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

Bill: 116-sres-605
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2020-06-03
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Legislative rules and procedure

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S2699)

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-03
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution 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, plus one session day for any number of remaining pages less than 20.</p> <p>The resolution allows any Senator to raise a point of order that the consideration of any measure or matter is not in order if not enough days have passed since introduction. The point of order may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators.</p>

tv_txt: III 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 605 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 3, 2020 Mr. Paul submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION Providing for sufficient time for legislation to be read.

1. Time for reading of legislation (a) In general It shall not be in order for the Senate to consider any bill, resolution, message, conference report, amendment between the Houses, amendment, treaty, or 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) Point of order (1) In general Any Senator may raise a point of order that consideration of any bill, resolution, message, conference report, amendment, treaty, or other measure or matter is not in order under subsection (a). A motion to table the point of order shall not be in order. (2) Waiver 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. (c) Constitutional authority This resolution is adopted pursuant to the power granted to each House of Congress to determine the Rules of its Proceedings in article I, section 5, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States.