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Charles E. Schumer was mentioned in LEGISLATIVE SESSION on page S1747 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on March 23 in the Congressional Record.

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LEGISLATIVE SESSION

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senate will now resume legislative session.

The majority leader.

Cloture Motion

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the substitute amendment 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 amendment No. 5002 to Calendar No. 282, H.R. 4521, a bill to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology, as amended.

Charles E. Schumer, Patty Murray, Benjamin L. Cardin,

Tammy Duckworth, Mark R. Warner, Robert P. Casey, Jr.,

Jack Reed, Tina Smith, Brian Schatz, Christopher

Murphy, Mazie K. Hirono, Mark Kelly, Tammy Baldwin,

Jacky Rosen, Ron Wyden, Margaret Wood Hassan, Maria

Cantwell.

Cloture Motion

Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I send a cloture motion to the bill 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 Calendar No. 282, H.R. 4521, a bill to provide for a coordinated Federal research initiative to ensure continued United States leadership in engineering biology, as amended.

Charles E. Schumer, Patty Murray, Benjamin L. Cardin,

Tammy Duckworth, Mark R. Warner, Robert P. Casey, Jr.,

Jack Reed, Tina Smith, Brian Schatz, Christopher

Murphy, Mazie K. Hirono, Mark Kelly, Tammy Baldwin,

Jacky Rosen, Ron Wyden, Margaret Wood Hassan, Maria

Cantwell.

Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the mandatory quorum calls for the cloture motions filed today, Wednesday, March 23, be waived.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 52

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