[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this morning we will begin consideration of 
the appropriations process by turning to the Interior appropriations 
bill. Senator Burns and Senator Dorgan are our two managers, and we 
expect to begin consideration of amendments.
  Last night, following completion of the Energy bill, we reached an 
agreement on the Interior bill that first-degree amendments are to be 
offered today and Monday. We have commitments from several colleagues 
that they will be available today to offer amendments, and therefore we 
will make progress on the bill over the course of the day.
  I announced last night that no votes would occur today as well as 
Monday. However, we will be in session both days working through the 
Interior bill so that we can finish that bill very early next week. We 
will start voting on amendments to this appropriations bill on Tuesday.
  As a reminder, we have scheduled a vote on passage of the Energy bill 
at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
  Next week, in addition to completing the Interior appropriations 
measure, we will also complete work on the Homeland Security 
appropriations bill. It may be possible to consider other 
appropriations matters as we move through the week. As always, we will 
be turning to additional legislative and executive items that can be 
cleared for action during next week.
  Again, I thank everybody for their cooperation on the Energy bill. It 
is a tremendous success for this body. Members on both sides of the 
aisle came together in order to finish that bill, as we had planned, 
within 2 weeks.
  I will be returning to the floor of the Senate later today with 
several statements, including one on the Interior appropriations bill.
  I yield the floor.

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