[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--NOMINATION OF DENNIS SHEDD

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous 
consent that at 12 noon on Monday, November 18, the Senate proceed to 
executive session to consider Executive Calendar No. 1178, the 
nomination of Dennis Shedd to be United States Circuit Judge; that 
there be a time limitation of 6 hours for debate equally divided 
between Senators Leahy and Hatch or their designees; that at the 
conclusion or yielding back of the time, but not before 5:15 p.m., the 
Senate vote on cloture on the nomination; that if cloture is invoked, 
the Senate then vote immediately on the confirmation of the nomination; 
that if the nomination is confirmed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
on the table, the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action, and the Senate return to legislative session; that if cloture 
is not invoked, the nomination be returned to the calendar and the 
Senate return to legislative session; and that the preceding all occur 
with no intervening action or debate; further, that the granting of 
this consent fulfill the cloture filing requirement under rule XXII.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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