[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 137 (Saturday, September 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S11770]
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             SETTING THE TIME FOR COUNTING ELECTORAL VOTES

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I send to the desk a bill and ask for its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2158) to set the time for counting electoral 
     votes.

  Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the bill be 
deemed read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed at 
the appropriate place in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2158) was deemed read for a third time and passed, as 
follows:

                                S. 2158

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,
       In carrying out the procedure set forth in section 15 of 
     title 3, United States Code, for 1997, ``the 9th day of 
     January'' shall be substituted for ``the sixth day of 
     January'' in the first sentence of such section.

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