[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 107 (Thursday, June 26, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S6224]
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                 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 6304

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Tuesday, 
July 8, at a time to be determined by the majority leader, following 
consultation with Senator McConnell, all postcloture time be yielded 
back and the motion to proceed to Calendar No. 827, H.R. 6304, be 
agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and the 
Senate then proceed to the consideration of the bill; that once the 
bill is reported, the only amendments in order be the following: Dodd-
Feingold-Leahy amendment to strike immunity; a Specter amendment which 
is relevant; a Bingaman amendment re: staying court cases against 
telecom companies; that no other amendments be in order; that debate 
time on the Bingaman amendment be limited to 60 minutes, equally 
divided and controlled in the usual form, and 2 hours each with respect 
to the Dodd and Specter amendments, equally divided and controlled, 
with 10 minutes of the Dodd time under the control of Senator Leahy; 
that upon the use or yielding back of all time, the Senate proceed to 
vote on the pending amendments; there be 2 minutes of debate equally 
divided and controlled in the usual form prior to each vote; that after 
the first vote in the sequence, succeeding votes be limited to 10 
minutes each; that upon the disposition of all amendments, the bill, as 
amended, if amended, be read a third time and the Senate then proceed 
to vote on a motion to invoke cloture on the bill, with the mandatory 
quorum waived; that prior to the cloture vote, there be 60 minutes plus 
the time specified below for debate time, equally divided and 
controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with 10 minutes 
under the control of Senator Leahy, with an additional 30 minutes under 
the control of Senator Feingold, with an additional 15 minutes under 
the control of Senator Dodd; further, that if cloture is invoked on 
H.R. 6304, then all postcloture time be yielded back, and without 
further intervening action or debate, the Senate proceed to vote on 
passage of the bill, as amended, if amended; further, that it be in 
order to file the cloture motion on the bill at any time prior to the 
cloture vote, with the mandatory quorum waived, notwithstanding rule 
XXII, if applicable, and that if applicable, postcloture time be 
charged during this agreement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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