[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18940]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 6

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that following the 
CAFTA vote, the Senate proceed to the conference report to accompany 
H.R. 6, the energy legislation; provided further that there be 3 hours 
equally divided between the chairman and ranking member or their 
designees. I further ask consent that following the use or yielding 
back of time, Senator Feingold be recognized in order to raise a Budget 
Act point of order and that Senator Domenici or his designee be 
immediately recognized in order to make a motion to waive the 
respective point of order. I further ask consent that if the point of 
order is waived, the Senate then proceed immediately to a vote on the 
adoption of the conference report with no intervening action or debate.
  Mr. REID. Reserving the right to object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Democratic leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I apologize for not raising this with the 
majority leader a second ago, but I would ask consent that this 
legislation be known as the Domenici Energy bill. I ask consent. I 
would ask that we do a correcting resolution, that it be done.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there any objection?
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, a quick review of what we have just done.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. For the purpose of clarification of the 
record----
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we will supply forthwith the text for the 
correcting resolution.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The 
majority leader's request is agreed to.
  Mr. FRIST. All right, Mr. President.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, will the Senator yield for just a second? I 
will be very brief. I know everybody is tired.
  Senator Domenici kept his word on the Energy bill. It was very 
difficult. The conference was a real conference. They met until 3 
o'clock in the morning. Senator Domenici has worked very hard on this 
bill. There are a lot of people who do not like the bill, but it is not 
because of him. He did everything he could to please Democrats and 
Republicans. So that is why the majority leader and I join in the 
request that has just been granted regarding Senator Domenici.
  Mr. FRIST. All right, Mr. President.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

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