One Response to Senate to Vote on Bailout Today

1. selise October 1st, 2008 at 5:23 am «

   yesterday, reid made a statement on a unanimous consent agreement for the bailout legislation. i don’t think we can embed c-span video at oxdown, so here is the link to the c-span clip:

   http://www.c-spanarchives.org/…..8&n=2

   the schedule, as outlined by durbin on the senate floor is as follows:

   10a – senate convenes and takes up consideration of h.r.7081, the nuclear technology sales to india (aka escalating the war on pakistan).

   12:30p-2:15p recess for weekly meeting

   7p expect vote amtrak and rail safety

   additional votes may be taken this evening.

   my understanding of the unanimous consent agreement is that if the senate leaders have an agreement, senator dodd will introduce the legislation at some point after the debate on h.r.7081 and as reported the only amendment to be permitted is sanders’.

   further details:

   2.5 hours of debate (90 min of debate on dodd’s legislation, 60 min on sanders’ amendment)
   sanders’ amendment is a voice vote
   dodd legislation requires 60 votes to pass

   it looks a little complicated to me, so here is the original text, in case i’ve gotten anything wrong:

   from the daily digest, the agreement as published.

   H.R. 1424 (ORDER NO. 610)

   2.–Ordered, That on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, following the
   debate with respect to H.R. 7081, the Senate proceed to the
   consideration of H.R. 1424, an act to amend section 712 of the Employee
   Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public
   Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
   require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related
   disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination
   on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and
   employment, and for other purposes.
   Ordered further, That once the bill is reported, the amendment of
   the Senator from Connecticut (Mr. Dodd) be considered, only if both
   Leaders are in concurrence with the provisions of the Dodd amendment and
   have so notified the Chair; provided, that there be 90 minutes of
   general debate on the amendment, with the time equally divided and
   controlled between the Leaders or their designees; provided further,
   that upon the use or yielding back of this time, the amendment be set
   aside.
   Ordered further, That the only other amendment in order be the
   amendment of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) re: tax on high
   income individuals; provided, that there be 60 minutes of debate with
   respect to the amendment, with the time equally divided and controlled
   in the usual form.
   Ordered further, 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 the disposition of H.R. 7081.
   Ordered further, That with respect to the disposition of the
   amendments to H.R. 1424, the first vote occur with respect to the
   Sanders amendment; provided, that upon the disposition of the Sanders
   amendment, the Senate consider the Dodd amendment, and that upon the
   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,
   with the above occurring without further intervening action or debate;
   provided, that the Dodd amendment and the bill both be subject to a 60
   vote threshold.
   Ordered further, That on Wednesday, October 1, 2008, there be 2
   minutes of debate equally divided prior to each vote; and that after the
   first vote of any sequence, the succeeding votes be 10 minutes in
   duration. (Sept. 30, 2008.)