[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 82 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S6913]
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  GUIDANCE FOR THE DESIGNATION OF EMERGENCIES AS A PART OF THE BUDGET 
                                PROCESS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
turn to calendar No. 89, S. 557, the budget process bill to which the 
lockbox issue has been offered as an amendment.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 557) to provide guidance for the designation of 
     emergencies as a part of the budget process.

  The Senate resumed consideration of the bill.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. LOTT. I send a cloture motion to the desk to the pending 
amendment.
  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 pending 
     amendment No. 297 to Calendar No. 89, S. 557, a bill to 
     provide guidance for the designation of emergencies as a part 
     of the budget process:
         Trent Lott, Pete Domenici, Rod Grams, Mike Crapo, Bill 
           Frist, Michael B. Enzi, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Judd 
           Gregg, Strom Thurmond, Chuck Hagel, Thad Cochran, Rick 
           Santorum, Paul Coverdell, Jim Inhofe, Bob Smith of New 
           Hampshire, and Wayne Allard.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, this 
cloture vote will occur then on Tuesday under rule XXII.


                            Call of the Roll

  I now ask unanimous consent that the vote occur immediately following 
the passage vote on the Y2K bill Tuesday, with the mandatory quorum 
under rule XXII being waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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