,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #f  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #c1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,merkley submitted the       
following resolution2 which was ordered 
to lie over under the rule  ,,resolution
  ,to modify extended debate in the     
,senate to improve the legislative      
process4  #a4 ,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