[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2002

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that at 9:30 a.m., 
Tuesday, September 24, the Senate resume consideration of H.R. 5005, 
the homeland defense legislation, and resume consideration of the Byrd 
amendment No. 4644; that the second-degree amendment be withdrawn once 
this agreement is entered; that there be a total of 60 minutes for 
debate with respect to the amendment; with the time divided as follows: 
45 minutes under the control of Senator Byrd or his designee, and 15 
minutes equally divided and controlled between Senators Lieberman and 
Thompson or their designees; that upon the use or yielding back of 
time, without any further intervening action or debate, the Senate 
proceed to vote on the Byrd first-degree amendment; that upon 
disposition of the Byrd amendment, the Senate proceed to a period of 
morning business until 12:30 p.m., for the purpose of tributes to 
Senator Strom Thurmond, with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 
minutes each; that the Senate stand in recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2 
p.m., for the regular party conferences; that at 2 p.m., the Senate 
resume consideration of the Lieberman-McCain amendment No. 4694 and 
there be 15 minutes remaining for debate prior to a vote in relation to 
the amendment, with the time equally divided and controlled between the 
two leaders or their designees; that upon the use or yielding back of 
time, without further intervening action or debate, the Senate vote in 
relation to the amendment, with no second-degree amendment in order 
prior to a vote in relation to the amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.

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