[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 29728]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 UNANIMOUS-CONSENT AGREEMENT--CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 3043

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that tomorrow 
following the joint meeting, when we will hear the President of France 
speak, the Senate proceed to the consideration of the conference report 
on H.R. 3043, the Labor-HHS appropriations bill, if it has been 
received from the House; that there be 1 hour for debate divided 
equally among Senators Harkin, Reed of Rhode Island, Specter, and 
Hutchison, and 2 hours for debate under the control of the two leaders 
or their designees; that following the use or yielding back of time, 
Senator Hutchison be recognized to make a rule XXVIII scope point of 
order; that Senator Harkin be recognized to waive rule XXVIII, and the 
Senate then proceed to debate the motion as under the provisions of 
rule XXVIII; that if the point of order is sustained, Senator Coburn be 
recognized to move to suspend the rules, provided it had been timely 
filed; that there then be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the 
usual form; that at the conclusion or yielding back of time, the Senate 
vote, without any intervening action, on his motion to suspend the 
rules; that if the motion to suspend is adopted, Senator Coburn's 
amendment be agreed to and the Senate proceed to concur as stated 
below; that if his motion fails, then the Senate, without any 
intervening action or debate, vote immediately on the motion to recede 
and concur with the further amendment as under the rule; that if the 
motion to waive is successful, the Senate then vote on Thursday, 
November 8, on cloture on the conference report as if it had been filed 
on Tuesday, November 6.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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