[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 148 (Friday, November 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S11166]
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                          STATUS OF AMENDMENTS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, parliamentary inquiry: A large number of 
amendments have been filed which, on their face, appear to be relevant 
to this bill. If cloture is invoked, not only nongermane but even 
relevant amendments would be precluded from being offered.
  My parliamentary inquiry is this: How many of the amendments which 
have been filed and reviewed by the Parliamentarian would fall as being 
nongermane?
  Mr. BYRD. What bill is the Senator referencing?
  Mr. LEVIN. Homeland security.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair will attempt to answer that 
question.
  Mr. LEVIN. The list I have, they all appear, most appear to be 
relevant amendments, but because of the technical rules, many of these 
would not be allowed apparently; many would be not allowed if they are 
not strictly germane. How many of these amendments are nongermane in 
the eyes of the Parliamentarian?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Parliamentarian advises the Chair that of 
the list of approximately 40 amendments, preliminary analysis indicates 
10 are not germane and roughly 30 are either germane or are clearly 
relevant.
  Mr. BYRD. Will the Chair repeat the response?
  Mr. LEVIN. Ten of these amendments could not be offered after the 
vote.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.
  Mr. BYRD. Would the Chair repeat--
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. And that is homeland security.
  Mr. BYRD. Would the Chair please repeat the response that was given 
to the Senator from Michigan so we can hear it? I did not hear the 
response.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Of the list of approximately 40 amendments, 
preliminary analysis indicates 10 are not germane. Approximately 30 are 
either germane or are arguably germane.
  Mr. LEVIN. That was not the question. The question is, Of the 
amendments reviewed, how many would not be strictly germane and 
therefore would fall?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. There are 10 amendments.
  Mr. LEVIN. Pardon?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Ten.
  The time of the Senator from West Virginia has expired. The 
Republican leader has 4\1/2\ minutes. The Republican leader is 
recognized.
  Mr. GRAMM. Will the Republican leader yield to me?
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I yield time off my leader's time. How much 
time does the Senator from Texas need?
  Mr. GRAMM. We have 4\1/2\ minutes. Ten minutes.
  Mr. LOTT. I yield 10 minutes of leader's time to Senator Gramm.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas is recognized for 10 
minutes.

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