[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 91 (Thursday, June 24, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S7579]
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      DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY 
                APPROPRIATIONS, 2000--MOTION TO PROCEED


                             cloture motion

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, there was a lot of discussion earlier today 
about the importance of law enforcement agencies and the need for the 
Federal Government to be a part of fighting crime and drugs in our 
schools in our streets and our neighborhoods. Therefore, I move to 
proceed to S. 1217, the Commerce, Justice, and State Department 
appropriations bill, and I send a cloture motion to the desk on this 
important bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The 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, 
     hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 153, S. 1217, the Commerce, Justice, 
     State appropriations bill:

         Senators Trent Lott, Ted Stevens, Fred Thompson, Judd 
           Gregg, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Thad Cochran, George V. 
           Voinovich, Paul Coverdell, Conrad Burns, Pete Domenici, 
           Christopher S. Bond, Mike DeWine, Slade Gorton, John 
           Ashcroft, Frank H. Murkowski, and Jeff Sessions.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, will the leader yield for a question 
prior to proceeding?
  Mr. LOTT. I will be glad to yield.
  Mr. DASCHLE. The leader mentioned the importance of the Commerce-
State-Justice bill for purposes of dealing with the crime issue, and 
all the other issues. I would be interested, if the majority leader 
could tell us who the conference nominees would be for the conference 
committee on the juvenile justice bill. Are we prepared to select the 
conferees on the juvenile justice bill?

  Mr. LOTT. I believe we are. I will need to talk to Senator Hatch. We 
would have to confer on the Senators who would be conferees. But it is 
my intent to have conferees appointed on that bill. When we get through 
here, I would be glad to talk to the minority leader about that.
  Mr. DASCHLE. I thank the majority leader.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I withdraw the motion to proceed.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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