[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 ORDERS FOR TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that when the 
Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. 
tomorrow, Tuesday, September 16; that following the prayer and the 
pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning 
hour be deemed to have expired, the time for the two leaders be 
reserved for their use later in the day, and the Senate proceed to a 
period of morning business for up to 1 hour, with Senators permitted to 
speak therein for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided 
and controlled between the two leaders or their designees, with the 
Republicans controlling the first half and the majority controlling the 
second half; that following morning business, the Senate resume 
consideration of S. 3001, the National Defense Authorization Act, with 
no motions to proceed in order prior to the cloture vote; that the 
cloture vote on the bill occur at 3 p.m., with 30 minutes prior to the 
vote equally divided and controlled between the two leaders, with the 
majority leader controlling the final 15 minutes and the filing 
deadline for second-degree amendments be at noon.
  I further ask that the Senate recess from 12:30 until 2:15 to allow 
for the weekly caucus luncheons to meet.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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