[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 147 (Monday, October 20, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S12859]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 1904

  Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, on behalf of the leader, I ask unanimous 
consent that at a time to be determined by the majority leader, in 
consultation with the minority leader, the Senate proceed to the 
consideration of H.R. 1904, the Healthy Forests bill, under the 
following limitations: that the following first-degree amendments be 
the only amendments in order, and that any listed first-degree 
amendments be subject to second-degree amendments which must be 
relevant to the first degree to which offered: managers' amendment; 
Leahy-Boxer, buyback provisions; Bingaman-Leahy-Boxer, appeals process; 
Bingaman-Leahy-Boxer, wildland-urban interface; Bingaman-Leahy-Boxer, 
NEPA; Boxer-Leahy-Cantwell-Murray, additional area exclusion; Campbell-
Inouye, tribal lands and hazardous fuels; Collins-Snowe, suburban 
sprawl; Kyl, wildfire research institutes; Kyl, wildland-urban 
interface; Leahy-Boxer judicial review; Smith, land grant universities; 
and Ensign, animals.
  I further ask unanimous consent that following the disposition of 
these amendments, the bill be read a third time, and the Senate proceed 
to a vote on passage, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, this is 
bringing a bill up that has some problems in that this matter has not 
gone before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, at least as far 
as Senator Bingaman is concerned. I have spoken to him on a couple of 
occasions, and he has not been given any degree of consideration as to 
what this final piece of legislation is that is now coming before the 
Senate.
  Additionally, a bill such as this should be brought to the Senate 
floor and debated like all bills are debated. I do not have a position 
on this piece of legislation at this time. Personally, I have not read 
it. I do not know if it is good or bad. But, for the reasons I have 
announced, in addition to the fact that a number of Senators on this 
side have some problems, I object.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Objection is heard.
  The acting leader is recognized.

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