[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9149-S9150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1997

  The Senate continued with consideration of the bill.


                      Unanimous-Consent Agreement

  Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, I have the following unanimous consent 
agreement that has been cleared with the two leaders, Republican 
Senator Trent Lott and Democratic leader Tom Daschle.

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  I ask unanimous consent that, during the Senate's consideration of 
the transportation appropriations bill, the following amendments be the 
only first-degree amendments in order, subject to second-degree 
amendments which must be relevant to the first-degree they propose to 
amend, with the exception of the antiterrorism amendments, on which 
there will be 1-hour notification of the two leaders prior to the 
offering of any amendment regarding terrorism, and they be subject to 
second-degree amendments which must deal with the subject of terrorism.
  The amendments are follows: Two relevant amendments by Senator Lott; 
one relevant amendment by Senator McCain; Cohen-Snowe, truck weight 
limitations; Gramm, highways; Lott, six amendments regarding terrorism; 
McConnell, bridge amendment for Kentucky; Hatfield, relevant amendment.
  For the information of all Senators, any votes ordered this evening 
will be stacked in a sequence beginning immediately following passage 
of S. 1936, with the first vote and all remaining votes in the voting 
sequence limited to 10 minutes only, and those votes will be ordered on 
a case-by-case basis. In light of this agreement on behalf of the 
majority leader, there will be no further votes this evening.
  Mr. President, I want to amend what I said. I forgot to read the 
Democratic list of amendments that will be relevant and in order.
  A Baucus amendment on highway obligation; five antiterrorism 
amendments by Senator Biden; a Bradley amendment on rail safety/
newborns; Byrd, two relevant amendments; Daschle, two relevant 
amendments; Dodd, an FMLA2 amendment; Dorgan, runaway plants and a 
relevant amendment; Lautenberg, two relevant amendments; Reid, one 
relevant amendment; Wyden, one relevant amendment, and Wellstone, one 
relevant amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. HATFIELD. Mr. President, I believe we have run the limit of our 
activity for the evening. As I indicated, by a leadership agreement, 
there will be no further votes this evening.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to speak as in 
morning business.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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