[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15688]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017--CONFERENCE 
                                 REPORT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask that the Chair lay before the 
Senate the conference report accompanying S. 2943.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Chair lays before the Senate the 
conference report to accompany S. 2943, which will be stated by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     2943), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
     military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
     strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, 
     having met, have agreed that the Senate recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the House and agree to the 
     same with an amendment and the House agree to the same. 
     Signed by a majority of the conferees on the part of both 
     Houses.

  Thereupon, the Senate proceeded to consider the conference report.
  The conference report is printed in the House proceedings of the 
Record of November 30, 2016.)


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, 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 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 conference 
     report to accompany S. 2943, National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
         Mitch McConnell, Deb Fischer, Thom Tillis, Daniel Coats, 
           James M. Inhofe, John Hoeven, Cory Gardner, Orrin G. 
           Hatch, Mark Kirk, Tom Cotton, John Cornyn, Lindsey 
           Graham, Mike Rounds, Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, John 
           McCain.

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
mandatory quorum call be waived with respect to this cloture motion.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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