[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2919]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF JAMES DONATO TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE 
                    NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

  Mr. REID. I now move to proceed to executive session to consider 
Calendar No. 566.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.
  The motion was agreed to.
  The clerk will report the nomination.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Nomination of James Donato, of California, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Northern District of 
     California.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. I have a cloture motion which has been filed 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 nomination of 
     James Donato, of California, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Northern District of California.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Benjamin L. Cardin, Mark L. 
           Pryor, Mark Begich, Robert Menendez, Tom Harkin, Amy 
           Klobuchar, Christopher Murphy, Patty Murray, Jon 
           Tester, Richard J. Durbin, Barbara Boxer, Angus S. 
           King, Jr., Claire McCaskill, Richard Blumenthal, 
           Sheldon Whitehouse, Jack Reed.

  Mr. REID. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum under 
rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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