[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 139 (Wednesday, December 8, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S12026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            SUDDEN OAK DEATH

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 4569, which is at desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 4569) to provide for the development of a 
     national plan for the control and management of Sudden Oak 
     Death, a tree disease caused by the fungus-like pathogen 
     Phytophthora ramorum, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time 
and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table and that 
any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 4569) was read the third time and passed.

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