,
                         SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

                 By David J. Tinsley, Legislative Clerk

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                            PENDING BUSINESS

                     CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2082

    Conference report to accompany H.R. 2082, an act to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for intelligence and intelligence-
related activities of the United States Government, the Community 
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, and for other purposes. (Feb. 11, 2008.)

                            PENDING BUSINESS

                         S. 1200 (ORDER NO. 421)

    A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and 
extend that act. (Jan. 22, 2008.)

                      UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS

                         S. 2248 (ORDER NO. 512)

    1.--Ordered, That at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, the 
Senate resume consideration of S. 2248, a bill to amend the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the 
provisions of that act, and for other purposes, and the Senate proceed 
to vote in relation to the amendments in the order specified below, with 
two minutes of debate prior to each vote, equally divided and controlled 
in the usual form, and any succeeding votes in the sequence be limited 
to 10 minutes; provided, that no further amendments be in order on 
Tuesday; provided further, that each Leader control a total of 10 
minutes of debate time to be used prior to any of the votes:

    Amdt. No. 3920, offered by the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. 
Whitehouse);

    Amdt. No. 3910, offered by the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein);

    Amdt. No. 3979, offered by the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) 
and the Senator from Virginia (Mr. Webb);

    Amdt. No. 3907, offered by the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) and 
the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold);

    Amdt. No. 3912, offered by the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold);

    Amdt. No. 3938, offered by the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Bond) and the 
Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Rockefeller), as modified;

    Amdt. No. 3927, offered by the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) 
and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse); and

    Amdt. No. 3919, offered by the Senator from California (Mrs. 
Feinstein).

    Ordered further, That the following amendments be subject to a 
majority vote threshold, with a motion to table any of these amendments 
in order:

    Amdt. No. 3938,

    Amdt. No. 3907,

    Amdt. No. 3927,

    Amdt. No. 3912, and

    Amdt. No. 3979.

    Ordered further, That the final amendments listed be subject to a 60 
affirmative vote threshold, and that if an amendment does not achieve 
that threshold, the amendment be withdrawn:

    Amdt. No. 3910,

    Amdt. No. 3919, and

    Amdt. No. 3920.

    Orderd further, That a managers' amendment be in order if cleared by 
the managers and the Leaders.
    Ordered further, That upon disposition of all amendments, the 
substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to, the bill be read a third 
time, and the Senate then vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
bill, notwithstanding rule XXII.
    Ordered further, That if cloture is invoked on the bill, the Senator 
from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) be recognized to speak for up to 4 hours and 
the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) for up to 15 minutes; provided 
further, that upon conclusion of those remarks, and the recognition of 
the managers for up to 10 minutes each, and the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) and the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter) for 20 
minutes each, the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as 
amended.
    Ordered further, That upon passage of the bill, the Senate then 
proceed to Calendar No. 517, H.R. 3773, a bill to amend the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for 
authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and

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for other purposes; provided, that all after the enacting clause be 
stricken, and the text of S. 2248, as amended, be inserted in lieu 
thereof, the bill be advanced to third reading, passed and the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; provided further, 
that passage of S. 2248 be vitiated and then returned to the Calendar.
    Ordered further, That with respect to the motion to invoke cloture 
on S. 2248, the mandatory quorum required under rule XXII be waived. 
(Jan. 31, Feb. 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 2008.)

                CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 2082

    2.--Ordered, That with respect to the conference report to accompany 
H.R. 2082, an act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes, the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived. (Feb. 11, 
2008.)

                                 S. 1974

    3.--Ordered, That upon passage of S. 1974, a bill to make technical 
corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the bill 
remain at the desk until such time as the Senate receives a companion 
measure from the House.
    Ordered further, That when the Senate receives a companion measure 
from the House, the Senate then proceed to its consideration; provided, 
that all after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 1974, 
as amended, be inserted, in lieu thereof; provided further, that the 
bill be read a third time, passed and the motion to reconsider be 
considered made and laid upon the table without further intervening 
action or debate, and that S. 1974 then be returned to the calendar. 
(Dec. 19, 2007.)

                         S. 2483 (ORDER NO. 546)

    4.--Ordered, That at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, 
following consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to 
the consideration of S. 2483, a bill to authorize certain programs and 
activities in the Forest Service, the Department of the Interior, and 
the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
    Ordered further, That it be considered under the following 
limitations: that the only amendments in order be five related 
amendments to be offered by the Senator from Oklahoma (Mr. Coburn), and 
that upon disposition of all amendments, the bill be read a third time, 
and the Senate proceed to vote in the passage of the bill. (Dec. 19, 
2007.)

                          VETO MESSAGE ON S. 5

    5.--Ordered, That the veto message on S. 5, the Stem Cell Research 
Enhancement Act of 2007, be considered as read and that it be printed in 
the Record and spread in full upon the Journal.
    Ordered further, That the message be held at the desk. (June 20, 
2007.)

                                H.R. 3997

    6.--Ordered, That if the Senate receives from the House a message on 
H.R. 3997, an act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
earnings assistance and tax relief to members of the uniformed services, 
volunteer firefighters, and Peace Corps volunteers, and for other 
purposes, with an amendment that is not germane to the Senate amendment 
or the underlying bill, that the bill and its amendments be referred to 
the Committee on Finance. (Dec. 12, 19, 2007.)

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                                 2007
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    January, 04, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31.
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    February, 01, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 26, 27, 28.
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    March, 01, 02, 05, 07, 08, 09, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29.
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    April, 10, 03, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26.
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    May, 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.
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    June, 30, 04, 05, 06, 07, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.
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    July, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31.
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    August, 01, 02, 03.
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    September, 04, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28.
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    October, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31.
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    November, 01, 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 23, 27, 29.
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    December, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 28, 26, 31.
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