[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 30 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1648]
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    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I now ask that the Senate turn to the 
conference report for the D.C. appropriations bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the conference report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Conference report to accompany H.R. 2546, a bill making 
     appropriations for the Government of the District of Columbia 
     and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
     the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

  The Senate resumed the consideration of the conference report.


                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:


                             Cloture Motion

       We, the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the conference 
     report to accompany H.R. 2546, the D.C. Appropriations bill.
         Bob Dole, Trent Lott, Jesse Helms, Phil Gramm, Judd 
           Gregg, Dirk Kempthorne, Strom Thurmond, Olympia Snowe, 
           Bob Smith, Dan Coats, Larry E. Craig, John Ashcroft, 
           Thad Cochran, Jon Kyl, Mark Hatfield, Robert F. 
           Bennett.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture 
vote occur at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, March 12, and the live quorum 
under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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