[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S6485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, today the 
Senate will complete the final 2 hours of debate on the motion to 
proceed to the Death Tax Elimination Act. By previous consent, at 11:30 
a.m. the Senate will begin a vote in relation to the Bennett amendment 
to the DOD authorization bill. Following the 11:30 a.m. vote, the 
Senate will resume consideration of the death tax legislation. However, 
if no agreement can be reached regarding its consideration, the Senate 
may resume the Interior appropriations bill. A finite list of 
amendments has been agreed to with respect to this bill and, therefore, 
votes could occur throughout the day in an effort to complete action on 
this important spending bill.
  As a reminder, an agreement was reached regarding the DOD 
authorization bill, and it is hoped that the Senate can conclude that 
bill by the close of business today or first thing tomorrow morning. 
The leadership has announced that the Senate will consider and complete 
the reconciliation bill during this week's session.
  I thank my colleagues for their attention.

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