[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25571]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 7

  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of H.R. 7, the charitable choice bill. I 
further ask unanimous consent that all after the enacting clause be 
stricken, that the Snowe amendment and the Grassley-Baucus amendment, 
which are at the desk, be agreed to en bloc, that the substitute 
amendment, which is the text of S. 476, the Senate-passed version of 
the charitable choice bill as amended by the Snowe and Grassley-Baucus 
amendments be agreed to, that the bill, as amended, be read the third 
time and passed, that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; 
further, that the Senate insist upon its amendments and request a 
conference with the House, and last, that the Chair be authorized to 
appoint conferees with a ratio of 3 to 2, and that any statements 
relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, for the reasons previously stated in regard 
to this legislation at least on two or three separate occasions, I 
would reiterate those and object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard. The majority leader.

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