S.Amdt. 2950
What it does: Rewrites page 5, line 21 through page 6, line 19
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)What it changes
1 change to S. 2349
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Rewrites page 5, line 21 through page 6, line 19
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Inserted: SEC. 104. AVAILABILITY OF LEGISLATION ON THE INTERNET.
Inserted: (a) In General.--
Inserted: (1) Amendment.--Rule XIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "11. (a) It shall not be in order to consider a bill or resolution, or conference report, thereon, or an amendment unless such measure is available to all Members and made available through a searchable electronic format to the general public by means of the Internet for at least 72 hours before its consideration.
Inserted: "(b) This paragraph may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of 3/5 of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of 3/5 of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this paragraph.".
Inserted: (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this title.
Inserted: (b) Implementation.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary of the Senate, in consultation with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Government Printing Office, and the Committee on Rules and Administration, shall develop and establish a website capable of complying with the requirements of paragraph 11 of rule XIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, as added by subsection (a).
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On page 5, strike line 21 through page 6, line 19, and insert the following:
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72 hours before its consideration.
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SA 2950. Mr. COBURN (for himself and Mr. Obama) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2349, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 5, strike line 21 through page 6, line 19, and insert the following: 72 hours before its consideration.
SEC. 104. AVAILABILITY OF LEGISLATION ON THE INTERNET.
(a) In General.--
(1) Amendment.--Rule XIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate is amended by adding at the end the following:
“11. (a) It shall not be in order to consider a bill or resolution, or conference report, thereon, or an amendment unless such measure is available to all Members and made available through a searchable electronic format to the general public by means of the Internet for at least 72 hours before its consideration.
“(b) This paragraph may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of 3/5 of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of 3/5 of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this paragraph.”.
(2) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this title.
(b) Implementation.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary of the Senate, in consultation with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Government Printing Office, and the Committee on Rules and Administration, shall develop and establish a website capable of complying with the requirements of paragraph 11 of rule XIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate, as added by subsection (a).
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Senate amendment submitted
March 8, 2006