[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 31, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S11296]
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                 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 3061

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at 10 a.m. 
tomorrow morning, Thursday, November 1, when the Senate resumes 
consideration of H.R. 3061, the Labor-HHS Appropriations Act, Senator 
Gregg be recognized to offer an amendment regarding school 
construction; that there be 60 minutes for debate prior to a vote in 
relation to the amendment, with the time equally divided and controlled 
in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the 
Gregg amendment be laid aside and Senator Landrieu be recognized to 
offer an amendment regarding Title I targeting on which there will be 
60 minutes for debate prior to a vote in relation to the amendment, 
with the time equally divided and controlled in the usual form; that no 
second-degree amendments be in order to either amendment prior to the 
vote, nor to the language which may be stricken; that upon the use of 
time, the Senate resume consideration of the Gregg amendment, and then 
proceed to vote in relation to the Gregg amendment; that regardless of 
the outcome of the vote, there be 2 minutes for debate that in relation 
to the Landrieu amendment; that upon the use of that time, the Senate 
proceed to vote in relation to the Landrieu amendment, with no further 
intervening action.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, having had that consent agreement entered, 
I reiterate what the majority leader said a couple of hours ago that we 
are going to finish this bill this week, hopefully tomorrow. It would 
be really good if we could. Otherwise, we will have to work until 
Friday.
  The leader is also extremely interested in completing the DC 
appropriations bill. The manager of that bill, the chairman of the 
subcommittee, Senator Landrieu, has indicated she is in conversations 
with the Senator on the other side regarding bringing the bill forward. 
Hopefully, that can be done and disposed of in a relatively short 
period of time.
  Even though there were no recorded votes today, nor were there 
recorded votes yesterday, significant progress has been made on this 
bill. The managers have accepted six or eight amendments. A couple have 
been accepted by voice vote. The staff committee has been working with 
a number of Senators during the day, making progress on some very 
significant amendments. Hopefully, when these amendments are completed 
tomorrow, the Gregg and Landrieu amendments, we will be ready to 
complete work on this bill tomorrow afternoon.

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