[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY RELIEF ACT OF 2000--Continued


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, negotiations are still ongoing with respect 
to the pending marriage tax penalty legislation. However, a resolution 
to the issue has not been worked out yet. It looks as if we are not 
going to be able to get it before the recess.
  I call for the regular order with respect to H.R. 6 and 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 pending amendment to Calendar No. 437, H.R. 6, 
the Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 2000:
         Trent Lott, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Tim Hutchinson, Chuck 
           Hagel, Larry E. Craig, Phil Gramm, Jesse Helms, Strom 
           Thurmond, Rod Grams, Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts, Judd 
           Gregg, Wayne Allard, Richard Shelby, Gordon Smith of 
           Oregon, and Bill Frist.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this cloture 
vote occur immediately following the vote scheduled at 12:15 on 
Tuesday, April 25, and the mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, the vote will occur at approximately 2:25 
p.m., or after the 2:15 vote.
  On Tuesday, it is my hope that Members will allow me to vitiate the 
cloture vote and enter into a reasonable agreement that would allow 
swifter passage of the bill. Of course, I would like to continue to see 
if we can get agreement on alternatives or relevant amendments.


  On yesterday, part of our problem in getting an agreement worked out 
was we didn't get the chance to even look at the amendments before the 
end of the day. But I am still hopeful we are going to be able to come 
up with something that would allow us to get an agreement and vitiate 
this cloture vote.

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