[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Pages 13939-13940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate turn 
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the consideration of the legislative branch appropriations bill, S. 
1172; that the only amendments in order be a managers' amendment and an 
amendment by Senator Specter; that there be 10 minutes for debate on 
the bill and the managers' amendment, equally divided between the two 
managers, Senators Durbin and Bennett; that there be 5 minutes for 
debate for Senator Specter; that upon the disposition of these two 
amendments, the Senate proceed to third reading and vote on final 
passage of S. 1172; that when the Senate receives from the House of 
Representatives their legislative branch appropriations bill, the 
Senate proceed to its immediate consideration; that the text of the 
bill relating solely to the House remain; that all other text be 
stricken and the text of the Senate bill be inserted; provided that if 
the House inserts matters relating to the Senate under areas under the 
heading of ``House of Representatives'' then that text will be 
stricken; that the bill be read the third time and passed, and the 
motion to reconsider be laid on the table; that following the vote 
tonight on the Senate legislative branch appropriations bill, the 
Senate return to executive session and vote on the Graham nomination, 
followed by a vote on the Ferguson nomination, with 2 minutes for 
debate equally divided between these two votes; that the motions to 
reconsider be laid on the table, the President be immediately notified 
of the Senate's action; the Senate then return to legislative session, 
that S. 1172 remain at the desk and that once the Senate acts on the 
House bill, passage of the Senate bill be vitiated and it be returned 
to the calendar.
  I further ask unanimous consent that after the first vote, the 
subsequent two votes be limited to 10 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is 
so ordered.
  The Senator from Tennessee.
  Mr. THOMPSON. At the appropriate time I will ask for the yeas and 
nays on the Graham nomination.

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