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

Bill: 119-sres-18
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Legislative rules and procedure

Senate
Latest action: action_date: 2025-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S80)

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution permits Senators to object to the consideration of a measure unless a required amount of time has passed since the measure's introduction. Specifically, the resolution requires that one session day elapse for every 20 pages included in the measure (plus one session day for any number of remaining pages less than 20).&nbsp;An objection raised on these grounds may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senators.</p>

tv_txt: III 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 18 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 9, 2025 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.