Ted Stevens

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, March 26, 1998, to conduct a hearing on the implications of the recent Supreme Court decision concerning credit union membership.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Armed Services be authorized to meet on Thursday, March 26, 1998, at 10 a.m. in open session, to receive testimony on Department of Energy atomic energy defense activities in review of the Defense authorization request for fiscal year 1999 and the future years Defense program.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. We have a pending matter with people entitled to speak now if we go back on the bill. I would suggest the absence of a quorum so we can straighten that out, and the Senator can speak. If we make this arrangement, anyone who wants to speak may do so.

Mr. STEVENS. Reserving the right to object, what is the amendment?

Mr. STEVENS. Is this the one on which I was to have the colloquy with the Senator from Arkansas?

Mr. STEVENS. The Senator has that right.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. STEVENS. I move to lay that motion on the table. The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, we are waiting on an agreement on what to do with the bill for the remainder of the evening and tomorrow. I urge Senators--again, we are making up a list. We call it a finite list. We hope to get an agreement before we leave here that amendments, unless they are on the list, will not be in order for this bill. So I urge Senators to speak to their respective sides to see to it. That is the suggestion. I yield to the Senator from Virginia. He wants to qualify an amendment now.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, I do not know of any further amendments on our side. There will be a managers' package. I understand Senator Smith has an amendment, and Senator Murkowski has an amendment. Mr. President, before we do anything more, I would suggest the absence of a quorum and wait for the leader to come.

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 President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.

Mr. STEVENS

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, in behalf of the leader, I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today it stand in adjournment until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, that immediately following the prayer the routine requests through the morning hour be granted, and the Senate resume consideration of S. 1768, the emergency supplemental appropriations bill.

Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, tomorrow the Senate will resume consideration of this emergency supplemental appropriations bill with 50 minutes remaining on the Enzi amendment to begin at 10 o'clock. We have a couple of calendar items to take place before that time. So we will start on the bill at 9:30. I further ask unanimous consent that the vote on or in relation to the Enzi amendment occur at the expiration of the 50 minutes, which will be at 10:50 a.m.

Mr. STEVENS. Following that vote, I anticipate final action on IMF, amendment No. 2100. And that leaves the Nickles amendment as the only other issue that is presently brought to debate to be concluded prior to ending this bill. It is my understanding that about seven amendments on what we call the finite list are before the body now. We have two that have been brought forward on this side. I now ask unanimous consent that, unless an amendment is listed on that list tonight before we conclude business today, no further amendment other than what is on that list be in order for tomorrow. If you want to read that list, I will be happy to read that list.

Mr. STEVENS. They have both been identified and they are on the list as far as I am concerned. We will put them on the list now.

Mr. STEVENS. All right. As long as it is disclosed tonight, fine.

Mr. STEVENS. Will the Senator from Massachusetts clarify, is the amendment a second-degree for Nickles or a substitute for Nickles?

Mr. STEVENS. I have on the list, for everyone's notification, another version of the IMF amendment should the pending McConnell amendment be defeated, which I don't anticipate, but I just want people to know that.

Mr. STEVENS. If the IMF amendment is defeated, we would call up another version of that amendment.

Mr. STEVENS. No other amendments would be in order unless they are on the list tonight, but the second IMF amendment is on the list, Senator. It is my amendment.

Mr. STEVENS. Will the Senator permit me to make a statement?

Mr. STEVENS. On behalf of the majority leader, I announce there will be no further votes tonight.

Mr. STEVENS. I know there are at least three IMF amendments on the amendments listed on your side, and I have another one on my side, which is another IMF amendment similar to the one that is already before the Senate should the McConnell amendment be defeated.

Mr. STEVENS. There are four that are there. You mean other Senators? If the Senator wishes to do this, I would say this: If the McConnell amendment is defeated, any amendment pertaining to IMF will be cleared on this list. Any amendment--any Senator will be free to offer an amendment on IMF if the McConnell amendment is defeated.

Mr. STEVENS. The first vote will not occur under the agreement that has already been entered before 10:50 a.m.