[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S8049]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              FDA FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT--Continued

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will come to order.
  The majority leader.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, what is the business before the Senate?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate is considering S. 510.
  Mr. REID. The food safety bill; is that right?
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is correct.


                     Committee Substitute Withdrawn

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported 
substitute be withdrawn.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


                           Amendment No. 4715

                (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute)

  Mr. REID. I now call up the Harkin substitute amendment which is at 
the desk and ask for that amendment to be considered read.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Nevada [Mr. Reid], for Mr. Harkin, 
     proposes an amendment numbered 4715.

  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')


                            Cloture Motions

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have two cloture motions at the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the cloture motions.
  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 Harkin 
     substitute amendment No. 4715 to Calendar No. 247, S. 510, 
     the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Claire McCaskill, Tom 
           Harkin, Carl Levin, Daniel K. Inouye, Richard J. 
           Durbin, Byron L. Dorgan, Jack Reed, Jeff Bingaman, Mark 
           Begich, Blanche L. Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Daniel K. 
           Akaka, Sherrod Brown, Sheldon Whitehouse, Patty Murray, 
           Debbie Stabenow, Barbara Boxer.

                             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 Calendar No. 247, 
     S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Claire McCaskill, Tom 
           Harkin, Carl Levin, Daniel K. Inouye, Richard J. 
           Durbin, Byron L. Dorgan, Jack Reed, Jeff Bingaman, Mark 
           Begich, Blanche L. Lincoln, Robert Menendez, Daniel K. 
           Akaka, Sherrod Brown, Sheldon Whitehouse, Patty Murray, 
           Debbie Stabenow, Barbara Boxer.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent the cloture vote on the substitute 
amendment occur at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 29, and the mandatory 
quorum be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that if cloture is invoked on the 
substitute, then all postcloture time be yielded back except for the 
time specified in this agreement; and that the only amendments or 
motions in order be those specified in this agreement, with debate 
limitations as specified:
  Johanns motion to suspend with respect to amendment No. 4702; Baucus 
motion to suspend with respect to amendment No. 4713, with a total of 
60 minutes of debate with respect to these two motions with the time 
equally divided and controlled between Senators Baucus and Johanns; 
Coburn motion to suspend with respect to amendment No. 4696--
substitute; Coburn motion to suspend with respect to amendment No. 4697 
dealing with earmarks; that there be a total of 4 hours of debate with 
respect to the Coburn motions, equally divided and controlled between 
Senators Coburn and Inouye or their designees; that upon the use or 
yielding back of all time specified here, the Senate proceed to vote 
with respect to the motions to suspend in the order listed: Johanns 
1099; Baucus 1099; Coburn earmarks; Coburn substitute; that upon 
disposition of the motions, and if any motion is successful, then the 
Senate vote immediately on the amendment; that no further motions or 
amendments be in order; the substitute amendment, as amended, if 
amended, be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read a third time; that 
after the reading of the pay-go statement with respect to the bill, the 
Senate proceed to vote on passage of the bill; and that the cloture 
motion with respect to the bill be withdrawn.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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