,,iii #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #e ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,mr4 ,udall ( ,new ,mexico 7= ,mr4 ,h>k97 7= himself & ,ms4 ,mikulski7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ord]$ to lie ov] "u ! rule ,,resolution ,am5d+ ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate to provide = cloture to be invok$ ) less ?an a ?ree-fif?s majority aft] additional debate4 #a4 ,s5ate cloture modification ,p>agraph #b ( rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate is am5d$ to read z foll[s3 #b4 7a7 ,not)/&+ ! provisions ( rule ,,ii or rule ,,iv or any o!r rule ( ! ,s5ate1 at any "t a motion sign$ by sixte5 ,s5ators1 to br+ to a close ! debate ^u any measure1 motion1 o!r matt] p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate1 or ! unf9i%$ bus9ess1 is pres5t$ to ! ,s5ate1 ! ,presid+ ,(fic]1 or cl]k at ! direction ( ! ,presid+ ,(fic]1 %all at once /ate ! motion to ! ,s5ate1 & "o h\r aft] ! ,s5ate meets on ! foll[+ cal5d> day b "o1 he %all lay ! motion be=e ! ,s5ate & direct t ! cl]k call ! roll1 & ^u ! asc]ta9m5t t a quorum is pres5t1 ! ,presid+ ,(fic] %all1 )\t debate1 submit to ! ,s5ate by a yea-&-nay vote ! "q3 ,is x ! s5se ( ! ,s5ate t ! debate %all be br\ght to a close8 ,& if t "q %all be decid$ 9 ! affirmative by ?ree-fif?s ( ! ,s5ators duly *os5 & sworn--except on a measure or motion to am5d ! ,s5ate rules1 9 :i* case ! necess>y affirmative vote %all be two-?irds ( ! ,s5ators pres5t & vot+--!n said measure1 motion1 or o!r matt] p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate1 or ! unf9i%$ bus9ess1 %all be ! unf9i%$ bus9ess4 ,!reaft] no ,s5ator %all be entitl$ to speak 9 all m ?an "o h\r on ! measure1 motion1 or o!r matt] p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate1 or ! unf9i%$ bus9ess1 ! am5dm5ts !reto1 & motions affect+ ! same1 & x %all be ! duty ( ! ,presid+ ,(fic] to keep ! "t ( ea* ,s5ator :o speaks4 ,except by unanim\s cons5t1 no am5dm5t %all be propos$ aft] ! vote to br+ ! debate to a close1 unless x _h be5 submitt$ 9 writ+ to ! ,j\rnal ,cl]k by #a o'clock p4m4 on ! day foll[+ ! fil+ ( ! cloture motion if an am5dm5t 9 ! fir/ degree1 & unless x _h be5 s submitt$ at lea/ "o h\r prior to ! beg9n+ ( ! cloture vote if an am5dm5t 9 ! second degree4 ,no dilatory motion1 or dilatory am5dm5t1 or am5dm5t n g]mane %all be 9 ord]4 ,po9ts ( ord]1 includ+ que/ions ( relevancy1 & appeals f ! decision ( ! ,presid+ ,(fic]1 %all be decid$ )\t debate4 ,aft] no m ?an ?irty h\rs ( consid]ation ( ! measure1 motion1 or o!r matt] on :i* cloture has be5 invok$1 ! ,s5ate %all proce$1 )\t any fur!r debate on any "q1 to vote on ! f9al disposition !re( to ! exclusion ( all am5dm5ts n !n actually p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate at t "t & to ! exclusion ( all motions1 except a motion to table1 or to reconsid] & "o quorum call on dem& to e/abli% ! pres5ce ( a quorum 7& motions requir$ to e/abli% a quorum7 imm$iately be=e ! f9al vote beg9s4 ,! ?irty h\rs may be increas$ by ! adoption ( a motion1 decid$ )\t debate1 by a ?ree-fif?s affirmative vote ( ! ,s5ators duly *os5 & sworn1 & any su* "t ?us agre$ ^u %all be equally divid$ betwe5 & controll$ by ! majority & m9ority lead]s or _! designees4 ,h[ev]1 only "o motion to ext5d "t1 specifi$ above1 may be made 9 any "o cal5d> day4 ,if1 = any reason1 a measure or matt] is repr9t$ aft] cloture has be5 invok$1 am5dm5ts :i* 7 9 ord] prior to ! repr9t+ ( ! measure or matt] w cont9ue to be 9 ord] & may be con=m$ & repr9t$ at ! reque/ ( ! am5dm5t's sponsor4 ,! con=m+ *anges mu/ be limit$ to l9eation & pag9ation4 ,no ,s5ator %all call up m ?an two am5dm5ts until e o!r ,s5ator %all h _h ! opportunity to d likewise4 ,not)/&+ o!r provisions ( ?is rule1 a ,s5ator may yield all or "p ( 8 "o h\r to ! majority or m9ority floor manag]s ( ! measure1 motion1 or matt] or to ! majority or m9ority lead]1 b ea* ,s5ator specifi$ %all n h m ?an two h\rs s yield$ to him & may 9 turn yield su* "t to o!r ,s5ators4 ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( ?is rule1 any ,s5ator :o has n us$ or yield$ at lea/ t5 m9utes1 is1 if he seeks recognition1 gu>ante$ up to t5 m9utes1 inclusive1 to speak only4 ,aft] cloture is invok$1 ! read+ ( any am5dm5t1 includ+ ,h\se am5dm5ts1 %all be disp5s$ ) :5 ! propos$ am5dm5t has be5 id5tifi$ & has be5 available 9 pr9t$ =m at ! desk ( ! ,memb]s = n less ?an tw5ty-f\r h\rs4 7b7 7#a7 ,if1 ^u a vote tak5 on a motion pres5t$ pursuant to subp>agraph 7a71 ! ,s5ate fails to invoke cloture ) respect to a measure1 motion1 or o!r matt] p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate1 or ! unf9i%$ bus9ess1 subsequ5t motions to br+ debate to a close may be made ) respect to ! same measure1 motion1 matt]1 or unf9i%$ bus9ess4 ,x %all n be 9 ord] to file subsequ5t cloture motions on any measure1 motion1 or o!r matt] p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate1 except by unanim\s cons5t1 until ! previ\s motion has be5 dispos$ (4 7#b7 ,su* subsequ5t motions %all be made 9 ! mann] provid$ by1 & subject to ! provisions (1 subp>agraph 7a71 except t ! affirmative vote requir$ to br+ to a close debate ^u t measure1 motion1 or o!r matt]1 or unf9i%$ bus9ess 7o!r ?an a measure or motion to am5d ,s5ate rules7 %all be r$uc$ by ?ree votes on ! second su* motion1 & by ?ree additional votes on ea* succe$+ motion1 until ! affirmative vote is r$uc$ to a numb] equal to or less ?an an affirmative vote ( a majority ( ! ,s5ators duly *os5 & sworn4 ,! requir$ vote %all !n be an affirmative vote ( a majority ( ! ,s5ators duly *os5 & sworn4 ,! requirem5t ( an affirmative vote ( a majority ( ! ,s5ators duly *os5 & sworn %all n be fur!r r$uc$ ^u any vote tak5 on any lat] motion made pursuant to ?is subp>agraph ) respect to t measure1 motion1 matt]1 or unf9i%$ bus9ess4 4 #b4 ,special consid]ation ( am5dm5ts po/cloture ,p>agraph #b ( rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate is am5d$ by ins]t+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,aft] debate has conclud$ "u ?is p>agraph b prior to f9al disposition ( ! p5d+ matt]1 ! ,majority ,lead] & ! ,m9ority ,lead] may ea* (f] n to exce$ #c am5dm5ts id5tifi$ z lead]%ip am5dm5ts if !y h be5 timely fil$ "u ?is p>agraph & are g]mane to ! matt] be+ am5d$4 ,debate on a lead]%ip am5dm5t %all be limit$ to #a h\r equally divid$4 ,a lead]%ip am5dm5t may n be divid$4 4