[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Pages 27980-27981]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--S. 1932

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Wednesday, 
following morning business, the Chair lay before the Senate a message 
from the House to accompany S. 1932, the deficit reduction bill. I 
further ask consent that the Senate disagree to the amendment of the 
House, request a conference with the House, and that the Chair be 
authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate with the 
ratio of 11 to 9; provided further that before the Chair appoints 
conferees, the following motions to instruct be the only motions in 
order and that they be considered under the following limitations: 
Kennedy, higher education, 60 minutes equally divided;

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Baucus, Medicaid, 5 minutes equally divided; DeWine, trade, 60 minutes 
equally divided; Kohl, child support enforcement, 60 minutes equally 
divided; Carper, TANF, 5 minutes equally divided; Harkin, food stamps, 
5 minutes equally divided; and Reed, LIHEAP, 60 minutes equally 
divided.
  I further ask consent that no amendments be in order to the motions 
and the only debate in order under the statute other than debate on the 
motions be 30 minutes equally divided for general debate, divided 
between the chairman and ranking member; further, that all motions be 
debated on Tuesday and Wednesday and that the vote occur in relation to 
the motions in the stacked sequence at a time determined by the 
majority leader after consultation with the Democratic leader; finally, 
that any votes which do not occur prior to 1 p.m. on Wednesday be 
stacked to occur beginning at 3:30 on Thursday, December 15.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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