[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 125 (Thursday, September 23, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S11347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 2684

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the following 
amendments be the only first-degree amendments in order to the HUD-VA 
appropriations bill and they be subject to relevant second-degree 
amendments. I further ask consent that Senator Wellstone be recognized 
this evening to offer his amendment. I thank him for being willing to 
stay here to offer his amendment. We need more Senators willing to stay 
to get the job done. He will offer a sense of the Senate on atomic 
veterans. That amendment will be debated tonight. I further ask consent 
no amendment be in order to the Wellstone amendment prior to the vote, 
and I ask consent that the vote occur at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, with 2 
minutes for debate for closing remarks prior to the vote.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. As a result of this agreement, there will be no further 
votes this evening. The first vote tomorrow will be at approximately 
9:35 a.m. It is anticipated further votes will occur tomorrow in an 
effort to conclude HUD-VA. I talked with Senator Daschle. We should and 
we will finish the HUD-VA appropriations bill tomorrow. We have good 
managers on this bill. They will push it forward.
  The only amendments that we had on the list are the atomic veterans 
sense of the Senate by Senator Wellstone, sense of the Senate regarding 
education by Senator Daschle, an amendment by Senator Kerry regarding 
section 8 housing, another amendment by Senator Kerry regarding housing 
aids, one regarding NASA by Senator Robb, one by Senator Torricelli 
regarding aircraft noise, a managers' package by Senator Bond, one by 
Senators Bennett and Dodd regarding Y2K, and relevants by Senators Bond 
and Mikulski.

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