A resolution providing for sufficient time for legislation to be read.

III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 605 Providing for sufficient time for legislation to be read. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 3, 2020 Mr. PAUL submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration RESOLUTION Providing for sufficient time for legislation to be read. Resolved, 1 SECTION 1. TIME FOR READING OF LEGISLATION. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—It shall not be in order for the 3 Senate to consider any bill, resolution, message, con- 4 ference report, amendment between the Houses, amend- 5 ment, treaty, or other measure or matter until 1 session 6 day has passed since introduction for every 20 pages in- 7 cluded in the measure or matter in the usual form plus 8 1 session day for any number of remaining pages less than 9 20 in the usual form. 10 (b) POINT OF ORDER.— 11 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR605.IS SR605 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 605 IS (1) IN GENERAL.—Any Senator may raise a 1 point of order that consideration of any bill, resolu- 2 tion, message, conference report, amendment, treaty, 3 or other measure or matter is not in order under 4 subsection (a). A motion to table the point of order 5 shall not be in order. 6 (2) WAIVER.—Paragraph (1) may be waived or 7 suspended only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths 8 of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. All motions 9 to waive under this paragraph shall be debatable col- 10 lectively for not to exceed 3 hours equally divided be- 11 tween the Senator raising the point of order and the 12 Senator moving to waive the point of order or their 13 designees. A motion to waive the point of order shall 14 not be amendable. 15 (c) CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.—This resolution 16 is adopted pursuant to the power granted to each House 17 of Congress to determine the Rules of its Proceedings in 18 article I, section 5, clause 2 of the Constitution of the 19 United States. 20 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:31 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR605.IS SR605 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS