September 27, 1978
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EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR THE RATIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, I, therefore, move that the Senate proceed to the consideration of House Joint Resolution 638.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the motion of the Senator from West Virginia.
Mr. MATHIAS. Mr. President, will the majority leader advise us as to the nature of that?
CLOTURE MOTION
Mr. ROBERT C. BYRD. Mr. President, I send to the desk a cloture motion.
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. METZENBAUM) . The cloture motion having been presented under rule XXII, the Chair, without objection, 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, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the motion to proceed to the consideration of H. J. Res. 838, a joint resolution extending the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
James Abourezk, John Glenn, John C. Culver, Paul S. Sarbanes, John A. Durkin, Harrison A. Williams, Jr., Edward M. Kennedy, Wendell R. Anderson, Edmund S. Muskie, Patrick J. Leahy, Donald W. Riegle, Jr., Muriel Humphrey, Jennings Randolph, Dick Clark, Birch Bayh, Howard M. Metzenbaum, Spark M. Matsunaga, Robert C. Byrd.