[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2347]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2009--MOTION TO PROCEED


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, ordinarily I would ask consent to proceed to 
legislation, especially S. 160, a bill to provide the District of 
Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the 
House of Representatives, but I know there is an objection; therefore, 
I will not ask consent. But in view of an objection that would be 
lodged against the proceeding, I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 
23, S. 160, and I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under rule XXII, the clerk will report the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 160, the 
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2009.
  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 S. 160, the District of Columbia House Voting 
     Rights Act of 2009.
         Harry Reid, Joseph I. Lieberman, Richard Durbin, Charles 
           E. Schumer, Christopher J. Dodd, Benjamin L. Cardin, 
           Edward E. Kaufman, Mark Udall, Daniel K. Inouye, 
           Michael F. Bennet, Mary L. Landrieu, Mark L. Pryor, 
           Sheldon Whitehouse, Roland W. Burris, Patty Murray, 
           Bernard Sanders, Thomas R. Carper.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum be 
waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. I now withdraw the motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The leader has that right. The motion is 
withdrawn.
  Mr. REID. I now ask unanimous consent that the cloture vote occur at 
11 a.m. on Tuesday, February 24; that if cloture is invoked on the 
motion, then all postcloture time be considered yielded back, the 
motion to proceed be agreed to, and the Senate proceed to the 
consideration of the bill.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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