[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 23 (Monday, March 9, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1547]
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                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, today the Senate will be in a period for 
morning business until 1 p.m. At 1 p.m., under a previous unanimous 
consent agreement, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 1173, the 
so-called ISTEA legislation, which is the surface transportation bill. 
As a reminder to all Senators, all first-degree amendments must be 
filed by 1 p.m. this afternoon, and all second-degree amendments must 
be filed by 5 p.m. today, as under the previous order. We need to find 
out what amendments are pending out there, make a list, and then make 
some determination as to how they can be brought up and begin to move 
toward a conclusion of this very important legislation.
  It is hoped that we will be able to consider some of the numerous 
amendments which have been offered and filed in regard to the surface 
transportation bill throughout today's session. So, if Senators do have 
some amendments that they think perhaps can be debated briefly and 
maybe accepted or put in some sequence to be voted on, that will 
certainly help us move the bill along.
  Also, under a previous unanimous consent agreement, at 5:10 p.m., the 
Senate will set aside the ISTEA legislation and begin 20 minutes of 
debate on S. 1668, the intelligence disclosure bill. At 5:30 p.m., the 
Senate will proceed to a vote on the cloture motion on the modified 
substitute amendment to the ISTEA bill, to be followed by a vote on the 
intelligence disclosure bill. Therefore, the first vote today will 
occur probably in back-to-back fashion at 5:30.
  In addition, I hope the Senate can work out some sort of consent to 
deal with the transit provision and the Finance Committee provision, 
both of which need to be offered to the pending highway bill. So we 
will be working with Chairman Roth and Chairman D'Amato on those 
provisions as to how we can get them up and have them considered so 
that those concerns by Senators who will be affected by these 
provisions can be taken care of. I will be working with the minority 
leader throughout the day in an effort to resolve these two important 
titles and will update the Senate as to progress later on today.
  Mr. President, I believe the Senator from Wyoming wishes to speak 
momentarily. But for now, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Gregg). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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