[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10340-10341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           ORDER OF PROCEDURE

  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, on behalf of the majority leader, I ask 
unanimous consent that immediately following the leader's remarks on 
Thursday morning, the Senate resume the motion to proceed to H.R. 8, 
regarding the death tax. I further ask unanimous consent that there be 
1 hour equally divided between the two leaders or their designees for 
debate, with 10 minutes of the minority time reserved for Senator 
Durbin and 10 minutes reserved for Senator Dorgan prior to the vote on 
invoking cloture on the motion to proceed; provided further that the 
last 20 minutes be reserved for the Democratic leader to be followed by 
the majority leader. I further ask unanimous consent that regardless of 
the outcome of that vote, Senators Roberts and Clinton be recognized to 
speak as in morning business for up to 25 minutes equally divided. I 
further ask unanimous consent that following that debate, the time 
until 12:45 p.m. be equally divided again between the two leaders or 
their designees, with a vote on invoking cloture on the motion to 
proceed to S. 147 occurring at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday; provided further 
that if cloture is not invoked on both of the motions to proceed, the 
Senate then proceed to executive session for consideration en bloc of 
the following nominations on the Executive Calendar: No. 627, Noel 
Hillman, U.S. District Judge for New Jersey; No. 628, Peter Sheridan, 
U.S. District Judge for New Jersey; No. 633, Thomas Ludington, U.S. 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; No. 634, Sean Cox, 
U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan; provided 
there be 10 minutes of debate for each of the Senators from New Jersey, 
10 minutes for Senator Stabenow, and 10 minutes each for the chairman 
and ranking member. Following the use or yielding back of time, I ask 
that the Senate proceed to consecutive votes on the nominations as 
listed; however, no earlier than 2 p.m.
  I further ask unanimous consent that following those votes, the 
Senate proceed to the consideration of Executive Calendar No. 663, 
Susan C. Schwab, to be the United States Trade Representative. I 
further ask unanimous consent there be 30 minutes for Senator Dorgan, 
15 minutes for Senator Conrad, 10 minutes for Senator Baucus, 30 
minutes for the chairman. I further ask unanimous consent that 
following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to a 
vote on the confirmation of the nomination, with no intervening action 
or debate; finally, I ask unanimous consent that following that vote 
the President be immediately notified of all of the Senate's previous 
action and the Senate resume legislative session.

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  I further ask unanimous consent that if cloture has been invoked on 
the motion to proceed to H.R. 8, the Senate resume debate at this time 
with all time consumed to this point counting against cloture and the 
bill not be displaced upon the adoption of that motion if cloture is 
invoked on a motion to proceed to S. 147. If cloture is invoked on the 
motion to proceed to S. 147, then the Senate begin consideration of 
that under the provisions of rule XXII upon the disposition of H.R. 8.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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