,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #che  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ac1 #bjad ,mr4 ,whitehouse 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,enzi7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
  ,,resolution  ,expressing the ,sense  
of the ,senate regarding the use of     
electronic devices on the floor of the  
,senate4  ,that it is the ,sense of the 
,senate that--  7#a7 certain uses of    
electronic devices by ,senators on the  
floor of the ,senate are necessary and  
proper in the conduct of official       
,senate business1 would not distract1   
interrupt1 or inconvenience the business
 of ,members of the ,senate1 and should 
therefore be permissible1 including--   
7,a7 delivering floor remarks from text 
displayed on personal digital assistant 
devices and tablet computers2  7,b7     
reviewing and editing documents on      
personal digital assistant devices and  
tablet computers while seated or        

standing at a desk1 except when the     
,senator who wishes to use the device   
holds the floor or seeks to be          
recognized2 and  7,c7 sending email and 
other data communication using personal 
digital assistant devices and tablet    
computers while seated or standing at a 
desk1 except when the ,senator who      
wishes to use the device holds the floor
 or seeks to be recognized2  7#b7       
necessary and proper uses of electronic 
devices on the floor of the ,senate do  
not include-- 7,a7 transmitting sound   
for any purpose other than through      
earphones or in such a manner as would  
not disturb proceedings on the floor of 
the ,senate for the purpose of assisting
 a person with a disability2  7,b7 using
 telephones or other devices for voice  
communication2 or  7,c7 using desktop   
computers1 laptop computers1 or other   
large devices2  7#c7 the ,committee on  
,rules and ,administration should       
consider an amendment to the ,rules for 
the ,regulation of the ,senate ,wing    

consistent with the principles stated   
above2 and  7#d7 any amendment to the   
,rules for the ,regulation of the       
,senate ,wing should take into account  
possible future changes in technology4