[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 166 (Friday, December 21, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S8340]
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                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 1

  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). The majority leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a unanimous consent agreement. If 
everyone would be patient, we have two votes.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at a time to be 
determined by the majority leader, after consultation with Senator 
McConnell, the Senate proceed to the cloture vote with respect to the 
substitute amendment to H.R. 1; that if cloture is not invoked, the 
majority leader be recognized; that if cloture is invoked, Senator 
Toomey or designee be recognized for the purpose of raising a budget 
point of order against the pending substitute amendment; that if the 
point of order is raised, Senator Leahy or designee be recognized to 
move to waive the budget point of order; that there be 10 minutes of 
debate prior to a vote in relation to the motion to waive; that no 
other budget points of order be in order to the substitute or the 
underlying bill; that not withstanding rule XXII, the following 
amendments be in order: Cardin No. 3393; Grassley No. 3348; Feinstein 
No. 3421, as modified; Harkin No. 3426; Landrieu No. 3415; Leahy No. 
3403; McCain No. 3384, as modified; Bingaman No. 3344; Coburn No. 3368; 
Coburn No. 3369; Coburn No. 3370, as modified, with two divisions; 
Coburn No. 3371; Coburn No. 3382; Coburn No. 3383; Tester No. 3350; 
Paul No. 3376; Paul No. 3410; McCain No. 3355; Merkley No. 3367, as 
modified; Lee No. 3373, as modified; and Coats No. 3391; that no 
amendments be in order to any of these amendments prior to votes in 
relation to the amendments; that the amendments be subject to a 60-
affirmative-vote threshold; that there be 30 minutes of debate equally 
divided in the usual form on each of the amendments, with the exception 
of the following: 20 minutes equally divided on each of the Coburn 
amendments or divisions and the Lee amendment; and 40 minutes equally 
divided on each of the Paul amendments; and 1 hour equally divided on 
the Coats amendment; that upon the use or yielding back of time, the 
Senate proceed to votes in relation to the amendments in the order 
listed; that there will be 2 minutes of debate equally divided between 
the votes; that all after the first vote be 10-minute votes; further, 
that upon disposition of the pending amendments listed, the Senate 
proceed to vote in relation to the pending substitute amendment, as 
amended, if amended; that upon disposition of the substitute, the 
cloture motion on the underlying bill be withdrawn, the bill be read a 
third time, and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of H.R. 1, as 
amended, if amended.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Vermont.
  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, the majority leader indicated that when we 
have the point of order, I or my designee be recognized. I ask that the 
distinguished senior Senator from Maryland, the chair of the 
Appropriations Committee, be the designee.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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