,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #g  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #c1   
#bjac ,mr4 ,merkley 7for ,mr4           
,lautenberg7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was ordered to lie    
over under the rule  ,,resolution  ,to  
permit the ,senate to avoid unnecessary 
delay and vote on matters for which     
floor debate has ceased4  #a4 ,amendment
 to the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate 
,paragraph #b of rule ,,xxii of the     
,standing ,rules of the ,senate is      
amended by--  7#a7 inserting after the  
second undesignated subparagraph the    
following3  ,following the filing of the
 cloture motion and prior to the cloture
 vote1 as long as the matter on which   
cloture has been filed remains the      
pending matter--  7#a7 there shall be no
 dilatory motion1 including dilatory    
quorum calls1 in order2 and  7#b7 if1 at
 any time1 no ,senator seeks recognition
 on the floor1 it shall be in order for 
the ,majority ,leader to put the        

question on cloture as long as any      
applicable filing deadline for first    
degree amendments has passed4  2 and    
7#b7 inserting after the fifth          
undesignated subparagraph 7after the    
amendment by paragraph 7#a77 the        
following3  ,if1 at any time after      
cloture is invoked on an executive      
nomination or a motion to proceed1 no   
,senator seeks recognition on the floor1
 it shall be in order for the ,majority 
,leader to put the question on which    
cloture has been invoked4  4