A resolution requiring that legislation considered by the Senate be confined to a single issue.

Bill: 113-sres-351
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2014-02-06
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Legislative rules and procedure

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S826)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider a bill or resolution that is not confined to a single subject.</p> <p>Permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or successful appeals from rulings of the Chair, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths (60) of the Senate.</p>

tv_txt: III 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 351 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 6, 2014 Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Barrasso ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION Requiring that legislation considered by the Senate be confined to a single issue.

1. Single-issue requirement (a) Point of order It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider a bill or resolution that is not confined to a single subject. (b) Supermajority waiver and appeals (1) Waiver This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. (2) Appeals Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be limited to 30 minutes, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or joint resolution. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.