[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16830]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 ESTATE TAX AND EXTENSION OF TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2006--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to Calendar No. 562, H.R. 5970, the bill that relates to the 
death tax, minimum wage increase, and other tax provisions.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I object on behalf of the Democratic 
leader.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I move to proceed to H.R. 5970, and I 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 assistant 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 motion to 
     proceed to H.R. 5970: a bill to amend the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the 
     estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to 
     repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-
     skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for 
     other purposes.
         Bill Frist, Michael Crapo, Lamar Alexander, Richard C. 
           Shelby, Sam Brownback, Saxby Chambliss, Chuck Hagel, 
           Tom Coburn, Richard Burr, Orrin Hatch, Thad Cochran, 
           John Ensign, David Vitter, Pat Roberts, Craig Thomas, 
           Jeff Sessions, Mel Martinez.

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, this vote will occur on Friday morning, 
unless changed by agreement, and we will announce the exact time for 
that vote as we get closer to it. In the meantime, I now withdraw the 
motion to proceed so we can return to the Defense appropriations bill 
over the next 24 hours.
  Again, I believe the two managers will be able to work together over 
the next 24 to 48 hours and finish the Defense bill prior to the 
cloture vote on Friday. Therefore, I now withdraw the motion to proceed 
to H.R. 5970.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The motion is withdrawn.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I will suggest the absence of a quorum here 
shortly while we work through a few remaining items of business before 
closing for the day.
  Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the order for the 
quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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