[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S124-S125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 18--AMENDING THE STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE TO 
PROHIBIT THE CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION IN THE SENATE UNLESS THE TEXT 
   OF THE LEGISLATION THAT WILL BE CONSIDERED HAS BEEN MADE PUBLICLY 
   AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORM FOR A MANDATORY MINIMUM REVIEW PERIOD

  Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hawley, and Ms. 
Ernst) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Rules and Administration:

                               S. Res. 18

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. PROHIBITING CONSIDERATION OF TEXT OF LEGISLATION 
                   UNTIL COMPLETION OF MANDATORY MINIMUM REVIEW 
                   PERIOD.

       (a) In General.--Rule XII of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5)(a) It shall not be in order to consider a bill, joint 
     resolution, resolution, or conference report unless the text 
     of the bill, joint resolution, resolution, or conference 
     report to be considered has been publicly available in 
     electronic form for the mandatory minimum review period.
       ``(b) Each Senator shall self certify that the Senator has 
     read a bill, joint resolution, resolution, or conference 
     report before voting on the bill, joint resolution, 
     resolution, or conference report.
       ``(c) In this paragraph, the term `mandatory minimum review 
     period' means, with respect to a bill, joint resolution, 
     resolution, or conference report, the greater of--
       ``(i) the period--
       ``(I) beginning on the first hour after the text of the 
     bill, joint resolution, resolution, or conference report to 
     be considered is first made publicly available in electronic 
     form; and
       ``(II) that consists of a number of minutes equal to 2 
     times the number of pages of the text of the bill, joint 
     resolution, resolution, or conference report to be 
     considered; and
       ``(ii) 72 hours after the text of the bill, joint 
     resolution, resolution, or conference report to be considered 
     is first made publicly available in electronic form.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       The Standing Rules of the Senate is amended--
       (1) in paragraph 1 of rule VIII, by inserting ``the text of 
     which has been available for the mandatory minimum review 
     period, as defined in paragraph 5 of rule XII, and'' after 
     ``bills and resolutions'';
       (2) in rule XIV--
       (A) in paragraph 3, by striking ``on that day'' and 
     inserting ``before the expiration of the mandatory minimum 
     review period, as defined in paragraph 5 of rule XII,''; and
       (B) in paragraph 6, by striking ``one day'' and inserting 
     ``for the mandatory minimum review period, as defined in 
     paragraph 5 of rule XII,'';
       (3) in paragraph 5 of rule XVII, by striking ``two calendar 
     days (excluding Sundays and legal holidays'' and inserting 
     ``the mandatory minimum review period, as defined in 
     paragraph 5 of rule XII,''; and
       (4) in paragraph 5 of rule XXVIII, by striking ``shall be 
     immediately put'' and inserting ``shall be put after the 
     expiration of the mandatory minimum review period, as defined 
     in paragraph 5 of rule XII''.

     SEC. 2. CBO COST ESTIMATE.

       (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     to consider any bill,

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     joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the 
     Houses, or conference report unless a cost estimate under 
     section 402(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 653(1)) for the exact text of the bill, joint 
     resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, 
     or conference report has been available for not fewer than 24 
     hours.
       (b) Waiver and Appeal.--Subsection (a) may be waived or 
     suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of two-
     thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative 
     vote of two-thirds of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen 
     and sworn, shall be required to sustain an appeal of the 
     ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
     subsection (a).

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