[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12600]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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 NOMINATION OF PAMELA HARRIS TO BE UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE 
                             FOURTH CIRCUIT

  Mr. REID. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive session to 
consider Calendar No. 929.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion to 
proceed.
  The motion was agreed to.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. REID. I send a cloture motion to the desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant to rule XXII, the Chair lays before 
the Senate the pending cloture motion, which the clerk will state.
  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 
     Pamela Harris, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge 
     for the Fourth Circuit.
         Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Barbara A. Mikulski, 
           Benjamin L. Cardin, Thomas R. Carper, Sheldon 
           Whitehouse, Christopher A. Coons, Bernard Sanders, 
           Dianne Feinstein, Mazie K. Hirono, Richard Blumenthal, 
           Amy Klobuchar, Edward J. Markey, Tom Harkin, Kirsten E. 
           Gillibrand, Christopher Murphy, Cory A. Booker.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The legislative clerk reported the nomination of Pamela Harris, of 
Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent the mandatory 
quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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