S.Amdt. 934Senate111th Congress (2009-2011)

To increase transparency by requiring five days of public review of legislation before passage by the Senate.

Submitted April 2, 2009

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Senate amendment submitted

April 2, 2009

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 934 proposed by Senator Cornyn.(consideration: CR S4273; text: CR S4273)

April 2, 2009

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Roll call votes on amendments in Senate: Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 144.

April 2, 2009

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Amendment SA 934 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S4273; text: CR S4273) To increase transparency by requiring five days of public review of legislation before passage by the Senate.

April 2, 2009

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Point of order raised in Senate with respect to amendment SA 934.

April 2, 2009

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Defense of Germaneness raised in Senate.

April 2, 2009

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Motion to waive the Budget Act with respect to rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 52. Record Vote Number: 144.

April 2, 2009

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Amendment SA 934 ruled non-germane by the chair.

April 2, 2009

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Submitted

SA 934. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the concurrent resolution S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009,
and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years
2011 through 2014; as follows:

At the appropriate place insert the following:

SEC.__. REQUIREMENT THAT LEGISLATION BE AVAILABLE AND SCORED
5 DAYS BEFORE A VOTE ON PASSAGE.

(a) In general.--In the Senate, it shall not be in order,
to vote on final passage on any bill, joint resolution, or
conference report unless the text and a budget score from the
Congressional Budget Office of the legislation, are available
on a publicly accessible Congressional website five days
prior to the vote on passage of the legislation.
(b) Waiver.--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.
(c) Appeals.--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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