[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1508]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      FAIRNESS IN ASBESTOS INJURY RESOLUTION ACT OF 2005--Resumed

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
return to the consideration of the asbestos bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 852) to create a fair and efficient system to 
     resolve claims for victims of bodily injury caused by 
     asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.

  Pending:

       Frist (for Specter/Leahy) amendment No. 2746, in the nature 
     of a substitute.
       Specter Modified amendment No. 2747 (to amendment No. 
     2746), to provide guidelines in determining which defendant 
     participants may receive inequity adjustments the 
     Administrator shall give preference.
       Kyl amendment No. 2754 (to amendment No. 2746), to reduce 
     the impact of the trust fund on smaller companies and to 
     expand hardship adjustments.
       Ensign point of order that the pending bill and the pending 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute (Frist (for Specter/
     Leahy)) amendment No. 2746 (listed above) violate section 407 
     of H. Con. Res. 95, the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 2006.
       Specter motion to waive the point of order (listed above).


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. FRIST. I now send a cloture motion to the substitute to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the pending 
     substitute amendment to Calendar No. 131, S. 852: a bill to 
     create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of 
     victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and 
     for other purposes.
         Bill Frist, Arlen Specter, Lisa Murkowski, John Thune, 
           Mel Martinez, Johnny Isakson, David Vitter, George 
           Allen, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Richard Burr, James 
           Talent, Jeff Sessions, Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, 
           Rick Santorum, Kay Bailey Hutchison.

                             cloture motion

  Mr. FRIST. I now send a cloture motion to the bill to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on Calendar No. 
     131, S. 852: A bill to create a fair and efficient system to 
     resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by 
     asbestos exposure, and for other purposes.
         Bill Frist, Arlen Specter, Lisa Murkowski, John Thune, 
           Mel Martinez, Johnny Isakson, David Vitter, George 
           Allen, Pat Roberts, Richard Shelby, Richard Burr, James 
           Talent, Jeff Sessions, Mitch McConnell, Ted Stevens, 
           Rick Santorum, Kay Bailey Hutchison.

           

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