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be divided equally between the majority and mi-
nority leaders or their designees. A motion to 
further limit debate is in order and not debat-
able. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, 
or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
other business, or a motion to recommit the joint 
resolution of disapproval is not in order. 
(E) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on pas-
sage shall occur immediately following the con-
clusion of the debate on the joint resolution of 
disapproval and a single quorum call at the con-
clusion of the debate, if requested in accordance 
with the rules of the Senate. 
(F) RULES
OF
THE
CHAIR
ON
PROCE-
DURE.—Appeals from the decisions of the Chair 
relating to the application of the rules of the 
Senate, as the case may be, to the procedure re-
lating to the joint resolution of disapproval shall 
be decided without debate. 
(G) CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGES.— 
Debate in the Senate of any veto message with 
respect to the joint resolution of disapproval, in-
cluding all debatable motions and appeals in 
connection with such joint resolution, shall be 
limited to 10 hours, to be equally divided be-
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tween, and controlled by, the majority leader and 
the minority leader or their designees. 
(6) PROCEDURES IN THE SENATE.—Except as 
otherwise provided in this subsection, the following 
procedures shall apply in the Senate to a joint resolu-
tion of disapproval: 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), a joint resolution of disapproval that has 
passed the House of Representatives shall, when 
received in the Senate, be referred to the Com-
mittee on Finance for consideration in accord-
ance with this subsection. 
(B) If a joint resolution of disapproval was 
introduced in the Senate before receipt of a joint 
resolution of disapproval that has passed the 
House of Representatives, the joint resolution 
from the House of Representatives shall, when re-
ceived in the Senate, be placed on the calendar. 
If this subparagraph applies, the procedures in 
the Senate with respect to a joint resolution of 
disapproval introduced in the Senate that con-
tains the identical matter as the joint resolution 
of disapproval that passed the House of Rep-
resentatives shall be the same as if no joint reso-
lution of disapproval had been received from the
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House of Representatives, except that the vote on 
passage in the Senate shall be on the joint reso-
lution of disapproval that passed the House of 
Representatives. 
(7) RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AND
THE
SENATE.—This subsection is enacted by 
Congress— 
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives, 
respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the 
rules of each House, respectively, but applicable 
only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
in that House in the case of a joint resolution 
of disapproval, and supersedes other rules only to 
the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; 
and 
(B) with full recognition of the constitu-
tional right of either House to change the rules 
(so far as relating to the procedure of that 
House) at any time, in the same manner, and