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

  Mr. COVERDELL. With that, Mr. President, I regretfully--I say 
regretfully--send a cloture motion to the desk and ask for 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, Rod Grams, 
           Craig Thomas, Jesse Helms, Wayne Allard, Pete Domenici, 
           Slade Gorton, Pat Roberts, Ted Stevens, and Olympia 
           Snowe.

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