[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 96 (Wednesday, June 26, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6934]
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                  UNANIMOUS-CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 3525

  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
majority leader, after consultation with the Democratic leader, may 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 453, H.R. 3525, relating 
to damage to religious property, and that time on the bill be limited 
to the following: Senator Lott, 10 minutes; Senator Daschle, 10 
minutes; Senator Faircloth, 10 minutes; Senator Kennedy, 10 minutes. 
Further, that the bill be limited to one amendment to be offered by 
Senators Faircloth, Kennedy and Hatch. Further, no other amendments be 
in order, and that immediately following the disposition of that 
amendment and the expiration or yielding back of the time, the bill be 
read a third time and the Senate then immediately proceed to a vote on 
passage of H.R. 3525 as amended, if amended.
  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I rise to raise an objection. I was sorry I 
was not able to hear fully what the unanimous consent agreement was by 
the Senator from South Carolina. As the Senator from South Carolina and 
the Senator from Georgia know, I have been trying to work through 
several things that are pending to move this bill along. I think it is 
important that we finish the defense authorization bill. I say that as 
a member of the committee.
  Would the Senator from South Carolina please restate, basically, to 
this Senator what his unanimous consent request was. I may not object, 
but I was not able to ascertain what the thrust of the unanimous 
consent request was.
  Mr. THURMOND. I have another unanimous consent, if that might please 
the Senator.
  I also ask unanimous consent upon the expiration or yielding back of 
time on the Wellstone amendment, that amendment be temporarily set 
aside to consider a Thurmond-Nunn amendment regarding the authorized 
funding levels in the bill, with no second-degree amendments in order, 
so that the amendment following the debate on the Thurmond-Nunn 
amendment, S. 1745, be temporarily set aside and the Senate return to 
consideration of the church burning bill under the provisions of the 
unanimous consent agreement.
  Mr. EXON. I object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Thomas). The objection is heard.
  Mr. THURMOND. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. EXON. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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