[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 20 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 20

       Providing for sufficient time for legislation to be read.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 28, 2021

Mr. Paul submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                 Committee on Rules and Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
       Providing for sufficient time for legislation to be read.

    Resolved,

SECTION 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.
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