[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21357]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               PROTECT IP ACT OF 2011--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I now move to proceed to Calendar No. 70, S. 
968.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to the bill (S. 968) to prevent online 
     threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual 
     property, and for other purposes.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I have a cloture motion which is at 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, 
     hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to 
     proceed to Calendar No. 70, S. 968, a bill to prevent online 
     threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual 
     property, and for other purposes.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Dianne Feinstein, Bill 
           Nelson, Max Baucus, Tom Harkin, Kay R. Hagan, Al 
           Franken, Jeff Bingaman, Tom Udall, Benjamin L. Cardin, 
           Barbara Boxer, Herb Kohl, Amy Klobuchar, Mary L. 
           Landrieu, Tim Johnson, Christopher A. Coons.

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the cloture 
vote on the motion to proceed to S. 968 occur at 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, 
January 24--that is the day after we start the session--and that the 
mandatory quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, this is a bipartisan piece of legislation 
which is extremely important. Senator Leahy and Senator Grassley have 
worked very hard to get this to the floor. I repeat, it is bipartisan. 
I hope we can have a productive couple of days, pass this bill, and 
move on to other matters.
  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. WYDEN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Klobuchar). Without objection, it is so 
ordered.

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