[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I welcome everyone back for the 
remaining time of this work period. This will be the last week before 
the August recess, we expect.
  It will be a busy week. Today we begin with a resolution regarding 
the anniversary of the ADA, the Americans with Disabilities Act, which 
Senator Harkin was just discussing. We will be voting on the adoption 
of that resolution at 5:30 p.m. today.
  Also, we resume debate on the Defense authorization bill. As a 
reminder, a cloture motion was filed on the Defense bill, and under the 
consent agreement all first-degree amendments should be filed at the 
desk no later than 2 p.m. today.
  Tomorrow we will have a very busy morning. Under the agreement 
reached last week, we have a series of votes lined up for Tuesday 
morning. There could be as many as five votes starting early tomorrow 
morning, and Senators should adjust their schedules to be on or close 
to the floor tomorrow morning.
  Having said that, this will certainly, as I indicated earlier, be a 
busy week as we consider the Defense authorization bill, the gun 
manufacturers liability bill, as well as a number of conference reports 
that may become available during the week. We certainly hope they will 
become available. With the cooperation of all Senators, we can finish 
our work in a timely way and adjourn at the end of the week.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceded to call the roll.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, will the Chair advise the Senate as to the 
pending business?

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