[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 36 (Friday, March 15, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2210-S2211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMONSENSE PRODUCT LIABILITY LEGAL REFORM ACT OF 1996--CONFERENCE 
                                 REPORT

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate

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proceed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 956, the product 
liability bill.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The report will be stated.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The committee on conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     956), a bill to establish legal standards and procedures for 
     product liability litigation, and for other purposes, having 
     met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend 
     and do recommend to their respective Houses this report, 
     signed by a majority of the conferees.

  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Senate will proceed to 
the consideration of the conference report.
  (The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the 
Record of March 14, 1996.)


                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  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. 956, the Product Liability Fairness 
     Act:
         Slade Gorton, Trent Lott, Strom Thurmond, Rod Grams, Jim 
           Jeffords, Bob Smith, Dan Coats, Judd Gregg, Jay 
           Rockefeller, Craig Thomas, Don Nickles, Conrad Burns, 
           Phil Gramm, John McCain, Larry Pressler, Pete V. 
           Domenici.

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote 
on the conference report occur on Tuesday, March 19, at a time to be 
determined by the two leaders.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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