[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 22, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S6979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning we will return to the Energy 
bill with the lineup of amendments that was agreed to last night. Under 
that order, Senator Feinstein will go first with her amendment relating 
to LNG. That will be considered under a 60-minute time limitation. 
Following that debate, Senator Byrd will offer an amendment related to 
rural gas prices. In addition to those amendments, we have several 
others who are prepared to offer amendments if time is available this 
morning. During this morning's debate, we will determine if we will 
vote after the discussion of each amendment or if we will stack a vote 
or two together. Senators should expect the first vote to occur prior 
to noon today.
  Also, last night, we reached an agreement to spend 3 hours for debate 
on the McCain-Lieberman amendment on climate change. We expect to 
resume that amendment around midday, around noon today.
  Finally, I remind everyone that cloture was filed last night on the 
underlying Energy bill, and thus that cloture vote would occur Thursday 
morning. We expect that cloture will be invoked, and we will be voting 
on final passage of the Energy bill before we close for the week. We 
will follow the Energy bill with most probably Interior appropriations. 
We plan on doing two appropriations bills before we leave for the 
recess.
  Also as a reminder to our colleagues, under rule XXII, first-degree 
amendments must be filed by 1 p.m. today. We will have a busy day 
today, likely go well into the evening. We will have votes over the 
course of the day as we bring the bill to a final vote hopefully 
tomorrow.

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