,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #affe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #g1 #bjac,mr4 
,paul introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
pres]ve ! con/itutional au?ority (      
,congress & ensure acc\ntability &      
transp>5cy 9 legislation4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,read ! 
,bills ,act4  #b4 ,con/itutional        
au?ority /atem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,?is ,act
 is enact$ pursuant to ! p[] conf]r$ by 
! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ^u ea* 
,h\se ( ,congress by-- 7#a7 article ,i1 
section #e1 clauses #b & #c to det]m9e !
 rules & keep a j\rnal ( its proce$+s1  
respectively2  7#b7 article ,i1 section 
#g1 clause #b to ensure t bills t become
 law h be5 actually pass$ by1 n j pass$ 
?r\gh1 ea* ,h\se ( ,congress2 &  7#c7   
article ,i1 section #h1 clause #ah1 :i* 
au?orizes ,congress to make all laws t  
are necess>y & prop] = c>ry+ into       
execution ! rules ( ea* ,h\se (         

,congress4  7b7 ,/&+ provision ,!       
provision ( ?is ,act "u :i* any p]son :o
 is aggriev$ by ! en=cem5t ( any law    
enact$ ei!r 9 violation ( ! rules (     
proce$+s ( ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress1 or by
 ! susp5sion ( ! rules1 z prescrib$     
h]e91 %all h /&+ 9 a c\rt ( law1 is     
enact$ pursuant to article ,,iii1       
section #b ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  #c4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !    
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ve/s all legislative p[]s grant$ 
!re9 9 ,congress4  7#b7 ,ea* ,memb] (   
,congress is elect$ by ! p to :om !     
,memb] is acc\ntable1 & ,memb]s mu/     
repres5t ! p ( _! respective ,/ate or   
,di/rict 9 ex]cis+ _! legislative p[]s4 
7#c7 ,e/abli%+ a ,gov]nm5t ( enum]at$   
p[]s1 article ,i1 section #a ( !        
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates obliges  
,congress to ex]cise only ^? legislative
 p[]s provid$ = 9 ! ,con/itution ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates1 & article ,,vi ( !       
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates requires 
t ea* ,memb] ( ,congress be b\nd by oa? 

or affirmation to support ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates by enact+ only ^?    
laws1 & mak+ only ^? resolutions1 t are 
pursuant to ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates & n prohibit$ !reby4  7#d7 ,to   
ensure t ,congress is politically &     
legally acc\ntable to ! p1 article ,i1  
section #e ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates requires ea* ,h\se ( ,congress to
 keep a j\rnal ( its proce$+s & f "t to 
"t publi% ! same4  7#e7 ,to ensure t no 
legislation is pass$ )\t effective      
repres5tation ( ! int]e/s ( ! p by !    
elect$ ,memb]s ( ,congress1 article ,i1 
section #g ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates provides t only a bill 8:i* %all 
h pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !   
,s5ate10 & n veto$ by ! ,presid5t1 %all 
become a law4  7#f7 ,accord+ to section 
,i ( ! ,manual ( ,p>liam5t>y ,practice =
 ! ,use ( ! ,s5ate ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
writt5 by ,?omas ,jeff]son 9 #ahja      
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ,jeff]son's  
,manual71 8no?+ t5d$ m to ?r[ p[] into !
 h&s ( adm9i/ration & ^? :o act$ ) !    

majority ''' ?an a neglect (1 or        
dep>ture f1 ! rules ( proce$+ :i* op]at$
 z a *eck & control ( ! actions ( !     
majority & a %elt] & protection to !    
m9ority04  7#g7 ,accord+ to sections    
,,xxii & ,,xl ( ,jeff]son's ,manual1 x 0
 ! rule ( ! ,s5ate t e bill receive #c  
read+s1 #b full read+s by ! ,cl]k ( !   
,s5ate1 & a ?ird read+ ( ! title ( !    
bill only1 because 8e memb] ( ! ,s5ate  
_h a pr9t$ copy ( ! bill 9 8 h&404  7#h7
 ,accord+ to sections ,,xxiv1 ,,xxv1 &  
,,xl ( ,jeff]son's ,manual1 x 0 ! rule (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 foll[+ !    
p>liam5t>y proc$ure ( ! ,engli% ,h\se ( 
,commons1 t e bill receive #b full      
read+s by ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 & a read+ ( ! :ole     
cont5ts ( ! bill v]batim by ! ,speak] ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives be=e ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives vot$ on ! bill4  7#i7  
,"u ! curr5t rules ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,s5ate 
has dep>t$ f its orig9al practice ( a   
full fir/ & second read+ ( ea* bill1 & (
 ensur+ t ea* ,s5ator has a pr9t$ or o!r

