A resolution to provide sufficient time for legislation to be read.

Bill: 115-sres-197
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2017-06-21
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Legislative rules and procedure

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2017-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3690)

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any measure or matter until one session day has passed since introduction for every 20 pages included in the measure or matter in the usual form, plus one session day for any number of remaining pages less than 20.</p> <p>Authorizes any Senator to raise a point of order that any measure or matter is not in order. Makes out of order any motion to table such point of order.</p> <p>Allows any Senator to move to waive or suspend the point of order only by an affirmative yea and nay vote of three-fifths of the Members. Makes all such motions debatable collectively for up to three hours equally divided between the Senator raising the point for order and the Senator moving to waive it, or their designees. Makes unamendable any motion to waive the point of order.</p>

tv_txt: III 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 197 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2017 Mr. Paul submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION To provide sufficient time for legislation to be read.

That (a) it shall not be in order for the Senate to consider any bill, resolution, message, conference report, amendment between the Houses, amendment, treaty, or any other measure or matter until 1 session day has passed since introduction for every 20 pages included in the measure or matter in the usual form plus 1 session day for any number of remaining pages less than 20 in the usual form. (b) (1) Any Senator may raise a point of order that consideration of any bill, resolution, message, conference report, amendment, treaty, or any other measure or matter is not in order under subsection (a). No motion to table the point of order shall be in order. (2) Paragraph (1) may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. All motions to waive under this paragraph shall be debatable collectively for not to exceed 3 hours equally divided between the Senator raising the point of order and the Senator moving to waive the point of order or their designees. A motion to waive the point of order shall not be amendable. (3) This resolution is enacted pursuant to the power granted to each House of Congress to determine the Rules of its Proceedings in clause 2 of section 5 of article I of the Constitution of the United States.