[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 66 (Monday, May 19, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S4663]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, today the Senate will be in a period of 
morning business to accommodate a number of Senators who have asked for 
time to speak.
  The Budget Committee is scheduled to mark up the budget resolution 
beginning this afternoon at 4 p.m., and it is my hope that we may count 
any debate time today that we will use relating to the budget toward 
the statutory time limitation.
  Tomorrow, the Senate will begin consideration of the concurrent 
budget resolution, and Members can anticipate rollcall votes throughout 
the day.
  It is also possible that the Senate may resume consideration of H.R. 
1122, the partial-birth abortion ban bill, with the intention of a vote 
on final passage occurring early this week. We had actually hoped that 
we could get a vote on that perhaps right after the luncheon on 
Tuesday. But there are some discussions underway, and we may not be 
able to get to that that soon.
  As always, all Members will be notified as soon as any votes are 
scheduled on these or other matters.
  Also, as a reminder to Members, this is the last week prior to the 
Memorial Day recess and, therefore, Senators can expect a very busy 
week with us more than likely having to go into the evening on Tuesday, 
Wednesday, and Thursday. And we should expect votes on Friday. At least 
on Tuesday, I don't know that there will be recorded votes, but 
certainly on Wednesday and Thursday in order to finish the budget 
resolution, complete action on the partial-birth abortion ban, and also 
get to another vote on the comptime-flextime Family Friendly Workplace 
Act. We will have to have some votes on that probably on Thursday. Then 
we would probably need to do the budget resolution by Friday, or 
probably on Friday, as well as the supplemental appropriations on 
Friday, if we haven't been able to get an agreement to do it before 
then.
  Also this week we will have to pass the Chemical Weapons Convention 
implementation bill. I think the problems are being worked out there. 
It shouldn't take too much time, although a block of time will be 
necessary to explain what is included in that implementation bill.
  So, Mr. President, I just want to reconfirm that we do still this 
week intend to do the budget resolution, finish the debate and final 
vote on the partial-birth abortion ban, have votes on the comptime-
flextime bill with the hope that we could reach some agreement to 
actually get the legislation completed, and then vote on the budget 
resolution conference and the supplemental conference.
  We will keep the Members advised of any changes in the schedule.
  By the way, we do expect this week to take up perhaps some action on 
the Executive Calendar, at least the judicial nominations, probably 
Wednesday or Thursday. And we will have to have recorded votes on those 
three nominations, if we actually do take them up.
  So we would try to schedule that either Wednesday or Thursday.

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