[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7690]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




EXTENDING AUTHORITY UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT OF 
                        1978--MOTION TO PROCEED

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I move to proceed to S. 1357.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the motion.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       Motion to proceed to Calendar No. 86, S. 1357, a bill to 
     extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to 
     business records, and individual terrorists as agents of 
     foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
     Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk for 
the motion to proceed.
  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 motion to 
     proceed to S. 1357, a bill to extend authority relating to 
     roving surveillance, access to business records, and 
     individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 
     2015, and for other purposes.
         Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Daniel Coats, Thom Tillis, 
           Mike Rounds, Pat Roberts, Richard Burr, John Barrasso, 
           Tom Cotton, Shelley Moore Capito, David Perdue, Lamar 
           Alexander, Michael B. Enzi, David Vitter, Johnny 
           Isakson, Roy Blunt.


                           Order of Procedure

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
mandatory quorum call with respect to the cloture motion on the Hatch 
amendment, No. 1221, be waived.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, reserving the right to object.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?
  Mr. REID. No objection.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.


               Measure Placed on the Calendar--H.R. 2353

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I understand there is a bill at the 
desk that is due for a second reading.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will read the bill by title for the 
second time.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2353) to provide an extension of Federal-aid 
     highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and 
     other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for 
     other purposes.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, in order to place the bill on the 
calendar under the provisions of rule XIV, I object to further 
proceeding.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objection is heard.
  The bill will be placed on the calendar.
  Mr. REID. 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. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, the Senate will shortly vote on cloture----
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator will suspend.

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