[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26114]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST--H.R. 7

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, 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 charitable choice, as amended by Snowe and Grassley-Baucus, 
be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, be read a 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 lastly, 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. I ask that the distinguished Senator from Kentucky modify 
his request as follows: That the Senate proceed to the immediate 
consideration of H.R. 7; that all after the enacting clause be 
stricken; that the Snowe amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; 
that the substitute amendment which is the text of S. 476 as passed the 
Senate, as amended, be agreed to; that the bill as amended be read 
three times, passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, 
and that any statements relating to this be printed in the Record, with 
no intervening action or debate.
  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I object.
  Mr. REID. I also object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Kentucky declines to modify 
his original request and the objection is now heard on the original 
request.
  Mr. REID. The Chair is correct.

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