[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 37 (Monday, March 18, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S2259]
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  COMMONSENSE PRODUCT LIABILITY LEGAL REFORM ACT OF 1996--CONFERENCE 
                                 REPORT

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
turn to the consideration of the product liability conference report.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant 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 Senate resumed consideration of the conference report.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I now send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The assistant 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, Hank Brown, Chuck Grassley, 
           Craig Thomas, Larry E. Craig, Frank H. Murkowski, Nancy 
           L. Kassebaum, Mark Hatfield, Larry Pressler, Bob Smith, 
           Jon Kyl, John H. Chafee, Conrad Burns, Pete V. 
           Domenici, John McCain.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, this 
cloture vote will occur on Wednesday, March 20, unless invoked on 
Tuesday of this week.

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