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On the recordJune 29, 2012
I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding lack of receipt of the papers with respect to the conference report to accompany H.R. 4348, at 12:55 p.m. today, the Senate proceed to a series of stacked votes as outlined in this agreement; that the time until then be equally be divided between the two leaders or their designees; that the only points of order in order to the conference report be budget points of order or points of order relative to rule XXVIII, which is the scope of conference, or rule XXVIII, paragraph 9, availability; that if a rule XXVIII scope of conference point of order, rule XXVIII availability point of order or budget-related point of order is made against the conference report and an applicable motion to waive is made during any debate time, the Senate proceed to vote on the motions to waive in the order they were raised following the use or yielding back of time; that if the motions to waive are successful, the Senate proceed to vote on the conference report; that adoption of the conference report be subject to a 60-affirmative-vote threshold; that there be 2 minutes equally divided in the usual form prior to each vote, and all after the first vote be 10-minute votes, and I ask that in spite of the fact the votes may not come right after each other, all the rest today will be 10-minute votes; further, that if the conference report is adopted, the title amendment be agreed to; finally, that no motions to recommit be in order to the conference report.…
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Jun 29, 2012

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