,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #aaj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #d1 #bjag,mr4 ,bennet 7for himself and ,mr4 ,gardner7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,rules and ,administration ,,resolution ,relating to proceedings of the ,senate in the event of a partial or full shutdown of the ,federal ,government4 #a4 ,short title ,this resolution may be cited as the ,shutdown ,accountability ,resolution4 #b4 ,proceedings of the ,senate during a full or partial government shutdown 7a7 ,definition ,in this section1 the term ,government shutdown means a lapse in appropriations for #a or more agencies of the ,federal ,government4 7b7 ,convening of the ,senate 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any rule or order of the ,senate1 during the period of a ,government shutdown-- 7,a7 the ,senate shall convene at #h3jj a4m4 each day1 unless the body is in continuous session2 and 7,b7 it shall not be in order to ask for1 and the ,presiding ,officer shall not entertain a request for1 unanimous consent to change the hour or day on which the ,senate shall convene under subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,senate not in session ,if the ,senate is not in session on the first calendar day of a ,government shutdown1 the majority leader1 after consultation with the minority leader1 shall notify ,members of the ,senate that1 pursuant to this standing order1 the ,senate shall convene at #h3jj a4m4 on the next calendar day of the ,government shutdown4 7c7 ,presence of a quorum 7#a7 ,in general ,during the period of a ,government shutdown1 and notwithstanding any provision of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate-- 7,a7 immediately after the ,presiding ,officer takes the chair in accordance with rule ,,iv of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate1 the ,presiding ,officer shall direct the ,clerk to call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum2 and 7,b7 #a hour after the presence of a quorum has last been demonstrated1 the ,presiding ,officer shall direct the ,clerk to call the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum4 7#b7 ,lack of quorum 7,a7 ,in general ,if1 upon a calling of the roll under paragraph 7#a71 it shall be ascertained that a quorum is not present-- 7i7 the ,presiding ,officer shall direct the ,clerk to call the names of any absent ,senators2 and 7ii7 following the calling of the names under clause 7i71 the ,presiding ,officer shall1 without intervening motion or debate1 submit to the ,senate by a yea-and-nay vote the question3 ,shall the ,sergeant-at-,arms be directed to request the attendance of absent ,senators84 7,b7 ,direction to compel attendance ,if a quorum is not present #ae minutes after the time at which the vote on a question submitted under subparagraph 7,a77ii7 starts1 the ,presiding ,officer shall1 without intervening motion or debate1 submit to the ,senate by a yea-and-nay vote the question3 ,shall the ,sergeant-at-,arms be directed to compel the attendance of absent ,senators84 7,c7 ,arrest of absent ,senators ,effective #a hour after the ,sergeant-at-,arms is directed to compel the attendance of absent ,senators under subparagraph 7,b71 if any ,senator not excused under rule ,,xii of the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate is not in attendance1 the ,senate shall be deemed to have agreed an order that reads as follows3 ,ordered1 ,that the ,sergeant-at-,arms be directed to arrest absent ,senators2 that warrants for the arrests of all ,senators not sick nor excused be issued under the signature of the ,presiding ,officer and attested by the ,secretary1 and that such warrants be executed without delay44 7,d7 ,reports ,not less frequently than once per hour during proceedings to compel the attendance of absent ,senators1 the ,sergeant-at-,arms shall submit to the ,senate a report on absent ,senators1 which shall-- 7i7 be laid before the ,senate2 7ii7 identify each ,senator whose absence is excused2 7iii7 identify each ,senator who is absent without excuse2 and 7iv7 for each ,senator identified under clause 7iii71 provide information on the current location of the ,senator4 7#c7 ,regaining the floor ,if a ,senator had been recognized to speak at the time a call of the roll to ascertain the presence of a quorum was initiated under paragraph 7#b77;,a71 and if the presence of a quorum is established1 that ,senator shall be entitled to be recognized to speak4 7d7 ,adjourning and recessing ,during the period of a ,government shutdown-- 7#a7 a motion to adjourn or to recess the ,senate shall be decided by a yea-or-nay vote2 7#b7 if a quorum is present1 the ,presiding ,officer shall not entertain a request to adjourn or recess the ,senate by unanimous consent or to vitiate the yeas and nays on such a motion by unanimous consent2 7#c7 a motion to adjourn or a motion to recess made during the period beginning at #h3jj a4m4 and ending at #aa3ei p4m41 shall only be agreed to upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the ,senators present and voting1 a quorum being present2 and 7#d7 if the ,senate must adjourn due to the absence of a quorum1 the ,senate shall reconvene #b hours after the time at which it adjourns and ascertain the presence of a quorum in accordance with subsection 7c77#a74 7e7 ,no suspension of requirements ,the ,presiding ,officer may not entertain a request to suspend the operation of this standing order by unanimous consent or motion4 7f7 ,consistency with senate emergency procedures and practices ,nothing in this standing order shall be construed in a manner that is inconsistent with ,s4 ,res4 #bif 7#ajhth ,congress7 or any other emergency procedures or practices of the ,senate4 7g7 ,standing order ,this section shall be a standing order of the ,senate4