,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aji  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #g1 #bjae,mr4  
,hell] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
prohibit ! consid]ation ( any bill by   
,congress unless ! au?ority provid$ by !
 ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates = !     
legislation c be det]m9$ & is cle>ly    
specifi$4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,enum]at$ ,p[]s ,act4  #b4 
,con/itutional au?ority clause  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,*apt] #b ( title #a1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft]   
section #ajb ! foll[+3  #ajb;a4         
,con/itutional au?ority clause  7a7 ,9  
g5]al ,ea* ,act ( ,congress1 bill1 &    
resolution1 or conf]5ce report !reon or 
am5dm5t !reto1 %all conta9 a concise    
explanation ( ! specific au?ority 9 !   
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates reli$ ^u 
z ! basis = enact+ ea* portion ( !      
measure4  7b7 ,f$]al activities ,to !   
ext5t t any ,act ( ,congress1 bill or   

resolution1 or conf]5ce report !reon or 
am5dm5t !reto1 limits or aboli%es any   
,f$]al activity1 sp5d+1 or p[] ov]all1 a
 /atem5t ( con/itutionality may cite !  
#i? ,am5dm5t or ! #aj? ,am5dm5t to !    
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7    
,enum]at$ sp5d+ & necess>y & prop]      
clauses ,invok+ a clause includ$ 9 !    
enum]at$ sp5d+ clause "u clause #a (    
section #h ( article ,i ( ! ,con/itution
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su* z ! common      
def5se clause & ! g5]al welf>e clause1  
or ! necess>y & prop] clause "u clause  
#ah ( section #h ( article ,i ( !       
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 a      
/atem5t ( con/itutionality is n         
suffici5t to satisfy ! requirem5t (     
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,comm]ce clause    
,invok+ ! comm]ce clause ( section #h ( 
article ,i ( ! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates 9 a /atem5t ( con/itutionality = 
any purpose o!r ?an ! regulation ( !    
buy+ & sell+ ( goods or s]vices1 or !   
transport+ = ^? purposes1 across        
b\nd>ies ) =eign nations1 across ,/ate  

l9es1 or ) ! ,indian tribes is n        
suffici5t to satisfy ! requirem5t (     
subsection 7a74  7e7 ,failure ,to comply
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a failure to comply )  
subsection 7a7 %all give rise to a po9t 
( ord] 9 ei!r ,h\se ( ,congress1 :i* may
 be rais$ by any ,s5ator dur+           
consid]ation 9 ! ,s5ate or any ,memb] ( 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives dur+          
consid]ation 9 ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,nonexclusivity  
,! availability ( a po9t ( ord] "u ?is  
section %all n affect ! availability (  
any o!r po9t ( ord]4  7f7 ,disposition (
 po9t ( ord] 9 ! ,s5ate  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,any ,s5ator may raise a po9t ( ord] t  
any matt] is n 9 ord] "u subsection 7a74
  7#b7 ,waiv]  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,any       
,s5ator may move to waive a po9t ( ord] 
rais$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 by an affirmative
 vote ( two-?irds ( ! ,s5ators duly *os5
 & sworn4  7,b7 ,proc$ures ,= a motion  
to waive a po9t ( ord] "u subp>agraph   
7,a7 z to a matt]-- 7i7 a motion to     
table ! po9t ( ord] %all n be 9 ord]2   

7ii7 all motions to waive "o or m po9ts 
( ord] "u ?is section z to ! matt] %all 
be debatable = a total ( n m ?an #c     
h\rs1 equally divid$ betwe5 ! ,s5ator   
rais+ ! po9t ( ord] & ! ,s5ator mov+ to 
waive ! po9t ( ord] or _! designees2 &  
7iii7 a motion to waive ! po9t ( ord]   
%all n be am5dable4  7g7 ,disposition ( 
po9t ( ord] 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a ,memb] ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives makes a po9t ( ord] "u  
?is section1 ! ,*air %all put ! "q (    
consid]ation ) respect to ! proposition 
( :e!r any /atem5t ( con/itutionality   
made "u subsection 7a7 0 adequate or1 9 
! abs5ce ( su* a /atem5t1 :e!r a /atem5t
 is requir$ "u subsection 7a74  7#b7    
,consid]ation ,= a po9t ( ord] "u ?is   
section made 9 ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives-- 7,a7 ! "q (           
consid]ation %all be debatable = #aj    
m9utes1 equally divid$ & controll$ by ! 
,memb] mak+ ! po9t ( ord] & by an       
oppon5t1 b %all o!rwise be decid$ )\t   
int]v5+ motion except "o t ! ,h\se (    

,repres5tatives adj\rn or t ! ,committee
 ( ! ,:ole rise1 z ! case may be2  7,b7 
9 select+ ! oppon5t1 ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives %\ld fir/ recognize  
an oppon5t f ! oppos+ p>ty2 &  7,c7 !   
disposition ( ! "q ( consid]ation )     
respect to a measure %all be consid]$   
also to det]m9e ! "q ( consid]ation "u  
?is section ) respect to an am5dm5t made
 9 ord] z orig9al text4  4  7b7         
,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table (   
sections = *apt] #b ( title #a1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! 
item relat+ to section #ajb ! foll[+3   
#ajb;a4 ,con/itutional au?ority clause4 
4  #c4 ,explanation ( con/itutional     
au?ority ,?is ,act is enact$ pursuant to
 ! p[] grant$ to ea* ,h\se ( ,congress  
to det]m9e ! rules ( its proce$+s "u    
article ,i1 section #e1 clause #b ( !   
,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4