[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 30 (Thursday, March 17, 1994)]
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                  UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 1935

  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I am about to propound a unanimous 
consent request which has been cleared on both sides of the aisle.
  I ask unanimous consent that if the Governmental Affairs Committee 
reports S. 1935, the gift ban bill of Senators Lautenberg, Wellstone, 
and Feingold, by the close of business on April 27, the majority 
leader, after consultation with the Republican leader, shall turn to 
the consideration of that bill no later than the close of business on 
Wednesday, May 4; that if the committee has not reported the bill by 
the close of business on April 27, the bill will then be discharged and 
placed on the calendar and the majority leader, after consultation with 
the Republican leader, shall turn to the consideration of that bill no 
later than the close of business on Wednesday, May 4.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  Mr. WELLSTONE addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Minnesota.
  Mr. WELLSTONE. Mr. President, speaking in behalf of myself, and I 
know Senator Lautenberg will speak in a moment, I want to thank the 
majority leader. I really feel as if we had very fruitful negotiations. 
I think it is a very important initiative, and has a lot to do with 
ethics.
  I think there is going to be a lot of support for it, but I think 
people want a time to study it. I think we want to come up with the 
best possible proposal. I think we now have a kind of guarantee of a 
process that will move along. We have a date certain, and we will be 
able to have an up-or-down vote on what I think is an important piece 
of legislation.
  I thank the majority leader for his sense of fairness and for the 
final product. I appreciate it.
  Mr. LAUTENBERG addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Jersey.
  Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I, too, want to say thank you to the 
majority leader for the cooperation he lent us with the presentation of 
this bill that we await review through the committee process, and look 
forward to having a chance to debate it on the floor and to take the 
appropriate action.
  It is a bill whose time has come, and that is to negotiate and 
discuss what we think exists by way of problems, in terms of perception 
out there, and to try to clear the air once and for all.
  So I look forward to the opportunity to debate it. And, once again, I 
also extend thanks to the majority leader for his usual patience in 
handling this.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.
  Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. President, I thank my colleagues for their kind 
comments and for their cooperation in this matter. I think this is an 
appropriate way to consider and deal with and ultimately dispose of 
what is a very important matter for the Members of the Senate and for 
the American people, as well.

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