[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Pages S202-S203]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 20--PROVIDING FOR SUFFICIENT TIME FOR LEGISLATION TO 
                                BE READ

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

                               S. Res. 20

       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

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     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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