,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #fjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjad,mr4 ,udall ( ,new ,mexico 7=      
himself & ,mr4 ,m]kley7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration    
,,resolution  ,to limit c]ta9 uses ( !  
filibu/] 9 ! ,s5ate to improve !        
legislative process4  #a4 ,motions to   
proce$ ,p>agraph #a ( rule ,,xxii ( !   
,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate is am5d$ by      
ins]t+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3  
,o!r ?an a motion made dur+ ! fir/ #b   
h\rs ( a new legislative day z describ$ 
9 p>agraph #b ( rule ,,viii1            
consid]ation ( a motion to proce$ to !  
consid]ation ( any debatable matt]1     
includ+ debate on any debatable motion  
or appeal 9 connection !re)1 %all be    
limit$ to n m ?an #b h\rs1 to be equally
 divid$ betwe51 & controll$ by1 !       
,majority ,lead] & ! ,m9ority ,lead] or 
_! designees4 ,?is p>agraph %all n apply
 to motions consid]$ nondebatable by !  

,s5ate pursuant to rule or prec$5t4  4  
#b4 ,ext5d$ 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  #c4       
,po/-cloture debate on nom9ations       
,p>agraph #b ( rule ,,xxii ( ! ,/&+     
,rules ( ! ,s5ate is am5d$ by /rik+     
,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$1 )\t any fur!r debate on any
 "q1 to vote on 9 ! f\r? undesignat$    
p>agraph & ins]t+ ,aft] no m ?an #cj    
h\rs ( consid]ation ( ! measure1 motion1
 or o!r matt] on :i* cloture has be5    
invok$1 except on ! "q ( advice & cons5t
 to a nom9ation o!r ?an a nom9ation to a
 position z ,ju/ice ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt 9
 :i* case consid]ation %all be limit$ to
 #b h\rs1 ! ,s5ate %all proce$1 )\t any 
fur!r debate on any "q1 to vote on4  #d4
 ,conf]5ce motions ,rule ,,xxviii ( !   
,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate is am5d$ by--    
7#a7 r$esignat+ p>agraphs #a ?r\gh #i z 
p>agraphs #b ?r\gh #aj1 respectively2   
7#b7 r$esignat+ any ref]5ce to p>agraphs
 #a ?r\gh #i z p>agraphs #b ?r\gh #aj1  
respectively2 &  7#c7 ins]t+ be=e       
p>agraph #b1 z r$esignat$1 ! foll[+3    
#a4 ,a nondivisible motion to disagree  
to a ,h\se am5dm5t or insi/ ^u a ,s5ate 
am5dm5t1 to reque/ a committee (        
conf]5ce ) ! ,h\se or to agree to a     
reque/ by ! ,h\se = a committee (       
conf]5ce1 & to au?orize ! ,presid+      

,(fic] to appo9t conf]ees 7or to appo9t 
conf]ees71 is 9 ord] & consid]ation (   
su* a motion1 includ+ consid]ation ( any
 debatable motion or appeal 9 connection
 !re)1 %all be limit$ to n m ?an #b     
h\rs4  4  #e4 ,"r to (f] am5dm5ts       
,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