Wednesday, July 11, 2007

The Senate will convene at 9:30 a.m. and will be in a period of morning business until 10:30 a.m., with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each and the time equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees. The Majority will control the first half and the Republicans will control the final half.

At 10:30 a.m., the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 1585, the Defense Authorization bill. The time until 11:30 a.m. will be for debate only with respect to the motion to invoke cloture on the Webb amendment No. 2012 (Troop Readiness), with the time equally divided and controlled between the chair and ranking member or their designees, and the final 20 minutes prior to 11:30 a.m. for the two leaders with the majority leader controlling the final 10 minutes. At 11:30 a.m., the Senate will proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the Webb amendment No. 2012.

Senators have until 10:30 a.m. to file any germane second degree amendments to the Webb amendment.