,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #edh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ai1 #bjbj,mr4   
,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,durb97      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,rules &      
,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution  ,am5d+ !   
,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate to enable !      
p>ticipation ( abs5t ,s5ators dur+ a    
national crisis4  ,t  #a4 ,p>ticipation 
( abs5t ,s5ators dur+ a national crisis 
,rule ,,xii ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #e4
 ,s5ators may use te*nology t has be5   
approv$ by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate &     
,s]geant at ,arms & ,director ( !       
,doorkeep]s z reliable & secure to ca/  
_! votes f outside ( ! ,s5ate ,*amb] if 
! majority lead] or 8 or h] designee & !
 m9ority lead] or 8 or h] designee      
det]m9e t an extraord9>y crisis (       
national ext5t exi/s 9 :i* x w\ld be    
infeasible = ,s5ators to ca/ _! votes 9 
p]son4 ,s5ators 9 su* circum/ance may !n
 ca/ votes "u ?is p>agraph only dur+ !  

#cj-;day p]iod beg9n+ on ! date on :i*  
su* det]m9ation is made unless su* p]iod
 is r5ew$ by an affirmative vote (      
?ree-fif?s ( ! ,s5ators duly *os5 &     
sworn4 ,dur+ su* p]iod1 ,s5ators        
p>ticipat+ remotely & us+ approv$       
te*nology to ca/ _! votes "u ?is        
p>agraph %all be deem$ pres5t = quorum  
purposes4 ,! det]m9ation made "u ?is    
p>agraph %all n rely on any decision (  
any o!r bran* ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,gov]nm5t4 ,! majority lead] or 8 or h] 
designee & ! m9ority lead] or 8 or h]   
designee %all submit at ! beg9n+ ( !    
fir/ session ( ea* ,congress an ord] =  
designees ( ea* caucus 9 ! case ( su* a 
crisis4  4