[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23469]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AMENDMENT--H.R. 1424

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that on Wednesday, 
October 1, following the debate with respect to H.R. 7081, the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 610, H.R. 1424; that once 
the bill is reported, the Dodd, et al., amendment, which is at the 
desk, be considered; except that this agreement is only valid if both 
leaders are in concurrence with the provisions of the Dodd, et al., 
amendment and have so notified the Chair, and that there be general 
debate on the amendment for 90 minutes, with the time equally divided 
and controlled between the leaders or their designees; that upon the 
use or yielding back of this time, the amendment be set aside, and the 
Senate then consider the only other amendment in order to the bill, a 
Sanders amendment re: tax on high-income individuals; that there be 60 
minutes of debate with respect to that amendment, with the time equally 
divided and controlled in the usual form; that upon the use or yielding 
back of all time with respect to the bill and amendments, the measure 
be set aside to recur upon disposition of H.R. 7081; that with respect 
to the disposition of the amendments to H.R. 1424, the first vote occur 
with respect to the Sanders amendment; that upon disposition of that 
amendment, the Senate would then consider the Dodd, et al., amendment, 
that upon disposition of that amendment, the bill, as amended, if 
amended, be read a third time and the Senate proceed to vote on passage 
of the bill; that upon passage, with the above occurring without 
further intervening action or debate, the Dodd, et al., amendment and 
the bill be subject to a 60-vote threshold.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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