[Senate Calendars for July 16, 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 110
                   

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                        Wednesday, July 16, 2008



                      SENATE CONVENES AT 9:30 A.M.






                            PENDING BUSINESS

                         S. 2731 (ORDER NO. 698)

    A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 
2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. (July 14, 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

                         S. 2731(ORDER NO. 698)

    1.--Ordered, That on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, upon the expiration 
of Morning Business, the Senate resume consideration of S. 2731, a bill 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to 
provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, 
tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes, and the Majority 
Leader or his designee be recognized to make a motion to table Amdt. No. 
5078, offered by the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint).
    Ordered further, That the only first degree amendments in order be 
those listed in this agreement and that they be subject to second degree 
amendments which are relevant to the first degree amendment to which 
offered. The amendments are as follows:
        Mr. Cornyn--sunset commission/review related to AIDS programs
        Mr. DeMint--reduce spending authorization to $35b
        Mr. Gregg--establish an IG within Global AIDS Office
        Mr. Gregg--include cost-share agreements
        Mr. Kyl--specify authorization level for last year will be $10b
        Mr. Sessions--strike lifting ban on visas for individuals HIV/
AIDS--subject to 60 vote threshold
        Mr. Thune/Mr. Kyl--cut AIDS funding/devote to Indian law 
enforcement or safe drinking water--subject to a 60 vote threshold
        Mr. Vitter--IG for contributions to global fund
    Ordered further, That where indicated, an amendment that requires a 
60 vote threshold be agreed to if it achieves 60 votes and the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; if it does not 
achieve 60 votes, the amendment then be withdrawn.
    Ordered further, That no second degree amendments be in order to 
Amdt. 5077, offered by the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. DeMint) or 
to Amdt. No. 5081, offered by the Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. 
Gregg).
    Ordered further, That the provisions of this agreement with respect 
to those amendments that are in order be invalidated if the text of the 
amendments have not been provided to the Managers by 2:00 p.m. on 
Monday, July 14, 2008 and the Managers, acting jointly, have so notified 
the 2 Leaders by 3 p.m. that there are no objections.
    Ordered further, That if the Managers and Leaders, acting jointly, 
have determined that a side-by-side amendment strategy is the 
appropriate approach for the listed amendments, it then be in order for 
side-by-side amendments to be offered, with the Majority amendment 
getting the first vote in any side-by-side arrangement.
    Ordered further, That upon disposition of all amendments, the bill 
as amended be read a third time and the Foreign Relations Committee be 
discharged from further consideration of H.R. 5501, the House companion 
measure, and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that all 
after the enacting clause be stricken and the text of S. 2731, as 
amended be inserted in lieu thereof, the bill be read a third time and 
the Senate proceed to vote on passage of H.R. 5501, as amended; provided 
further, that upon passage of H.R. 5501, S. 2731 be returned to the 
Calendar.
    Ordered further, That no motions to proceed to other matters be in 
order during the consideration of S. 2731. (July 11, 14, 15, 2008).

                                 S. 1974

    2.--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.)

                          VETO MESSAGE ON S. 5

    3.--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

    4.--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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