,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ac1 #bjah,mr4 ,merkley submitted the   
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,rules and        
,administration  ,,resolution           
,providing for consideration of changes 
to rules for the proceedings of the     
,senate4  #a4 ,consideration of changes 
to rules for the proceedings of the     
,senate ,rule ,v of the ,standing ,rules
 of the ,senate is amended-- 7#a7 by    
redesignating paragraphs #a and #b as   
paragraphs #e and #f1 respectively2     
7#b7 by inserting before paragraph #e   
7as redesignated7 the following3        
#a47;a7 ,at the beginning of a new      
,congress1 the first matters considered 
by the ,senate 7other than a resolution 
described in subparagraph 7b77 shall be 
a resolution appointing majority and    
minority members of the ,committee on   
,rules and ,administration of the       
,senate and a resolution amending or    

adopting rules for the proceedings of   
the ,senate4 ,no other matter shall be  
in order1 except by unanimous consent1  
until the ,senate has agreed to a       
resolution amending or adopting rules   
for the proceedings of the ,senate4  7b7
 ,a resolution described in this        
subparagraph is a resolution-- 7#a7     
informing the ,president that a quorum  
of each ,house is assembled2  7#b7      
informing the ,house of ,representatives
 that a quorum of the ,senate is        
assembled2  7#c7 electing the ,president
 pro tempore of the ,senate and         
notifying the ,president and the ,house 
of ,representatives of such election2   
7#d7 fixing the hour of the daily       
meeting of the ,senate2  7#e7 electing  
the ,secretary of the ,senate and       
notifying the ,president and the ,house 
of ,representatives of such election2   
7#f7 electing a ,sergeant at ,arms and  
,doorkeeper of the ,senate and notifying
 the ,president and the ,house of       
,representatives of such election2 or   

7#g7 electing ,secretaries for the      
,majority and ,minority of the ,senate4 
#b4 ,at the beginning of a new          
,congress1 and until the ,senate has    
agreed to a resolution adopting or      
amending rules for the proceedings of   
the ,senate1 if the ,committee on ,rules
 and ,administration reports to the full
 ,senate a resolution amending or       
adopting rules for the proceedings of   
the ,senate1 the ,senate shall          
immediately proceed to consideration of 
the resolution4  #c4 ,on and after the  
third day of session of the ,senate1 if 
the ,committee on ,rules has not        
reported to the full ,senate a          
resolution amending or adopting rules   
for the proceedings of the ,senate1 it  
shall be in order for any ,senator to   
introduce and immediately move to       
proceed to consider a resolution        
amending or adopting rules for the      
proceedings of the ,senate4             
,consideration of such a motion to      
proceed1 including consideration of any 

motions or appeals in connection        
therewith1 shall be limited to #b hours4
  #d4 ,on and after the third day of    
session of the ,senate during which a   
resolution amending or adopting rules   
for the proceedings of the ,senate is   
being considered1 it shall be in order  
for any ,senator to move to end debate  
on such resolution4 ,consideration of   
such motion1 including consideration of 
any motion or appeal in connection      
therewith1 shall be limited to #b hours4
 ,if such motion is decided in the      
affirmative1 the ,senate shall proceed  
immediately to vote on the resolution   
adopting or amending rules for the      
proceedings of the ,senate1 as amended  
if such resolution has been amended4  2 
and  7#c7 in paragraph #e 7as           
redesignated71 by striking ,no motion   
and inserting ,other than at the        
beginning of a new ,congress1 no motion4