[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. HATCH. Madam President, for the information of all Senators, on 
Monday, the Senate will resume consideration of S. 14, the Energy bill. 
The chairman and ranking member were able to work through a number of 
amendments today, and they will continue to consider amendments during 
Monday's session. On behalf of the leader, I encourage Members who want 
to offer amendments to do so as early as possible next week. Those 
Members should contact the bill managers for an orderly consideration 
of those amendments.
  Under a previous agreement, at 5:20 p.m. on Monday, the Senate will 
proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of Earl Yeakel, 
to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas. The Senate 
will vote on the Yeakel nomination at 5:30 p.m., and that will be the 
first rollcall vote of the day. Members should anticipate additional 
votes in relation to Energy bill amendments or any other items that can 
be cleared for action. In addition, the Senate will consider the trade 
agreements with Chile and Singapore. If all debate has been completed 
on those bills, the votes would also occur during Monday's session of 
the Senate.
  Next week is the final week prior to the August recess. Senators can, 
therefore, expect busy sessions with rollcall votes throughout each 
day, and Members should schedule themselves accordingly.

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