[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 182 (Thursday, November 16, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Pages S17193-S17194]
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        UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 440

  Mr. COATS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 10 a.m. 
Friday, November 17, the Senate proceed to the consideration of the 
conference report to accompany S. 440, the highway system designation 
bill, and that it be considered under the following 

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limitations during the pendency of the conference report: Senator Biden 
be recognized to make a motion to recommit, with 30 minutes of debate 
on the motion, and with that time under the control of the Senator 
Biden; that when that time is used or yielded back, the motion to 
recommit be withdrawn; that there be 60 minutes for debate to be 
equally divided between Senators Chafee and Baucus or their designees, 
60 minutes under the control of Senator Lautenberg or his designee, and 
15 minutes of time under the control of Senator Glenn; and that upon 
the conclusion or yielding back of all time, the Senate proceed to vote 
on adoption of the conference report.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. HARKIN. Reserving the right to object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. HARKIN. Reserving the right to object, I might ask, Mr. 
President----
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa.
  Mr. HARKIN. This unanimous consent was to take up certain bills 
tomorrow?
  Mr. COATS. A conference report.
  Mr. HARKIN. A conference report.
  Mr. COATS. S. 440, the highway system designation bill.
  Mr. HARKIN. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I would 
like to ask the proponent of the unanimous consent request, the Senator 
from Indiana objected to taking up the Boxer bill because, he stated, 
there was an understanding there would be no more votes today. It would 
seem to me that we could take up the Boxer bill with an understanding 
we would vote tomorrow, or take it up and add it to this list. I wonder 
if the Senator would add the Boxer bill to this list to take up 
tomorrow and we can put a time certain, we can just put an hour of 
debate on it and vote on it, a half-hour. That would be fine.
  Mr. COATS. I would just reply to the Senator from Iowa, there are a 
number of Senators who have expressed either support for or opposition 
to this legislation. They are not now in the Chamber because they were 
informed that the Senate essentially concluded its business. I cannot 
speak on their behalf or add unanimous consent on their behalf without 
contacting them. And obviously they have left the Chamber.
  Mr. HARKIN. No one contacted this Senator to ask if it was OK to take 
up these measures tomorrow.
  Mr. COATS. It was cleared with the minority leader. It was hotlined 
to all Senators and has been cleared both by the majority----
  Mr. HARKIN. I apologize. If it was, I apologize.
  Mr. COATS. I have a second unanimous-consent which has also been 
hotlined and cleared, just setting the orders for tomorrow. I am not 
closing out the business of the day.
  Mr. HARKIN. I apologize. If it was hotlined, I apologize.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  Mr. COATS addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Indiana.

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