,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #d  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #c1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and ,mr4        
,harkin7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was ordered to lie    
over under the rule  ,,resolution  ,to  
limit certain uses of the filibuster in 
the ,senate to improve the legislative  
process4  #a4 ,motions to proceed       
,paragraph #a of rule ,,xxii of the     
,standing ,rules of the ,senate is      
amended by inserting at the end the     
following new paragraph3  ,other than a 
motion made during the first #b hours of
 a new legislative day as described in  
paragraph #b of rule ,,viii1            
consideration of a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of any debatable      
matter1 including debate on any         
debatable motion or appeal in connection
 therewith1 shall be limited to not more
 than #b hours1 to be equally divided   
between1 and controlled by1 the         

,majority ,leader and the ,minority     
,leader or their designees4 ,this       
paragraph shall not apply to motions    
considered nondebatable by the ,senate  
pursuant to rule or precedent4  4  #b4  
,extended debate ,paragraph #b of rule  
,,xxii of the ,standing ,rules of the   
,senate is amended by striking the      
second undesignated paragraph and       
inserting the following3  ,is it the    
sense of the ,senate that the debate    
shall be brought to a close8 ,and if    
that question shall be decided in the   
affirmative by three-fifths of the      
,senators duly chosen and sworn1 except 
on a measure or motion to amend the     
,senate rules1 in which case the        
necessary affirmative vote shall be     
two-thirds of the ,senators voting1 a   
quorum being present1 then cloture has  
been invoked4  ,if that question is on  
disposition of a bill or joint          
resolution1 a resolution or concurrent  
resolution1 a substitute amendment for a
 bill or resolution1 a motion with      

respect to amendments between the       
,houses1 a conference report1 or advice 
and consent to a nomination or treaty1  
and if such question shall be decided in
 the affirmative by a majority of       
,senators voting1 a quorum being        
present1 but less than three-fifths of  
the ,senators duly chosen and sworn 7or 
less than two-thirds of the ,senators   
voting1 a quorum being present1 in the  
case of a measure or motion to amend the
 ,senate rules71 then it shall be in    
order for the ,majority ,leader 7or his 
or her designee7 to initiate a period of
 extended debate upon the measure1      
motion1 or other matter pending before  
the ,senate1 or the unfinished business1
 in relation to which the motion to     
close debate was offered1 in which case 
the period of extended debate shall     
begin one hour later4  ,during a period 
of extended debate1 such measure1       
motion1 or other matter pending before  
the ,senate1 or the unfinished business1
 shall be the unfinished business to the

 exclusion of all other business1 except
 on action or motion by the ,majority   
,leader 7or his or her designee74       
,during a period of extended debate it  
shall not be in order for a ,senator    
other than the ,majority ,leader 7or his
 or her designee7 to raise a question as
 to the presence of a quorum1 except    
immediately prior to a vote or when it  
has been more than forty-eight hours    
since a quorum was demonstrated4 ,if    
upon a roll call it shall be ascertained
 that a quorum is not present1 then the 
,senate shall adjourn to a time         
previously decided by order of the      
,senate or1 if no such time has been    
established1 then to a time certain     
determined by the ,majority ,leader1    
after consultation with the ,minority   
,leader4  ,during a period of extended  
debate a motion to adjourn or recess    
shall not be in order1 unless made by   
the ,majority ,leader 7or his or her    
designee7 or if the absence of a quorum 
has been demonstrated4 ,notwithstanding 

paragraph #a of rule ,,xix1 there shall 
be no limit to the number of times a    
,senator may speak upon any question    
during a period of extended debate4     
,if1 during the course of extended      
debate1 the ,presiding ,officer puts any
 question to a vote1 the ,majority      
,leader 7or his or her designee7 may    
postpone any such vote1 which shall     
occur at a time determined by the       
,majority ,leader1 after consultation   
with the ,minority ,leader1 but not     
later than the time at which a quorum is
 next demonstrated4  ,if at any time    
during a period of extended debate no   
,senator seeks recognition1 then the    
,presiding ,officer shall inquire as to 
whether any ,senator seeks recognition4 
,if no ,senator seeks recognition1 then 
the ,presiding ,officer shall again put 
the question as to bringing debate to a 
close 7and the ,majority ,leader or his 
or her designee may postpone such vote  
in accordance with the preceding        
paragraph71 which shall be decided      

without further debate or intervening   
motion4 ,if that question shall be      
decided in the affirmative by a majority
 of ,senators voting1 a quorum being    
present1 then cloture has been invoked  
and the period of extended debate has   
ended4 ,if that question shall be       
decided in the negative by a majority of
 ,senators voting1 a quorum being       
present1 then the period of extended    
debate has ended4  ,if cloture is       
invoked1 then the measure1 motion1 other
 matter pending before the ,senate1 or  
the unfinished business1 in relation to 
which the motion to close debate was    
offered1 shall remain the unfinished    
business to the exclusion of all other  
business until disposed of4  4  #c4     
,post-cloture debate on nominations     
,paragraph #b of rule ,,xxii of the     
,standing ,rules of the ,senate is      
amended by striking ,after no more than 
thirty hours of consideration of the    
measure1 motion1 or other matter on     
which cloture has been invoked1 the     

,senate shall proceed1 without any      
further debate on any question1 to vote 
on in the fourth undesignated paragraph 
and inserting ,after no more than #cj   
hours of consideration of the measure1  
motion1 or other matter on which cloture
 has been invoked1 except on the        
question of advice and consent to a     
nomination other than a nomination to a 
position as ,justice of the ,supreme    
,court in which case consideration shall
 be limited to #b hours1 the ,senate    
shall proceed1 without any further      
debate on any question1 to vote on4  #d4
 ,conference motions ,rule ,,xxviii of  
the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate is  
amended by--  7#a7 redesignating        
paragraphs #a through #i as paragraphs  
#b through #aj1 respectively2  7#b7     
redesignating any reference to          
paragraphs #a through #i as paragraph #b
 through #aj1 respectively2 and  7#c7   
inserting before paragraph #b1 as       
redesignated1 the following3  #a4 ,a    
nondivisible motion to disagree to a    

,house amendment or insist upon a       
,senate amendment1 to request a         
committee of conference with the ,house 
or to agree to a request by the ,house  
for a committee of conference1 and to   
authorize the ,presiding ,officer to    
appoint conferees 7or to appoint        
conferees71 is in order and             
consideration of such a motion1         
including consideration of any debatable
 motion or appeal in connection         
therewith1 shall be limited to not more 
than #b hours4  4