[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 3, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S6283]
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                           Order of Procedure

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that, 
notwithstanding the provisions of rule XXII, the cloture vote on the 
Hargan nomination occur at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 4, and that if 
cloture is invoked, the Senate vote on confirmation at 3:15 p.m. with 
no intervening action or debate; that if confirmed, the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President 
be immediately notified of the Senate's action.
  I further ask that, upon disposition of the Hargan nomination, the 
Senate vote on cloture on the Quarles nomination, and that if cloture 
is invoked, the Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination at 10 
a.m. on Thursday, October 5; that if confirmed, the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table and the President 
be immediately notified of the Senate's action; further, that the time 
on Wednesday evening be for debate on the Quarles and Cissna 
nominations, concurrently.
  I further ask that the cloture vote on the Cissna nomination occur 
upon disposition of the Quarles nomination, and that if cloture is 
invoked, all time postcloture be considered expired and the Senate vote 
on confirmation with no intervening action or debate; that if 
confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon 
the table and the President be immediately notified of the Senate's 
action.
  I further ask that following disposition of the Cissna nomination, 
the Senate resume consideration of the Gingrich nomination, with a vote 
on cloture at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday; and that if cloture is invoked, 
the Senate vote on confirmation at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, October 16.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. McCONNELL. For the information of all Senators, we have now 
locked in the following vote schedule: one vote at 11 tomorrow morning, 
two votes at 3:15 tomorrow afternoon, three votes at 10 a.m. on 
Thursday, and one vote at 1:45 on Thursday afternoon.
  This will allow debate time on all of the pending nominations and 
accommodate important committee hearings that will be occurring off the 
floor.

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