[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Pages 9391-9392]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, I move to proceed to executive 
session to consider Calendar No. 115.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion.

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  The motion was agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the nomination.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of 
Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission for the term of five years expiring June 30, 
2022.


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam 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 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 the nomination 
     of Kristine L. Svinicki, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the term of five years 
     expiring June 30, 2022.
         Mitch McConnell, Orrin G. Hatch, John Hoeven, John 
           Cornyn, John Barrasso, John Boozman, Mike Rounds, Thom 
           Tillis, Chuck Grassley, John Thune, Mike Crapo, Bill 
           Cassidy, James M. Inhofe, Thad Cochran, Steve Daines, 
           Tom Cotton, Roger F. Wicker.

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

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