[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8191]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017--Continued

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader is recognized.


                             CLOTURE MOTION

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the desk for 
S. 2943.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to read the motion.
  The senior assistant 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 Calendar No. 
     469, S. 2943, a bill 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.
         John McCain, John Cornyn, Orrin G. Hatch, Tom Cotton, 
           Kelly Ayotte, Deb Fischer, Mike Rounds, Lindsey Graham, 
           John Barrasso, Roger F. Wicker, Joni Ernst, Thom 
           Tillis, Daniel Coats, Chuck Grassley, John Thune, Steve 
           Daines, Mitch McConnell.

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

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