[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15-S16]
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 SENATE RESOLUTION 7--TO PERMIT THE SENATE TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY 
         AND VOTE ON MATTERS FOR WHICH FLOOR DEBATE HAS CEASED

  Mr. MERKLEY (for Mr. Lautenberg) submitted the following resolution; 
which was submitted and read:

                               S. Res. 7

       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

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       ``(2) if, at any time, no Senator seeks recognition on the 
     floor, it shall be in order for the Majority Leader to put 
     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 put the question on which cloture has been 
     invoked.''.

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