[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 98 (Tuesday, July 25, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7522-S7523]
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   ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001--MOTION TO 
                                PROCEED


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I move to proceed to the bill, and I send a 
cloture motion to the desk.
  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, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 688, H.R.

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     4733, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 
     2001:
         Trent Lott, Pete Domenici, Frank Murkowski, Pat Roberts, 
           Jesse Helms, Larry Craig, Ted Stevens, Kit Bond, George 
           Voinovich, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Chuck Grassley, Sam 
           Brownback, Don Nickles, Mike Crapo, Slade Gorton and 
           Orrin Hatch.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, this cloture vote will occur on Thursday 
unless we are in a postcloture situation on the Treasury-Postal Service 
appropriations bill, the intelligence authorization bill, or on the 
energy and water appropriations bill under some other agreement.
  I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. I now withdraw the motion to proceed. I believe I have that 
right.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator has that right.

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