[Senate Calendars for July 9, 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 105
                   

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                         Wednesday, July 9, 2008



                      SENATE CONVENES AT 9:30 A.M.





                            PENDING BUSINESS

                        H.R. 6304 (ORDER NO. 827)

    An act to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to 
establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign 
intelligence, and for other purposes. (July 8, 2008.)

                            PENDING BUSINESS

                  HOUSE MESSAGE TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3221

    Message from the House of Representatives to accompany H.R. 3221, an 
act to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. (June 19, 
2008.)

                 (Unanimous Consent Agreements 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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                      UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENTS

                        H.R. 6304 (ORDER NO. 827)

    1.--Ordered, That at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, the 
Senate resume consideration of H.R. 6304, an act to amend the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for 
authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other 
purposes, and that there then be 60 minutes of debate equally divided 
and controlled between the Leaders or their designees, and of the time 
controlled by the Majority Leader, 10 minutes shall be under the control 
of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) and 10 minutes shall be under 
the control of the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. Bingaman); provided, 
that there be an additional 30 minutes under the control of the Senator 
from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold), 15 minutes under the control of the 
Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), and 10 minutes under the control of 
the Senator from Pennsylvania (Mr. Specter); provided further, that upon 
the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote in relation 
to the pending amendments; further, that upon disposition of the 
amendments, the Senate then vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
bill, and that if cloture is invoked, then all post-cloture time be 
yielded back, and without further intervening action or debate, the 
Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as amended, if amended.
    Ordered further, That there be two minutes of debate, equally 
divided and controlled in the usual form prior to each vote; provided, 
that after the first vote in a sequence, succeeding votes be limited to 
10 minutes each.
    Ordered further, That the only amendments in order be the following:
        An amendment offered by the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd), 
the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Feingold) and the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) to strike immunity,
        A relevant amendment offered by the Senator from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Specter), and
        An amendment offered by the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. 
Bingaman) regarding staying court cases against telecom companies.
    Ordered further, That the Specter and Bingaman amendments be subject 
to an affirmative 60-vote threshold, and that if they do not achieve 
that threshold, they be withdrawn; if they achieve that threshold, they 
be agreed to and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid 
upon the table.
    Ordered further, That it be in order to file the cloture motion on 
the bill at any time prior to the cloture vote, with the mandatory 
quorum waived, notwithstanding Rule XXII, if applicable, and if 
applicable, post cloture time be charged during this agreement. (June 
26, July 7, 8, 2008.)

                  HOUSE MESSAGE TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3221

    2.--Ordered, That with respect to the motion to disagree to the 
amendments of the House adding a new title and inserting a new section 
to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 3221, an act to provide needed 
housing reform and for other purposes, the mandatory quorum under Rule 
XXII be waived.
    Ordered further, That no further motions to refer be in order during 
the pendency of the House message. (June 19, 26, 27, July 8, 2008.)

                        H.R. 6331 (ORDER NO. 836)

    3.--Ordered, That if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed to 
H.R. 6331, an act to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security 
Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve 
beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance 
low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural 
areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes, all post-
cloture time be yielded back, the motion to proceed be agreed to, and 
the Senate proceed to the consideration of the bill, 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.
    Ordered further, That if cloture is not invoked, then the motion to 
proceed be withdrawn and the bill returned to the calendar. (June 26, 
2008.)

                                 S. 1974

    4.--Ordered, That S. 1974, a bill to make technical corrections 
related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, remain at the desk. (Mar. 
31, 2008.)

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                          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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