[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 246 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 246

Requiring that legislation considered by the Senate to be confined to a 
                             single issue.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 6, 2009

    Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Barrasso) submitted the following 
     resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Requiring that legislation considered by the Senate to be confined to a 
                             single issue.

    Resolved,

SECTION 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.
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