Don Nickles

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.

Mr. NICKLES. I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Nickles pertaining to the submission of S. 1381 are located in today's Record under ``Submission of Concurrent and Senate Resolutions.'')

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from Alaska [Mr. Stevens] is necessary absent.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the resolutions be agreed to, the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to these items be printed in the Record with all the preceding occurring en bloc.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. 1377 introduced earlier today by Senators Hatch and Leahy.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. I announce that the Senator from New York [Mr. D'Amato], the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. Faircloth], and the Senator from North Carolina [Mr. Helms] are necessarily absent.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. I ask unanimous consent the committees have until 6 o'clock p.m. this evening to file reports on legislation.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I now ask unanimous consent the Senate stand in adjournment under the previous order.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. In conjunction with the previous unanimous-consent agreements, on Monday the Senate will begin a period of morning business from 12 noon until 2:45 p.m. At 2:45 p.m. the Senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of calendar No. 351, Charles Rossotti to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Under the previous consent, there will be 3 hours of debate upon the nomination, with the vote occurring at the expiration of that time. Therefore, Members can anticipate the first rollcall vote on Monday at approximately 5:45 p.m. Following that vote, the Senate will begin debate on the motion to proceed to Senate bill 1269, the fast- track legislation. The Senate may also consider and complete action on any or all of the following items: The D.C. appropriations bill, FDA reform conference report, Amtrak strike resolution, the intelligence authorization conference report, and any additional legislative or executive items that can be cleared for action. As a reminder to all Members, today cloture was filed on both H.R. 2646, the A-plus education savings account bill, and the motion to proceed to 1269, the fast-track legislation. Those cloture votes will occur on Tuesday morning, and the leader will notify all Senators of the time of the cloture votes on Tuesday. Therefore, all first-degree amendments to H.R. 2646 must be filed Monday by 1 o'clock p.m. Needless to say, all Senators should expect rollcall votes during every day of the session next week.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I move that the Senate disagree to the amendment of the House, agree to the request for a conference, and the Chair be authorized to appoint conferees on the part of the Senate.

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask the Chair lay before the Senate a message from the House of Representatives on (S. 1026) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The PRESIDING OFFICER laid before the Senate the following message from the House of Representatives: Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1026) entitled ``An Act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States.'', do pass with the following amendment: Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Under a previous order, at 2:45 p.m. the Senate will proceed to the nomination of Charles Rossotti to be the IRS Commissioner, with a vote to occur at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. I anticipate that following the 5:45 p.m. vote, the Senate will begin debate on a motion to proceed to consideration of Senate bill 1269, the so-called fast-track legislation.

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent when the Senate completes its business today it stand in adjournment until the hour of 12 noon on Monday, November 3. I further ask on Monday immediately following the prayer the routine requests through the morning hour be granted and there immediately be a period for the transaction of morning business until the hour of 2:45 p.m. with Senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution and preamble be agreed to, en bloc, that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, that any statements relating thereto be placed in the record as if read.

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of Senate resolution 141, and that the Senate then proceed to its immediate consideration.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, notwithstanding rule XXII, that on Thursday, November 6th, at 10 a.m., the Senate proceed to the DOD authorization conference report, and the report be considered as having been read, and there be 4 hours equally divided in the usual form, and following the conclusion or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote on adoption of the conference report, without any intervening action or debate.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask for a division vote on the resolutions of ratification.

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to consider the following treaties on today's Executive Calendar, Executive Calendar Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15; I further ask unanimous consent that the treaties be considered as having passed through their various parliamentary stages up to and including the presentation of the resolutions of ratification; that all committee provisos, reservations, understandings and declarations be considered agreed to; that any statements in regard to these treaties be inserted in the Congressional Record as if read; and that the Senate take one vote on the resolutions of ratification to be considered as separate votes; further, that when the resolutions of ratification are voted upon the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table; the President then be notified of the Senate's action and that following the disposition of the treaties, the Senate return to legislative session.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the following nomination on the Executive Calendar, No. 360.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, as in executive session, I ask unanimous consent that on Monday, November 3, at 2:45 p.m., the Senate proceed to executive session for the consideration of calendar No. 351, the nomination of Charles Rossotti, to be Commissioner of the Internal Revenue. I further ask unanimous consent there be 3 hours of debate equally divided as follows: Senator Lott or his designee, 60 minutes; Senator Moynihan, 90 minutes; and Senator Roth, 30 minutes. I further ask unanimous consent that following the conclusion or yielding back of the time, the Senate proceed to a vote on the confirmation of Mr. Rossotti, and that following that vote the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return to legislative session.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I also ask unanimous consent that following the adoption of the conference report, Senator Domenici be recognized to offer and the Senate proceed to a concurrent resolution making technical corrections in the enrollment of the DOD authorization conference report regarding section 3165 of the bill and to address an issue with respect to correcting several mistakes and that no amendments be in order and that the concurrent resolution be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, all without further action or debate, and the text of the resolution be printed in the Record following this request.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that there now be a period for morning business with Senators permitted to speak for up to 5 minutes each.

Mr. NICKLES

Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.