 v]batim copy ( ea* bill be=e passage   
!re(1 hav+ by rule ,,xiv ( ! ,/&+ ,rules
 ( ! ,s5ate limit$ ea* read+ ( a bill to
 ! read+ ( ! title ( ! bill only1 unless
 ! ,s5ate 9 any case %all o!rwise ord]4 
7#aj7 ,"u ! curr5t rules ( ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives1 ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives has by rule ,,xvi 7#h7 &
 rule ,,xviii 7#e7 embrac$ its orig9al  
practice ( full fir/ & second read+s (  
ea* bill1 b has regul>ly dep>t$ f ?is   
practice by unanim\s cons5t ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives1 & has disp5s$ altoge!r 
its orig9al practice ( a v]batim ?ird   
read+ ( ea* bill be=e passage1 limit+   
su* ?ird read+ to ! read+ ( ! title     
only1 includ+ ! read+ ( ! title only ev5
 :5 ,memb]s ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
h no pr9t$ or o!r v]batim copy ( ! bill 
be=e passage4  7#aa7 ,al?\gh section    
#ajf ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1   
requires a bill to be made available 9  
writt5 =m to ea* ,memb] ( ,congress be=e
 f9al passage1 ,congress has by /atute  
conf]r$ ^u itself ! p[]1 dur+ ! la/ #f  

days ( a session ( ,congress1 by        
concurr5t resolution1 to vote = passage 
( a bill t is n 9 writt5 =m at ! "t (   
f9al passage4  7#ab7 ,z a direct        
consequ5ce ( ! dep>ture ( ! ,s5ate & !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives f ! salut>y     
practice ( full1 v]batim read+s ( ea*   
bill be=e f9al passage1 & fur!r1 z a    
direct consequ5ce ( ,congress1 by       
concurr5t resolution & o!rwise1 hav+    
p]mitt$ c]ta9 appropriation1 budget1 &  
regulatory bills to be enact$ into law  
)\t su* bills be+ pr9t$ & pres5t$ to    
,congress 9 writt5 =m prior to f9al     
passage1 ,congress has-- 7,a7 impos$ ^u 
! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates excessively long  
bills1 l>gely writt5 by an unelect$     
bureaucracy1 result+ 9 g5]ally          
incompreh5sible1 cumb]some1 oppressive1 
& burd5some laws1 conta9+ hidd5         
provisions = special int]e/s2  7,b7     
depriv$ ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & _!      
elect$ ,s5ators & ,memb]s ( a full &    
fair opportunity to exam9e ! text (     
bills1 & all am5dm5ts !reto1 prior to   

passage2  7,c7 und]m9$ ! confid5ce ( ! p
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z a result ( its     
failure to provide adequate notice to ! 
p be=e a vote is tak5 on ! bills &      
am5dm5ts !reto2 &  7,d7 has call$ into  
"q ! integrity & reliability ( !        
legislative processes 9 bo? ,h\ses (    
,congress by its failure to ensure t ea*
 ,s5ator & ea* ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives has1 prior to passage1  
ei!r li/5$ att5tively to ! read+ ( !    
full text ( ea* bill1 & am5dm5ts !reto1 
or has p]sonally read ! text !re(4      
7#ac7 ,f$]al law curr5tly sets =? v>i\s 
requirem5ts relat+ to ! =m ( bills &    
resolutions1 & ! proc$ure = enact+ laws1
 includ+-- 7,a7 ! =m ( ! enact+ clause (
 all ,acts ( ,congress 7section #aja (  
title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72  7,b7 ! 
=m ( ! resolv+ clause ( all jo9t        
resolutions 7section #ajb ( title #a1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code72  7,c7 a limitation
 on ! use ( enact+ or resolv+ words     
7section #ajc ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code72  7,d7 ! requirem5t reg>d+ !     

numb]+ ( sections & ! requirem5t t ea*  
conta9 a s+le proposition 7section #ajd 
( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72  7,e7 
! /yle & title = all bills mak+         
appropriations 7section #aje ( title #a1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code72 &  7,f7 ! process
 by :i* ea* bill or jo9t resolution is  
h&l$ aft] passage 7section #ajf ( title 
#a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code74  #d4 ,text (  
bill or resolution to specify its       
con/itutional au?ority1 curr5t law      
,*apt] #b ( title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section  
#aje ! foll[+3  #aje;a4 ,text ( bill or 
resolution to specify its con/itutional 
au?ority  7a7 ,requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,any bill or resolution introduc$ 9    
ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress %all conta9 a    
provision cit+ ! specific p[]s grant$ to
 ,congress 9 ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates to enact ! propos$ bill or       
resolution1 includ+ all ! provisions    
!re(4  7#b7 ,failure to comply ,any bill
 or resolution t does n comply )        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be accept$ by !    

