[Senate Calendars for September 23, 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 144
                   

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                          CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

                       Tuesday, September 23, 2008

                  (Legislative Day, September 17, 2008)

                      SENATE CONVENES AT 10:00 A.M.

                               (In Recess)




                            PENDING BUSINESS

              MOTION TO PROCEED TO S. 3297 (ORDER NO. 894)

    Motion to proceed to the consideration of S. 3297, a bill to advance 
America's priorities. (Sept. 22, 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. 6049 (ORDER NO. 767)

    1.--Ordered, That on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, following a period 
of Morning Business, the Senate proceed to the consideration of H.R. 
6049, an act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain 
expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for 
other purposes; provided, that there be 60 minutes of general debate on 
the bill, equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or 
their designees.
    Ordered further, That the only first degree amendments in order be 
the following, and that no other amendments be in order; that they each 
be subject to an affirmative 60 vote threshold, and that if an amendment 
achieves that threshold, then it be agreed to and the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table; that if each of 
the amendments does not get 60 affirmative votes, then the amendment be 
withdrawn; that each amendment be subject to a 60 minute debate limit 
with the time equally divided and controlled in the usual form; and the 
votes occur on the amendments in the order listed below upon the use or 
yielding back of time on each amendment:
        Baucus-Grassley substitute amendment re: energy tax extenders 
with offset
        Reid or designee perfecting amendment re: AMT with offset
        Baucus-Grassley perfecting amendment re: tax extenders/AMT w/o 
full offset.
    Ordered further, That it be in order for the Senator from North 
Dakota (Mr. Conrad) to raise a budget point of order against the 
amendment, and that he control 10 minutes of the time for debate on the 
Tax Extenders/AMT amendment; provided, that once the debate time has 
been used or yielded back, a motion to waive the applicable point of 
order be considered to have been made; provided further, that if the 
motion to waive is successful, then the amendment be agreed to and the 
motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table; further, 
that if the motion to waive is not successful, the amendment be 
withdrawn.
    Ordered further, That regardless of the outcome of the vote on the 
Baucus-Grassley substitute amendment, the Senate vote in relation to the 
remaining two perfecting amendments covered by this agreement.
    Ordered further, That upon the disposition of all amendments the 
bill be read a third time and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of 
the bill, as amended, if amended, without further intervening action or 
debate. (Sept. 18, 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.)

                                 2008
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     January, 03, 07, 09, 11, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31.

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     February, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29.

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     March, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 21, 24, 27, 31.

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     April, 01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 08, 09, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30.

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     May, 01, 02, 06, 07, 08, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 29.

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     June, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 09, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30.

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     July, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31.

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     August, 01, 05, 08, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29.

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     September, 02, 05, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23.

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     October.

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     November.

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     December.

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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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