[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 23, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S1876]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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SENATE RESOLUTION 465--TO PERMIT THE SENATE TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY 
         AND VOTE ON MATTERS FOR WHICH FLOOR DEBATE HAS CEASED

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

                              S. Res. 465

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE.

       Paragraph 2 of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate is amended by--
       (1) inserting after the second undesignated subparagraph 
     the following:
       ``Following the filing of the cloture motion and prior to 
     the cloture vote, as long as the matter on which cloture has 
     been filed remains the pending matter--
       ``(1) there shall be no dilatory motion, including dilatory 
     quorum calls, in order; and
       ``(2) if, at any time, no Senator seeks recognition on the 
     floor, it shall be in order for the Majority Leader to move 
     the question on cloture as long as any applicable filing 
     deadline for first degree amendments has passed.''; and
       (2) inserting after the fifth undesignated subparagraph 
     (after the amendment by paragraph (1)) the following:
       ``If, at any time after cloture is invoked on an executive 
     nomination or a motion to proceed, no Senator seeks 
     recognition on the floor, it shall be in order for the 
     Majority Leader to move the question on which cloture has 
     been invoked.''.

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