To establish as a standing order of the Senate that a Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to objecting to any measure or matter.

SA 4019. Mr. DODD (for Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr.
Inhofe, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr.
Merkley, and Ms. Collins)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3739
proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Dodd (for himself and Mrs. Lincoln)) to
the bill S. 3217, to promote the financial stability of the United
States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial
system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by
ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services
practices, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of the amendment, insert the following:

SEC. __. ELIMINATING SECRET SENATE HOLDS.

(a) In General.--
(1) Covered request.--This standing order shall apply to a
notice of intent to object to the following covered requests:
(A) A unanimous consent request to proceed to a bill,
resolution, joint resolution, concurrent resolution,
conference report, or amendment between the Houses.
(B) A unanimous consent request to pass a bill or joint
resolution or adopt a resolution, concurrent resolution,
conference report, or the disposition of an amendment between
the Houses.
(C) A unanimous consent request for disposition of a
nomination.
(2) Recognition of notice of intent.--The majority and
minority leaders of the Senate or their designees shall
recognize a notice of intent to object to a covered request
of a Senator who is a member of their caucus if the Senator--
(A) submits the notice of intent to object in writing to
the appropriate leader and grants in the notice of intent to
object permission for the leader or designee to object in the
Senator's name; and
(B) not later than 2 session days after submitting the
notice of intent to object to the appropriate leader, submits
a copy of the notice of intent to object to the Congressional
Record and to the Legislative Clerk for inclusion in the
applicable calendar section described in subsection (b).
(3) Form of notice.--To be recognized by the appropriate
leader a Senator shall submit the following notice of intent
to object:
``I, Senator _______