,cl]k ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or !  
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,floor       
consid]ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
requirem5ts ( subsection 7a77#a7 %all   
apply to any bill or resolution pres5t$ 
= consid]ation on ! floor ( ei!r ,h\se (
 ,congress1 includ+ a bill or resolution
 report$ f a committee ( ei!r ,h\se (   
,congress1 produc$ by conf]5ce betwe5 ! 
#b ,h\ses ( ,congress1 or (f]$ z a      
manag]'s am5dm5t4  7#b7 ,failure to     
comply ,any bill or resolution t does n 
comply ) p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be        
submitt$ = a vote on f9al passage4  7c7 
,no waiv] or modification ,nei!r ,h\se (
 ,congress1 nor ,congress jo9tly1 by    
concurr5t resolution1 unanim\s cons5t1  
or any o!r ord]1 resolution1 vote1 or   
o!r means1 may disp5se )1 or o!rwise    
waive or modify1 ! requirem5ts "u ?is   
section4  #aje;b4 ,text ( bill or       
resolution to set =? curr5t law  7a7    
,requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,any bill or 
resolution introduc$ 9 ei!r ,h\se (     
,congress t is int5d$ to am5d or modify 

! effect (1 or w\ld h ! effect ( am5d+  
or modify+ ! effect (1 any curr5t       
provision ( law1 includ+ ! expiration   
date ( any law1 %all set =?-- 7,a7 !    
curr5t v]sion ( ! entire section ( !    
curr5t law t ! bill or resolution       
proposes to am5d1 v]batim2  7,b7 !      
am5dm5ts propos$ 9 ! bill or resolution2
 &  7,c7 ! section ( law z x w\ld read z
 modifi$ by ! am5dm5ts propos$1 except t
 ?is subp>agraph %all n apply to any    
bill or resolution t w\ld /rike ! text (
 an entire section ( a law4  7#b7       
,failure to comply ,any bill or         
resolution t does n comply ) p>agraph   
7#a7 %all n be accept$ by ! ,cl]k ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,s5ate4  7b7 ,floor consid]ation     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! requirem5ts "u         
subsection 7a77#a7 %all apply to any    
bill or resolution pres5t$ =            
consid]ation on ! floor ( ei!r ,h\se (  
,congress1 includ+ a bill or resolution 
report$ f a committee ( ei!r ,h\se (    
,congress1 produc$ by conf]5ce betwe5 ! 

#b ,h\ses ( ,congress1 or (f]$ z a      
manag]'s am5dm5t4  7#b7 ,failure to     
comply ,any bill or resolution t does n 
comply ) p>agraph 7#a7 %all n be        
submitt$ to a vote on f9al passage4  7c7
 ,no waiv] or modification ,nei!r ,h\se 
( ,congress1 nor ,congress jo9tly1 by   
concurr5t resolution1 unanim\s cons5t1  
or any o!r ord]1 resolution1 vote1 or   
o!r means1 may disp5se )1 or o!rwise    
waive or modify1 ! requirem5ts "u ?is   
section4  #aje;c4 ,proc$ures prior to   
vote on bill or resolution  7a7 ,9 g5]al
  7#a7 ,requirem5ts = vote ,a vote on   
f9al passage ( a bill 7except = private 
bills7 or a resolution may n occur 9    
ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress1 unless-- 7,a7 ! 
full text ( ! bill or resolution is     
publi%$ at lea/ #g days be=e ! vote on  
an (ficial ,int]net website ( ea* ,h\se 
( ,congress1 easily available to &      
readily usable by ! public1 us+ an op5  
=mat t is plat=m indep5d5t1 ma*9e       
readable1 & available )\t re/rictions on
 se>*ability1 retrieval1 d[nload+1 &    

index+1 sep>ate & ap>t f ! cal5d> ( !   
,s5ate or ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2    
7,b7 public notice ( ! specific cal5d>  
week dur+ :i* ! vote is s*$ul$ to take  
place is po/$ on ! (ficial ,int]net     
websites describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 n  
less ?an #f days be=e ! ,monday ( !     
cal5d> week dur+ :i* ! vote is s*$ul$ to
 take place1 ) failure to take ! vote   
dur+ ! notic$ week requir+ a new notice 
"u ?is subp>agraph2 &  7,c7 except z    
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,cl]k ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,s5ate has read ! full text ( ! bill 
or resolution1 v]batim1 to ! respective 
body ( ea* ,h\se ( ,congress1 :i* h be5 
call$ to ord] & physically assembl$ ) a 
con/itutionally requir$ quorum to d     
bus9ess be+ pres5t ?r\gh\t ! "t ( ! full
 read+ ( ! text ( ! bill or resolution4 
7#b7 ,if a bill or resolution is enroll$
 by ei!r ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives or ! 
,s5ate1 = any subsequ5t consid]ation ( !
 enroll$ bill or resolution-- 7,a7 x is 
n necess>y = ! full text ( ! bill or    

