[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 16 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 16

 To require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored 
 by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee 
              of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

Mr. Ensign (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Isakson, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Thune) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To require that all legislative matters be available and fully scored 
 by CBO 72 hours before consideration by any subcommittee or committee 
              of the Senate or on the floor of the Senate.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF LEGISLATION AND THE COST OF THAT 
              LEGISLATION.

    (a) Committees.--Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate is 
amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:
    ``14. (a) It shall not be in order in a subcommittee or committee 
to proceed to any legislative matter unless the legislative matter and 
a final budget scoring by the Congressional Budget Office for the 
legislative matter has been publically available on the Internet as 
provided in subparagraph (b) in searchable form 72 hours (excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays except when the Senate is in session 
on such a day) prior to proceeding.
    ``(b) With respect to the requirements of subparagraph (a)--
            ``(1) the legislative matter shall be available on the 
        official website of the committee; and
            ``(2) the final score shall be available on the official 
        website of the Congressional Budget Office.
    ``(c) This paragraph may be waived or suspended in the subcommittee 
or committee only by an affirmative vote of \2/3\ of the Members of the 
subcommittee or committee. An affirmative vote of \2/3\ of the Members 
of the subcommittee or committee shall be required to sustain an appeal 
of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this 
paragraph.
    ``(d)(1) It shall not be in order in the Senate to proceed to a 
legislative matter if the legislative matter was proceeded to in a 
subcommittee or committee in violation of this paragraph.
    ``(2) This subparagraph may be waived or suspended in the Senate 
only by an affirmative vote of \2/3\ of the Members, duly chosen and 
sworn. An affirmative vote of \2/3\ of the Members of the Senate, duly 
chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal 
of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this 
subparagraph.
    ``(e) In this paragraph, the term `legislative matter' means any 
bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution, conference report, or 
substitute amendment but does not include perfecting amendments.''.
    (b) Senate.--Rule XVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is 
amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:
    ``6. (a) It shall not be in order in the Senate to proceed to any 
legislative matter unless the legislative matter and a final budget 
scoring by the Congressional Budget Office for the legislative matter 
has been publically available on the Internet as provided in 
subparagraph (b) in searchable form 72 hours (excluding Saturdays, 
Sundays, and holidays except when the Senate is in session on such a 
day) prior to proceeding.
    ``(b) With respect to the requirements of subparagraph (a)--
            ``(1) the legislative matter shall be available on the 
        official website of the committee with jurisdiction over the 
        subject matter of the legislative matter; and
            ``(2) the final score shall be available on the official 
        website of the Congressional Budget Office.
    ``(c) This paragraph may be waived or suspended in the Senate only 
by an affirmative vote of \2/3\ of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. 
An affirmative vote of \2/3\ of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen 
and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the 
ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this paragraph.
    ``(d) In this paragraph, the term `legislative matter' means any 
bill, joint resolution, concurrent resolution, conference report, or 
substitute amendment but does not include perfecting amendments.''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

    Nothing in this resolution or any amendment made by it shall be 
interpreted to require or permit the declassification or posting on the 
Internet of classified information in the custody of the Senate. Such 
classified information shall be made available to Members in a timely 
manner as appropriate under existing laws and rules.
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