,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gbi  ,,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  ,amending
 rule ,,xv of the ,standing ,rules of   
the ,senate to provide for consideration
 of a minimum number of amendments4  #a4
 ,guaranteed amendments ,rule ,,xv of   
the ,standing ,rules of the ,senate is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #f4 7a7 ,during the         
consideration of any bill1 resolution1  
or other amendable matter1 it shall be  
in order for the ,senate to consider not
 less than #e amendments offered by     
members of the majority and not less    
than #e amendments offered by members of
 the minority4 ,if a motion to invoke   
cloture under the provisions of rule    
,,xxii is presented to the ,senate1 and 
fewer than the #e amendments guaranteed 
to each of the minority and the majority

 under this paragraph have been         
considered1 then1 notwithstanding the   
status of any pending amendments1 it    
shall be in order for as many members of
 the majority as appropriate1 and as    
many members of the minority as         
appropriate1 to offer #a amendment each1
 in alternating order1 until in total #e
 amendments offered by members of the   
majority and #e amendments offered by   
members of the minority have been       
considered4  7b7 ,amendments offered    
under this paragraph may only pertain to
 matter encompassed by the title of the 
bill1 resolution1 or other matter1      
except that #a amendment offered by a   
member of the majority and #a amendment 
offered by a member of the minority may 
be exempted from this requirement4 ,an  
amendment exempted from this requirement
 shall only be agreed to upon an        
affirmative vote of three-fifths of     
,senators duly chosen and sworn4  7c7   
,the majority leader and minority leader
 may1 by mutual agreement1 call up      

additional amendments under the         
provisions of this paragraph4 ,such     
additional amendments shall be offered  
in equal number by members of the       
majority and members of the minority1   
and may only pertain to subject matter  
encompassed by the title of the bill1   
resolution1 or other matter4  7d7       
,consideration by the ,senate of an     
amendment offered under the provisions  
of this paragraph shall be limited to   
not more than #b hours1 divided equally 
between the majority and the minority4  
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