3.0.0 385 2023-01-11T13:26:43Z 2023-01-11T13:26:43Z Senate S SRES 2014-03-13 113 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-03-13T17:48:04Z 2014-03-13 ssra00 Rules and Administration Committee Senate Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1662) IntroReferral 2014-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI N E000285 Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] MICHAEL ENZI R WY B. 2014-03-13 True Congress Computers and information technology Legislative rules and procedure Members of Congress Senate Congress 00 2014-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2014-03-25T14:36:48Z Expresses the sense of the Senate that:

  • certain uses of electronic devices by Senators on the floor of the Senate are necessary and proper in the conduct of official Senate business, would not distract, interrupt, or inconvenience the business of Members of the Senate, and should therefore be permissible;
  • necessary and proper uses of electronic devices on the floor of the Senate do not include: (1) transmitting sound for any purpose other than through earphones or in such a manner as would not disturb proceedings on the floor of the Senate for the purpose of assisting a person with a disability; (2) using telephones or other devices for voice communication; or (3) using desktop computers, laptop computers, or other large devices;
  • the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration should consider an amendment to the Rules for the Regulation of the Senate Wing consistent with the principles stated above; and
  • any amendment to the Rules should take into account possible future changes in technology.
]]> A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate regarding the use of electronic devices on the floor of the Senate. Display Title A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate regarding the use of electronic devices on the floor of the Senate. Official Title as Introduced A resolution expressing the Sense of the Senate regarding the use of electronic devices on the floor of the Senate. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2014-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113sres385is/xml/BILLS-113sres385is.xml 2014-03-13 Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1662) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.