resolution to be r]ead to ! ,h\se (     
,congress 9 :i* ! bill or resolution    
pass$2 &  7,b7 ! full text ( any am5dm5t
 to ! text ( ! enroll$ bill or          
resolution %all be read1 v]batim1 to ea*
 ,h\se ( ,congress4  7b7 ,affidavit     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,be=e vot+ 9 favor ( f9al 
passage ( a bill 7except a private bill7
 or resolution1 ea* ,s5ator & ea* ,memb]
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 except z  
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 %all sign an   
affidavit execut$ "u p5alty ( p]jury "u 
section #afba ( title #ah atte/+ t !    
,s5ator or ,memb]-- 7,a7 0 pres5t       
?r\gh\t ! entire read+ ( ea* su* bill or
 resolution1 & li/5$ att5tively to su*  
read+ 9 its entirety2 or  7,b7 prior to 
vot+ = passage ( su* bill or resolution1
 read att5tively ea* su* bill or        
resolution 9 its entirety4  7#b7 ,vote  
aga9/ passage ,a ,s5ator or a ,memb] ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives %all n be      
requir$ to sign an affidavit describ$ 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 if ! ,s5ator or ,memb]    
vot$ aga9/ passage ( ! bill or          

resolution4  7#c7 ,records ,copies ( ea*
 affidavit describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7     
sign$ by a ,s5ator or a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives %all be ma9ta9$ by ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate or ! ,cl]k ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 respectively4  
7c7 ,j\rnal ,) respect to ea* vote on   
f9al passage ( a bill 7except = a       
private bill7 or resolution1 ea* ,h\se (
 ,congress %all cause to be record$ 9 ! 
j\rnal ( its proce$+s t ! publi%+1      
notice1 read+1 & affidavit requirem5ts  
"u ?is section h be5 satisfi$4  7d7 ,no 
waiv] or modification ,nei!r ,h\se (    
,congress1 nor ,congress jo9tly1 by     
concurr5t resolution1 unanim\s cons5t1  
or any o!r ord]1 resolution1 vote1 or   
o!r means1 may disp5se )1 or o!rwise    
waive or modify1 ! requirem5ts set =? 9 
?is section4  #aje;d4 ,en=cem5t clause  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,an ,act ( ,congress t does
 n comply ) section #aje;a1 #aje;b1 or  
#aje;c %all h no =ce or effect & no     
legal1 equitable1 regulatory1 civil1 or 
crim9al action may be br\ght "u su* an  

,act ( ,congress4  7b7 ,cause ( action  
,)\t reg>d to ! am\nt 9 controv]sy1 a   
cause ( action "u sections #bbja & #bbjb
 ( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 aga9/
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates seek+ appropriate      
relief 7includ+ an injunction aga9/     
en=cem5t ( any law1 ! passage ( :i* did 
n con=m to ! requirem5ts ( section      
#aje;a1 #aje;b1 or #aje;c7 may be br\ght
 by-- 7#a7 a p]son aggriev$ by an action
 ( an (fic] or employee 9 ! executive   
bran* ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t "u an ,act ( 
,congress t did n comply ) sections     
#aje;a1 #aje;b1 & #aje;c2  7#b7 a ,memb]
 ( ,congress aggriev$ by ! failure ( !  
,h\se ( ,congress ( :i* ! ,memb] is a   
,memb] to comply ) section #aje;a1      
#aje;b1 or #aje;c2 &  7#c7 a p]son      
individually aggriev$ by ! failure ( a  
,s5ator = ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! aggriev$ p]son
 resides or by ! failure ( a ,memb] ( ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives = ! ,di/rict 9  
:i* ! aggriev$ p]son resides to fulfill 
! obligations ( ! ,s5ator or ,memb] "u  
section #aje;a1 #aje;b1 or #aje;c4  4   

#e4 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5ts ,! table
 ( sections = *apt] #b ( title #a1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! item relat+ to section #aje !    
foll[+3  #aje;a4 ,text ( bill or        
resolution to specify its con/itutional 
au?ority4#aje;b4 ,text ( bill or        
resolution to set =? curr5t law4#aje;c4 
,proc$ures prior to vote on bill or     
resolution4#aje;d4 ,en=cem5t clause4  4 
#f4 ,sev]ability clause ,if any         
provision ( ?is ,act or an am5dm5t made 
by ?is ,act1 or ! application ( a       
provision or am5dm5t to any p]son or    
circum/ance1 is held to be invalid = any
 reason 9 any c\rt ( compet5t           
jurisdiction1 ! rema9d] ( ?is ,act &    
am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 & !          
application ( ! provisions & am5dm5t to 
any o!r p]son or circum/ance1 %all n be 
affect$4