[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 116 (Thursday, July 31, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10529-S10530]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 139

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at a time 
determined by the majority leader, following consultation with the 
Democratic leader, the Environment and Public Works Committee be 
discharged from consideration of S. 139, the Climate Stewardship Act of 
2002, and the Senate then proceed to its consideration; that the 
measure be considered on the following limitations:
  That there be a total of 6 hours of debate on the bill and substitute 
amendment, with the time equally divided and controlled between the 
proponents and opponents; that the only amendment in order be a McCain-
Lieberman substitute amendment, as specified in the debate time 
limitation; that upon the use or yielding back of all time, the Senate 
proceed to a vote on adoption of the amendment; that upon disposition 
of the amendment, the bill, as amended, if amended, be read the third 
time,

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and without further intervening action or debate the Senate proceed to 
vote on passage of the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. FRIST. A discussion of what we have just done will take place 
later in the evening. The unanimous consent request means that Senator 
Baucus and Senator Dodd will have their statements followed by a series 
of stacked votes. We will have at least three rollcall stacked votes, 
and then we will have some judge votes; we will be in consultation as 
to how many judge votes there will be. The plans will be to have a 
series of at least three rollcall stacked votes tonight.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.

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