All points of order against the joint 
resolution and against its consider-
ation are waived. The previous ques-
tion shall be considered as ordered on 
the joint resolution to its passage with-
out intervening motion except 2 hours 
of debate equally divided and con-
trolled by the proponent and an oppo-
nent. A motion to reconsider the vote 
on passage of the joint resolution shall 
not be in order. 
‘‘(iv) FAST TRACK CONSIDERATION IN 
SENATE.— 
‘‘(I) 
RECONVENING.—Upon 
re-
ceipt of a report under subparagraph 
(C), if the Senate has adjourned or re-
cessed for more than 2 days, the major-
ity leader of the Senate, after consulta-
tion with the minority leader of the 
Senate, shall notify the Members of the 
Senate that, pursuant to this subpara-
graph, the Senate shall convene not 
later than the second calendar day 
after receipt of such report. 
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‘‘(II) 
PLACEMENT
ON
CAL-
ENDAR.—Upon introduction in the 
Senate, the joint resolution shall be 
placed immediately on the calendar. 
‘‘(III) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— 
‘‘(aa) 
IN
GENERAL.—Not-
withstanding Rule XXII of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, it 
is in order at any time during the 
period beginning on the fourth 
day after the date on which Con-
gress receives a report described in 
subparagraph (C) and ending on 
the sixth day after the date on 
which Congress receives the report 
(even though a previous motion to 
the same effect has been disagreed 
to) to move to proceed to the con-
sideration of the joint resolution, 
and all points of order against the 
joint resolution (and against con-
sideration of the joint resolution) 
are waived. The motion to proceed 
is not debatable. The motion is 
not subject to a motion to post-
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pone. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is 
agreed to or disagreed to shall not 
be in order. If a motion to proceed 
to the consideration of the resolu-
tion is agreed to, the joint resolu-
tion shall remain the unfinished 
business until disposed of. 
‘‘(bb) DEBATE.—Debate on 
the joint resolution, and on all de-
batable motions and appeals in 
connection therewith, shall be lim-
ited to not more than 10 hours, 
which shall be divided equally be-
tween the majority and minority 
leaders or their designees. A mo-
tion further to limit debate is in 
order and not debatable. An 
amendment to, or a motion to 
postpone, or a motion to proceed 
to the consideration of other busi-
ness, or a motion to recommit the 
joint resolution is not in order. 
‘‘(cc) VOTE
ON
PASSAGE.— 
The vote on passage shall occur 
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immediately following the conclu-
sion of the debate on a joint reso-
lution, and a single quorum call 
at the conclusion of the debate if 
requested in accordance with the 
rules of the Senate. 
‘‘(dd) 
RULINGS
OF
THE 
CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.—Appeals 
from the decisions of the Chair re-
lating to the application of the 
rules of the Senate, as the case 
may be, to the procedure relating 
to a joint resolution shall be de-
cided without debate. 
‘‘(v) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY 
OTHER HOUSE.— 
‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If, before the 
passage by one House of a joint resolu-
tion of that House, that House receives 
from the other House a joint resolu-
tion, then the following procedures 
shall apply: 
‘‘(aa) The joint resolution of 
the other House shall not be re-
ferred to a committee. 
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‘‘(bb) With respect to a joint 
resolution of the House receiving 
the resolution— 
‘‘(AA) the procedure in 
that House shall be the same 
as if no joint resolution had 
been received from the other 
House; but 
‘‘(BB) the vote on pas-
sage shall be on the joint res-
olution of the other House. 
‘‘(II) TREATMENT OF JOINT RESO-
LUTION
OF
OTHER
HOUSE.—If one 
House fails to introduce or consider a 
joint resolution under this section, the 
joint resolution of the other House shall 
be entitled to expedited floor procedures 
under this section. 
‘‘(III) 
CONSIDERATION
AFTER 
PASSAGE.—If, following passage of the 
joint resolution in the Senate, the Sen-
ate then receives the companion meas-
ure from the House of Representatives, 
the companion measure shall not be de-
batable. 
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‘‘(IV) VETOES.—If the President 
vetoes the joint resolution, the period 
beginning on the date the President ve-
toes the joint resolution and ending on 
the date the Congress receives the veto 
message with respect to the joint reso-
lution shall be disregarded in com-
puting the 30-calendar day period de-
scribed in clause (i) and debate on a 
veto message in the Senate under this 
section shall be 1 hour equally divided 
between the majority and minority 
leaders or their designees. 
‘‘(V) RULES OF HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES
AND
SENATE.—This 
subparagraph is enacted by Congress— 
‘‘(aa) as an exercise of the 
rulemaking power of the Senate 
and House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such it 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, and 
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