[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Pages 12626-12627]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX ACT OF 1999

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
turn to Calendar No. 152, H.R. 1259, regarding the Social Security 
lockbox issue.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 1259) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to protect Social Security surpluses through 
     strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.


                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk to the 
pending 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, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on H.R. 1259, the 
     Social Security and Medicare Safe Deposit Box Act of 1999.
         Trent Lott, Spencer Abraham, Rick Santorum, Gordon Smith 
           of Oregon,

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           Mike Crapo, John H. Chafee, Judd Gregg, Larry E. Craig, 
           Rod Grams, Connie Mack, Frank Murkowski, John Warner, 
           Slade Gorton, Fred Thompson, Michael B. Enzi, and Paul 
           Coverdell.

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, for the information of all Senators, if no 
previous cloture motions are invoked, this cloture vote will occur on 
Wednesday of this week, 1 hour after the Senate convenes, unless 
changed by consent.
  All Senators will be notified as to the exact time of the cloture 
vote.


                            Call of the Roll

  In the meantime, I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum 
under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, did the Senator have a reservation or a 
comment?
  Mr. DASCHLE. Before we moved off this legislation, it was my 
intention to lay down an amendment. I don't need any time to talk about 
the amendment tonight but certainly prior to the time we have the 
cloture vote. Obviously, our desire is to offer some amendments to the 
bill. Because the bill is now the subject of the consideration of the 
Senate, it would be my desire at this point to lay down an amendment.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I understand the Senator's desire, and I 
want to talk with the Senator about how he wished to proceed on this 
issue this week. However, I do not yield for the purpose of laying down 
an amendment at this time.

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