,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #f  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!  
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #c1 #bjac ,mr4 
,m]kley submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ord]$ to lie ov] "u ! rule        
,,resolution  ,to modify ext5d$ debate 9
 ! ,s5ate to improve ! legislative      
process4  #a4 ,ext5d$ debate ,p>agraph  
#b ( rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( !    
,s5ate is am5d$ by /rik+ ! second       
undesignat$ p>agraph & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
,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 & sworn1 except on 
a measure or motion to am5d ! ,s5ate    
rules1 9 :i* case ! necess>y affirmative
 vote %all be two-?irds ( ! ,s5ators    
vot+1 a quorum be+ pres5t1 !n cloture   
has be5 invok$4  ,if t "q is on         
disposition ( a bill or jo9t resolution1
 a resolution or concurr5t resolution1 a
 sub/itute am5dm5t = a bill or          
resolution1 a motion ) respect to       
am5dm5ts betwe5 ! ,h\ses1 a conf]5ce    

report1 or advice & cons5t to a         
nom9ation or treaty1 & if su* "q %all be
 decid$ 9 ! affirmative by a majority ( 
,s5ators vot+1 a quorum be+ pres5t1 b   
less ?an ?ree-fif?s ( ! ,s5ators duly   
*os5 & sworn 7or less ?an two-?irds ( ! 
,s5ators vot+1 a quorum be+ pres5t1 9 ! 
case ( a measure or motion to am5d !    
,s5ate rules71 !n x %all be 9 ord] = !  
,majority ,lead] 7or 8 or h] designee7  
to initiate a p]iod ( ext5d$ debate ^u !
 measure1 motion1 or o!r matt] p5d+ be=e
 ! ,s5ate1 or ! unf9i%$ bus9ess1 9      
relation to :i* ! motion to close debate
 0 (f]$1 9 :i* case ! p]iod ( ext5d$    
debate %all beg9 "o h\r lat]4  ,dur+ a  
p]iod ( ext5d$ debate1 su* measure1     
motion1 or o!r matt] p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate1
 or ! unf9i%$ bus9ess1 %all be ! unf9i%$
 bus9ess to ! exclusion ( all o!r       
bus9ess1 except on action or motion by !
 ,majority ,lead] 7or 8 or h] designee74
  ,dur+ a p]iod ( ext5d$ debate x %all n
 be 9 ord] = a ,s5ator o!r ?an !        
,majority ,lead] 7or 8 or h] designee7  

to raise a "q z to ! pres5ce ( a quorum1
 except imm$iately prior to a vote or :5
 x has be5 m ?an =ty-eight h\rs s9ce a  
quorum 0 demon/rat$4 ,if ^u a roll call 
x %all be asc]ta9$ t a quorum is n      
pres5t1 !n ! ,s5ate %all adj\rn to a "t 
previ\sly decid$ by ord] ( ! ,s5ate or1 
if no su* "t has be5 e/abli%$1 !n to a  
"t c]ta9 det]m9$ by ! ,majority ,lead]1 
aft] consultation ) ! ,m9ority ,lead]4  
,dur+ a p]iod ( ext5d$ debate a motion  
to adj\rn or recess %all n be 9 ord]1   
unless made by ! ,majority ,lead] 7or 8 
or h] designee7 or if ! abs5ce ( a      
quorum has be5 demon/rat$4 ,not)/&+     
p>agraph #a ( rule ,,xix1 !re %all be no
 limit to ! numb] ( times a ,s5ator may 
speak ^u any "q dur+ a p]iod ( ext5d$   
debate4  ,if1 dur+ ! c\rse ( ext5d$     
debate1 ! ,presid+ ,(fic] puts any "q to
 a vote1 ! ,majority ,lead] 7or 8 or h] 
designee7 may po/pone any su* vote1 :i* 
%all occur at a "t det]m9$ by !         
,majority ,lead]1 aft] consultation ) ! 
,m9ority ,lead]1 b n lat] ?an ! "t at   

:i* a quorum is next demon/rat$4  ,if at
 any "t dur+ a p]iod ( ext5d$ debate no 
,s5ator seeks recognition1 !n ! ,presid+
 ,(fic] %all inquire z to :e!r any      
,s5ator seeks recognition4 ,if no       
,s5ator seeks recognition1 !n ! ,presid+
 ,(fic] %all aga9 put ! "q z to br++    
debate to a close 7& ! ,majority ,lead] 
or 8 or h] designee may po/pone su* vote
 9 accordance ) ! prec$+ p>agraph71 :i* 
%all be decid$ )\t fur!r debate or      
int]v5+ motion4 ,if t "q %all be decid$ 
9 ! affirmative by a majority ( ,s5ators
 vot+1 a quorum be+ pres5t1 !n cloture  
has be5 invok$ & ! p]iod ( ext5d$ debate
 has end$4 ,if t "q %all be decid$ 9 !  
negative by a majority ( ,s5ators vot+1 
a quorum be+ pres5t1 !n ! p]iod ( ext5d$
 debate has end$4  ,if cloture is       
invok$1 !n ! measure1 motion1 o!r matt] 
p5d+ be=e ! ,s5ate1 or ! unf9i%$        
bus9ess1 9 relation to :i* ! motion to  
close debate 0 (f]$1 %all rema9 !       
unf9i%$ bus9ess to ! exclusion ( all o!r
 bus9ess until dispos$ (4  4