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SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17, 1990
TODAY, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
THE SENATE WILL RECONVENE AT 2:15 P.M., AND BEGIN NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES OF DEBATE ON 7 TAX TREATIES ON THE EXECUTIVE CALENDAR. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE DEBATE, THE SENATE WILL BEGIN A ROLL CALL VOTE, WHICH WILL COUNT FOR 7 ROLL CALL VOTES ON THE TAX TREATIES. FOLLOWING THE TAX TREATY VOTE, THERE WILL BE 2 ADDITIONAL BACK-TO-BACK VOTES ON A FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE AMENDMENT TO THE BETTS BILL. FOLLOWING THOSE 3 BACK-TO-BACK VOTES, THERE WILL BE 1 HOUR OF DEBATE ON THE COATS, TRASH AMENDMENT, TO THE D.C. APPROPRIATIONS BILL. FOLLOWING THE DEBATE, THERE WILL BE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE COATS AMENDMENT, TO BE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A VOTE ON FINAL PASSAGE OF THE D.C. APPROPRIATIONS BILL. FOLLOWING THOSE VOTES, IT IS EXPECTED THE SENATE WILL RESUME THE BETTS BILL. THEREFORE, SENATORS SHOULD BE ON NOTICE THAT THERE WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 11 ROLL CALL VOTES DURING TODAY'S SESSION OF THE SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
THE SENATE IS EXPECTED TO RESUME THE BETTS BILL. VOTES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR, HOWEVER, ROSH HASHANAH BEGINS AT SUNDOWN ON WEDNESDAY, THEREFORE, VOTES WILL BE POSTPONED AND STACKED FROM SUNDOWN WEDNESDAY, TO SUNDOWN THURSDAY. SENATORS WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN VOTES WILL BEGIN THURSDAY EVENING.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
RESUME CONSIDERATION OF THE BETTS BILL. HOWEVER, VOTES WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL SUNDOWN. FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE BETTS BILL, IT IS EXPECTED THE MAJORITY LEADER WILL RESUME S. 1224, THE CAFE STANDARDS BILL. BY A PREVIOUS UNANIMOUS CONSENT, A
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CLOTURE VOTE WILL OCCUR ON THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE, ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE SENATE'S CONSIDERATION OF THE CAFE BILL. THEREFORE, IF THE SENATE RESUMES CAFE ON THURSDAY, A CLOTURE VOTE WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK ON THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE.
ALSO, THE SENATE COULD BE ASKED TO TURN TO ANY APPROPRIATIONS BILLS, IF THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, DURING THE SESSION OF THE SENATE THIS WEEK.