[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23505]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                                SCHEDULE

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, following leader remarks, the Senate will 
consider H.R. 7081, the United States-India nuclear agreement. This is 
an issue that has been worked on long and hard for months and months. 
Finally, we are having the opportunity to get to it. Senators Dorgan 
and Bingaman have amendments to the bill that will be debated this 
morning. Under an agreement reached yesterday, there will be up to 60 
minutes for debate on the bill and 60 minutes on each amendment.
  Following the debate on the United States-India nuclear legislation, 
the Senate will proceed to consider H.R. 1424, the legislative vehicle 
used for the economic rescue legislation. The only amendments in order 
are a Sanders amendment regarding high-income individuals and a Dodd 
amendment regarding economic stabilization. The Sanders amendment has 
60 minutes for debate, and the Dodd amendment has 90 minutes for 
debate.
  The Senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 for the caucus 
luncheons.
  At 7 p.m., the Senate will resume consideration of the House message 
with respect to the rail safety-Amtrak legislation, H.R. 2095.
  At approximately 7:30 p.m., the Senate will proceed to a series of up 
to seven rollcall votes in relation to Amtrak-rail safety, the United 
States-India nuclear agreement, and the economic rescue package. The 
Sanders amendment will be determined by voice vote. Votes will be in 
relation to the following items: motion to concur with respect to H.R. 
2095, Amtrak; the Dorgan amendment regarding clarifying the policy in 
the event of an Indian nuclear test; the Bingaman amendment reporting 
requirement in the event of an Indian nuclear test; passage of H.R. 
7081, the India-United States nuclear agreement, which has a 60-vote 
threshold--as do the two amendments, the Sanders amendment regarding 
tax on high-income individuals and the Dodd amendment regarding 
economic stabilization, which is a 60-vote threshold--and passage of 
H.R. 1424, and there is a 60-vote threshold there.

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