[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 160 (Thursday, November 13, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12678-S12679]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, there are a couple of matters yet to be 
completed tonight, including the Amtrak reform package that should be 
coming momentarily from the House. Senator Daschle and I want to notify 
the President we are moving toward completion of our work tonight.
  Later on, when we have the final announcement, we will advise the 
Senate that it would reconvene, the 105th Congress, second session, 
following a live quorum the morning of January 27, and there would be a 
live quorum which would proceed morning business until 2 p.m. on that 
day, and on Tuesday night, January 27, at 9 p.m., we would have the 
President's State of the Union Address. So the Senate will convene, 
then, that night at 8:30 in order to proceed to the body of the Hall of 
the House of Representatives to hear the address.
  There will be no legislative business on Tuesday, January 27 except 
for those actions that may be cleared for unanimous consent. Therefore, 
no votes will occur during the session on that Tuesday.
  Senators should be aware that the following items are expected to be 
considered during the early days of the second session of the 105th 
Congress:

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 The ISTEA transportation infrastructure bill; juvenile justice; the 
nomination of Margaret Morrow of California to a judgeship; and the 
nomination of Ann Aiken, prior to the end of the first week.
  I do want to thank my colleagues for their cooperation throughout 
this session of Congress, and especially on the Executive Calendar. I 
know there has been a lot of effort made there on both sides of the 
aisle and we leave just a very few on that calendar. I note we have 
confirmed this year 36 judges. I believe we will act on at least four 
or five others very quickly in the beginning of the next session. We 
had three reported today by the Judiciary Committee, all of which I 
understand were noncontroversial, but it was late in the afternoon and 
we did not have the time to give Senators proper notice that we would 
proceed. So I expect that we will do those the first week back, also.

  Mr. President, I yield the floor.

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