S.Amdt. 4312
What it does: Adds SEC. __. REQUIREMENT THAT LEGISLATION BE AVAILABLE AND SCORED 7 DAYS BEFORE CONSIDERATION at the end of title II
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)What it changes
1 change to S.Con.Res. 70 · shown in the resolution's text
Adds SEC. __. REQUIREMENT THAT LEGISLATION BE AVAILABLE AND SCORED 7 DAYS BEFORE CONSIDERATION at the end of title II
Adds a sectionIn S.Con.Res. 70 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change those rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as is the case of any other rule of the Senate.
Inserted: SEC. __. REQUIREMENT THAT LEGISLATION BE AVAILABLE AND SCORED 7 DAYS BEFORE CONSIDERATION.
Inserted: (a) In General.--It shall not be in order to consider a bill or resolution unless the text and Congressional Budget Office budget score of the legislation are available on a subsidy accessible congressional website 7 days before such consideration.
Inserted: (b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths 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 this section.
Original wording
At the end of title II, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 4312. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title II, insert the following:
SEC. __. REQUIREMENT THAT LEGISLATION BE AVAILABLE AND SCORED 7 DAYS BEFORE CONSIDERATION.
(a) In General.--It shall not be in order to consider a bill or resolution unless the text and Congressional Budget Office budget score of the legislation are available on a subsidy accessible congressional website 7 days before such consideration.
(b) Supermajority Waiver and Appeal.--This section may be waived or suspended in the Senate only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of three-fifths 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 this section.
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Senate amendment submitted
March 13, 2008