[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10879]
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        INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT OF 1997

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the pending business.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1173) to authorize funds for the construction of 
     highways, for highway safety programs, and for mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes.

  Pending:

       Chafee-Warner amendment No. 1312, to provide for a 
     continuing designation of a metropolitan planning 
     organization.
       Chafee-Warner amendment No. 1313 (to language proposed to 
     be stricken by the committee amendment, as modified), of a 
     perfecting nature.
       Chafee-Warner amendment No. 1314 (to Amendment No. 1313), 
     of a perfecting nature.
       Motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Environment 
     and Public Works, with instructions.
       Lott amendment No. 1317 (to instructions of the motion to 
     recommit), to authorize funds for construction of highways, 
     for highway safety programs, and for mass transit programs.
       Lott amendment No. 1318 (to Amendment No. 1317), to strike 
     the limitation on obligations for administrative expenses.

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.
  Mr. LOTT addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator majority leader.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk on the 
pending highway legislation.
  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 modified 
     committee amendment to S. 1173, the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act:
         Senators Trent Lott, John H. Chafee, Paul Coverdell, 
           Christopher Bond, Jesse Helms, Michael B. Enzi, John 
           Ashcroft, Don Nickles, Craig Thomas, Mike DeWine, 
           Richard S. Lugar, Pat Roberts, Ted Stevens, Wayne 
           Allard, Dirk Kempthorne, and Larry Craig.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, this 
cloture vote will occur on Thursday, October 23, at a time to be 
determined later. However, I do ask unanimous consent that the 
mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a second cloture motion to the desk 
to the pending bill.
  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 modified 
     committee amendment to S. 1173, the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act:
         Senators Trent Lott, John Chafee, Paul Coverdell, 
           Christopher Bond, Jesse Helms, Mike Enzi, John 
           Ashcroft, Don Nickles, Craig Thomas, Mike DeWine, 
           Richard Lugar, Pat Roberts, Ted Stevens, Wayne Allard, 
           Dirk Kempthorne, and Larry Craig.

  Mr. LOTT. For the information of all Senators, this cloture vote will 
occur on Thursday also, if necessary. It will be the intention of the 
majority leader to schedule the vote in the afternoon Thursday, if 
cloture is not invoked Thursday morning.
  I now ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under rule XXII 
be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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