[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11535]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                PROGRAM

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, tomorrow the Senate will resume 
consideration of the Department of Defense authorization bill. It is 
the leader's hope that we will be able to dispose of any cleared 
amendments during tomorrow's session. However, there will be no 
rollcall votes. We would like to debate amendments during Friday's 
session so that we may stack rollcall votes beginning on Tuesday. We 
also hope to debate amendments on Monday, but, again, we will stack 
those votes for Tuesday as well.
  The leader has stated that it is his intention to complete action on 
this bill next week. We were just able to lock in a filing deadline for 
all first-degree amendments for Monday at 5 p.m. The next rollcall vote 
will, therefore, occur on Tuesday prior to the policy luncheon recess.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, if I may continue before we adjourn for the 
evening.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada.
  Mr. REID. We will not get consent tomorrow to set aside the Kennedy 
amendment for the offering of other amendments. We would, however, as 
we were earlier today, if the two managers have cleared amendments, be 
willing to move those tomorrow. But as far as Senators being allowed to 
offer amendments, that will not be possible.

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