[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3797]
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                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, I send a second cloture motion to the 
desk and ask the clerk to report.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The bill 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 motion to 
     proceed to S. 543, a bill to provide certain protections to 
     volunteers, nonprofit organizations, and governmental 
     entities in lawsuits based on the activities of volunteers:
         Trent Lott, Paul Coverdell, Larry Craig, John Ashcroft, 
           John McCain, Tim Hutchinson, Phil Gramm, Pete Domenici, 
           Wayne Allard, Slade Gorton, Pat Roberts, Ted Stevens, 
           Ben Campbell, Olympia Snowe, Mike Enzi, and Spencer 
           Abraham.

  Mr. COVERDELL. Mr. President, of course, the purpose of these motions 
is to try to break the filibuster.
  Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, in light of the 
failed cloture vote that occurred today, on the motion to proceed to 
the Volunteer Protection Act, I have just filed two additional cloture 
motions which call for the cloture votes to occur on Thursday of this 
week. Senators should be aware that a second cloture vote on this issue 
will occur on Wednesday of this week. Assuming our Democratic 
colleagues choose to continue to filibuster the motion to proceed to 
the Volunteer Protection Act and the second cloture vote fails on 
Wednesday, April 30, then these two additional votes would be necessary 
on Thursday. As always, the leader will notify the body when these 
votes have been scheduled during Thursday's session of the Senate.

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