[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 216 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
1st Session
S. RES. 216
Establishing as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a
Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to
any measure or matter.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
August 1 (legislative day, July 21), 2003
Mr. Lott (for himself, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Wyden)
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Rules and Administration
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RESOLUTION
Establishing as a standing order of the Senate a requirement that a
Senator publicly disclose a notice of intent to object to proceeding to
any measure or matter.
Resolved, That (a) the majority and minority leaders of the Senate
or their designees shall recognize a notice of intent of a Senator who
is a member of their caucus to object to proceeding to a measure or
matter only if the Senator--
(1) submits the notice of intent in writing to the
appropriate leader or their designee, and
(2) submits, within 3 session days after the submission
under paragraph (1), the following notice for inclusion in the
Congressional Record and in the applicable calendar section
described in subsection (b):
``I, Senator ____, intend to object to proceeding to ____,
dated ____.''
(b) The Secretary of the Senate shall establish for both the Senate
Calendar of Business and the Senate Executive Calendar a separate
section entitled ``Notices of Intent to Object to Proceeding''. Each
such section shall include the name of each Senator filing a notice
under subsection (a)(2), the measure or matter covered by the calendar
which the Senator objects to, and the date the objection was filed.
(c) A Senator may have an item with respect to the Senator removed
from a calendar to which it was added under subsection (b) by
submitting the following notice for inclusion in the Congressional
Record:
``I, Senator ____, do not object to proceeding to ____,
dated ____.''
(d) This resolution shall apply during the portion of the 108th
Congress after the date of the adoption of this resolution.
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