[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[S. Res. 16 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 16

               Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2013

   Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Levin, and Mr. McCain) 
 submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
               Amending the Standing Rules of the Senate.

    Resolved,

SECTION 1. BIPARTISAN CLOTURE ON THE MOTION TO PROCEED.

    Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by 
inserting at the end the following:
    ``3. If a cloture motion on a motion to proceed to a measure or 
matter is presented in accordance with this rule and is signed by 16 
Senators, including the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, 7 
additional Senators not affiliated with the majority, and 7 additional 
Senators not affiliated with the minority, one hour after the Senate 
meets on the following calendar day, the Presiding Officer, or the 
clerk at the direction of the Presiding Officer, shall lay the motion 
before the Senate. If cloture is then invoked on the motion to proceed, 
the question shall be on the motion to proceed, without further 
debate.''.

SEC. 2. CONFERENCE MOTIONS.

    Rule XXVIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs 2 through 9 as paragraphs 3 
        through 10, respectively;
            (2) in paragraph 3(c), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraph 4'' and inserting ``paragraph 5'';
            (3) in paragraph 4(b), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraph 4'' and inserting ``paragraph 5'';
            (4) in paragraph 5(a), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``paragraph 2 or paragraph 3'' and inserting ``paragraph 3 or 
        paragraph 4'';
            (5) in paragraph 6, as so redesignated--
                    (A) in subparagraph (a), by striking ``paragraph 2 
                or 3'' and inserting ``paragraph 3 or paragraph 4'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (b), by striking ``paragraph 
                (4)'' each place it appears and inserting ``paragraph 
                (5)''; and
            (6) inserting after paragraph 1 the following:
    ``2. (a) When a message from the House of Representatives is laid 
before the Senate, it shall be in order for a single, non-divisible 
motion to be made that includes--
            ``(1) a motion to disagree to a House amendment or insist 
        upon a Senate amendment;
            ``(2) a motion to request a committee of conference with 
        the House or to agree to a request by the House for a committee 
        of conference; and
            ``(3) a motion to authorize the Presiding Officer to 
        appoint conferees (or a motion to appoint conferees).
    ``(b) If a cloture motion is presented on a motion made pursuant to 
subparagraph (a), the motion shall be debatable for no more than 2 
hours, equally divided in the usual form, after which the Presiding 
Officer, or the clerk at the direction of the Presiding Officer, shall 
lay the motion before the Senate. If cloture is then invoked on the 
motion, the question shall be on the motion, without further debate.''.
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