[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14483]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 1215

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of S. 1215, the Burma sanctions bill; 
that there then be 60 minutes of debate equally divided under the 
control of myself and the Democratic leader or his designee; further, 
that no amendments be in order other than a substitute amendment and a 
technical amendment to that substitute. I ask unanimous consent that 
following the debate time and the disposition of the above amendments, 
the bill be read a third time and the Senate proceed to a vote on the 
passage of the bill, with no intervening action or debate.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. DOMENICI. Reserving the right to object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico.
  Mr. DOMENICI. I will have none. But when the matters that have just 
been agreed upon have been completed, we will then have another 
amendment on the Energy bill. It will be offered by the distinguished 
Democratic Senator from Florida with reference to an inventory of the 
Outer Continental Shelf assets, inventory that is provided for in the 
bill. He will move that be taken out. That will be debated tonight and 
voted on tomorrow.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object, the two leaders have 
indicated that we would have more debate on that in the morning, 
however, on the offshore oil inventory. I don't know what time they are 
going to schedule a vote, but I think it will be sometime in the 
morning and that will be worked out later tonight.
  Mr. DOMENICI. I would like to comment, before we proceed, just a 
further 30 seconds?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico.
  Mr. DOMENICI. We have been working very hard to get a complete list--
I think we are very close--of amendments we can agree to and put at the 
desk. As everybody knows, a lot is riding on this Energy bill: a full 
ethanol package; soon there will be the renewables that many are 
relying on in this country which have extenders that are required that 
are part of the tax amendments that are going to go on this bill. Those 
are providing for the existing--continuation of the renewables in the 
area of wind and Sun and others. If we do not get the bill moving, none 
of that moves along.
  So I do ask all Senators who have amendments to concur that they can 
write them up, get them in, get them on this list so we know where we 
are and when we might look for daylight on this bill. I yield the 
floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I say to the distinguished Senator from 
New Mexico, the chairman of the committee, we have a list on our side. 
We are now waiting. Tentative lists have been exchanged by the two 
sides. As far as we are concerned, we are ready at any time to enter 
into that agreement. We do have a finite list of amendments. As soon as 
we get a finite list of amendments from the majority, a unanimous 
consent agreement could go forward at that time.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I thank the distinguished Senator for 
his cooperation. That is a true statement.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the unanimous consent 
request of the assistant Republican leader? Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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