[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Pages 8188-8189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREEMENT--H.R. 2577

  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 7:30 p.m. 
this evening, the Chair lay before the Senate the House message 
accompanying H.R. 2577; that Senator McConnell or his designee be 
recognized to make a motion that the Senate disagree to the amendment 
of the House, agree to the request by the House for a conference, and 
authorize the Presiding Officer to appoint conferees; further, that 
Senator McConnell or his designee be recognized to offer a motion to 
invoke cloture on the motion to go to conference and that once a 
cloture motion is offered, all time be yielded back and the Senate vote 
on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to go to conference; 
further, that if the motion to go to conference is agreed to, that 
Senator Nelson or his designee be recognized to offer a motion to 
instruct conferees and Senator Sullivan or his designee

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be recognized to offer a motion to instruct conferees and that the 
Senate vote with no intervening action or debate on the motions to 
instruct conferees in the order listed and that both motions require 60 
affirmative votes for adoption; finally, that there be no further 
motions to instruct in order and that there be 4 minutes, equally 
divided, prior to each vote on the motions to instruct.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I am grateful you will not make me repeat 
that.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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