,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #ae  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bd            
7legislative day1 ,janu>y #c71 #bjac    
,mr4 ,reid 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lev91 &    
,mr4 ,mc,cain7 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,to improve proc$ures = ! 
consid]ation ( legislation & nom9ations 
9 ! ,s5ate4  #a4 ,consid]ation (        
legislation  7a7 ,motion ,to proce$ &   
consid]ation ( am5dm5ts ,a motion to    
proce$ to ! consid]ation ( a measure or 
matt] made pursuant to ?is section %all 
be debatable = no m ?an #d h\rs1 equally
 divid$ 9 ! usual =m4 ,if ! motion to   
proce$ is agre$ to ! foll[+ conditions  
%all apply3  7#a7 ,! fir/ am5dm5ts 9    
ord] to ! measure or matt] %all be "o   
fir/-degree am5dm5t ea* (f]$ by !       
m9ority1 ! majority1 ! m9ority1 & !     
majority1 9 t ord]4 ,if an am5dm5t is n 
(f]$ 9 its designat$ ord] "u ?is        
p>agraph1 ! "r to (f] t am5dm5t is      
=feit$4  7#b7 ,if a cloture motion has  

be5 fil$ pursuant to rule ,,xxii ( !    
,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate on a measure or  
matt] proce$$ to "u ?is section1 x %all 
n be 9 ord] = ! m9ority to propose its  
fir/ am5dm5t unless x has be5 submitt$  
to ! ,s5ate ,j\rnal ,cl]k by #a3jj p4m4 
on ! day foll[+ ! fil+ ( t cloture      
motion1 = ! majority to propose its fir/
 am5dm5t unless x has be5 submitt$ to ! 
,s5ate ,j\rnal ,cl]k by #c3jj p4m4 on ! 
day foll[+ ! fil+ ( t cloture motion1 = 
! m9ority to propose its second am5dm5t 
unless x has be5 submitt$ to ! ,s5ate   
,j\rnal ,cl]k by #e3jj p4m4 on ! day    
foll[+ ! fil+ ( t cloture motion1 or = !
 majority to propose its second am5dm5t 
unless x has be5 submitt$ to ! ,s5ate   
,j\rnal ,cl]k by #g3jj p4m4 on ! day    
foll[+ ! fil+ ( t cloture motion4 ,if an
 am5dm5t is n timely submitt$ "u ?is    
p>agraph1 ! "r to (f] t am5dm5t is      
=feit$4  7#c7 ,an am5dm5t (f]$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be dispos$ ( be=e !  
next am5dm5t 9 ord] "u p>agraph 7#a7 may
 be (f]$4  7#d7 ,an am5dm5t (f]$ "u     

p>agraph 7#a7 is n divisible or subject 
to am5dm5t :ile p5d+4  7#e7 ,an am5dm5t 
(f]$ "u p>agraph 7#a71 if adopt$1 %all  
be consid]$ orig9al text = purpose (    
fur!r am5dm5t4  7#f7 ,no po9ts ( ord]   
%all be waiv$ by virtue ( ?is section4  
7#g7 ,no motion to commit or recommit   
%all be 9 ord] dur+ ! p5d5cy ( any      
am5dm5t (f]$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74 
7#h7 ,not)/&+ rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+      
,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 if cloture is invok$ 
on ! measure or matt] be=e all am5dm5ts 
(f]$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 are dispos$ (1 any
 am5dm5t 9 ord] "u p>agraph 7#a7 b n    
actually p5d+ ^u ! expiration (         
po/-cloture "t may be (f]$ & may be     
debat$ = n to exce$ #a h\r1 equally     
divid$ 9 ! usual =m4 ,any am5dm5t (f]$  
"u p>agraph 7#a7 t is rul$ non-g]mane on
 a po9t ( ord] %all n fall ^u t rul+1 b 
in/ead %all rema9 p5d+ & %all require   
#fj votes 9 ! affirmative to be agre$   
to4  7b7 ,sunset ,?is section %all      
expire on ! day aft] ! date ( ! s9e die 
adj\rnm5t ( ! #aac? ,congress4  #b4     

,consid]ation ( nom9ations  7a7 ,9 g5]al
  7#a7 ,po/-cloture consid]ation ,if    
cloture is invok$ 9 accordance ) rule   
,,xxii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate on a  
nom9ation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 !re 
%all be no m ?an #h h\rs ( po/-cloture  
consid]ation equally divid$ 9 ! usual   
=m4  7#b7 ,nom9ations cov]$ ,a nom9ation
 describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is any         
nom9ation except = ! nom9ation ( an     
individual--  7,a7 to a position at     
level ,i ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u      
section #ecab ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code2 or  7,b7 to s]ve z a judge or    
ju/ice appo9t$ to hold (fice dur+ good  
behavior4  7b7 ,special rule = di/rict  
c\rt nom9ees ,if cloture is invok$ 9    
accordance ) rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules
 ( ! ,s5ate on a nom9ation ( an         
individual to s]ve z a judge ( a di/rict
 c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !re %all be no 
m ?an #b h\rs ( po/-cloture consid]ation
 equally divid$ 9 ! usual =m4  7c7      
,sunset ,?is section %all expire on !   
day aft] ! date ( ! s9e die adj\rnm5t ( 

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