[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S555]
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                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 1926

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that following morning business on 
Wednesday, January 29, all postcloture time be yielded back and the 
motion to proceed to S. 1926 be agreed to; that after the bill is 
reported, the following amendments be agreed to: Hagan, No. 2702; 
Rubio, No. 2704; King, No. 2705; Blunt, No. 2698; and the amended text 
be considered as original text for the purposes of further amendment; 
that the only other amendments in order be the following: Reed of Rhode 
Island, No. 2703; Coburn, No. 2697; Merkley, No. 2709; Heller, No. 
2700; Whitehouse, No. 2706; Toomey, No. 2707--which is a substitute; 
Gillibrand, No. 2708; that no second-degree amendments be in order to 
any of these amendments prior to votes in relation to the amendments; 
that it be in order for Senator Toomey to modify his amendment with the 
text of Rubio No. 2704 and Hagan No. 2702; that there be 30 minutes of 
debate equally divided on each amendment or motion to waive a budget 
point of order, if made; that there be up to 1 hour of general debate 
on the bill equally divided between the proponents and opponents; that 
amendments in this agreement must be offered prior to 3 p.m. on 
Wednesday, January 29, that is tomorrow; that it be in order for 
Senator Crapo or designee to raise a budget point of order against the 
bill; that if such a point of order is raised, Senator Menendez or 
designee be recognized to move to waive the point of order; that upon 
the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to the vote on the 
motion to waive, if made; that if the motion to waive is agreed to, the 
Senate proceed to votes in relation to the amendments in the order 
listed; that upon disposition of the amendments, the bill be read a 
third time and the Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill, as 
amended.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  The Republican leader.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Reserving the right to object, and I will not be 
objecting, this is a good step in the direction of getting the Senate 
back to a process under which amendments are allowed and voted on by 
both sides. I particularly thank Senator Isakson for his hard work on 
this.
  Obviously, I do not object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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