[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S6848]
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                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, I 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 Calendar No. 
     433, S. 1745, the Department of Defense authorization bill:
         Trent Lott, Don Nickles, Dirk Kempthorne, Rod Grams, Jim 
           Jeffords, Craig Thomas, Kay Bailey Hutchison, 
           Christopher S. Bond, John Ashcroft, Conrad Burns, Judd 
           Gregg, Larry Pressler, Orrin G. Hatch, Mitch McConnell, 
           Hank Brown, Sheila Frahm.

  Mr. GRAMS. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, this 
second cloture vote, if necessary, will occur on Thursday, June 27, 
1996, and also Senators should be reminded that all first-degree 
amendments to the DOD authorization bill must be filed by 1 p.m. on 
Wednesday, June 26, in order to qualify under the provisions of rule 
XXII.

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