[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S10650]
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  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  1997

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the hour of 11 a.m. 
having arrived, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3662, 
which the clerk will report.
  The bill clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3662) making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.

  The Senate resumed consideration of the bill.

       Pending:
       Pressler Amendment No. 5351, to promote the livestock 
     industry.
       Bumpers modified amendment No. 5353 (to committee amendment 
     on page 25, line 4 through line 10), to increase the fee 
     charged for domestic livestock grazing on public rangelands.


                    Amendment No. 5353, as modified

  Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, it is my understanding that we have now 
resumed consideration of the Bumpers-Gregg amendment?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. GORTON. Between now and 12:30, while we are on the Bumpers-Gregg 
amendment relating to grazing fees, I believe that that amendment was 
debated thoroughly yesterday afternoon. In addition, there will be 20 
minutes equally divided on the amendment after we reconvene following 
the party luncheons before our vote on that amendment.
  As a consequence, Mr. President, I suspect that there is time between 
now and 12:30 to deal with any other amendments that Members of the 
Senate may wish to propound. There are some 25 or 30, at least, 
amendments that are relevant to this bill on which the managers have 
been notified. Probably half or more of them can be accepted in their 
present form or another form can be worked out.
  So all Senators who are within hearing of these proceedings can be on 
notice that this may be a particularly convenient time in which to 
bring such amendments to the floor and to have them considered.
  With that, and until we have some business to do, Mr. President, I 
suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Ashcroft). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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