[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 130 (Thursday, September 19, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10931-S10932]
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                  UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 1505

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 540, S. 1505, 
and that no amendment relative to the tuna-dolphin issue or the Panama 
declaration issue be in order.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, reserving the right to object, it was my 
understanding that request would be notwithstanding the previous 
unanimous consent request regarding 10 minutes.

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  Mr. LOTT. Absolutely, Mr. President. At least one Senator wanted to 
speak and was not able to get here before the vote.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There will be 10 minutes.
  Mr. LOTT. That 10 minutes will be the next thing we go to, so we can 
get the closing statements. That is our intent.
  MR. BRADLEY. Reserving my right to object, it is my understanding the 
amendment that had been discussed between the majority leader and the 
Senator from New Jersey is on its way to the floor and the manager will 
offer it as an amendment to the committee amendment; is that correct, 
that would be in order?
  Mr. LOTT. That is absolutely correct. We apologize for our not 
getting a highlighted copy of it to the Senator. We are going to get 
that to him. I am absolutely committed to the agreement we have.
  Mr. STEVENS. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, does the 
leader's unanimous-consent request apply to the pipeline safety bill?
  Mr. LOTT. It only applies to the pipeline safety bill, Mr. President, 
except that it does say we would not go to the tuna-dolphin issue or 
the Panama declaration issue, that they would not be in order, but it 
only takes up the pipeline safety bill.
  Mr. STEVENS. Thank you.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the committee 
substitute be agreed to, the bill be deemed read a third time, passed, 
the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table--Mr. President, I 
withdraw that request. I understand there has been objection.

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