,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #c1 #bjba,mr4 
,s*um] submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution    
,relative to ,s5ate proc$ure 9 ! #aag?  
,congress4  #a4 ,not)/&+ ! provisions ( 
rule ,,xxv ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1  
or any o!r provision ( ! ,/&+ ,rules or 
,/&+ ,ord]s ( ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 !         
committees ( ! ,s5ate1 includ+ jo9t     
committees & special committees1 = !    
#aag? ,congress %all be compos$ equally 
( memb]s ( bo? p>ties1 to be appo9t$ at 
a lat] "t by ! two ,lead]s2  7#b7 !     
budgets & (fice space = su* committees1 
& all o!r subgr\ps1 %all likewise be    
equal1 ) up to an additional #aj p]c5t  
to be allocat$ = adm9i/rative exp5ses to
 be det]m9$ by ! ,committee on ,rules & 
,adm9i/ration1 ) ! total adm9i/rative   
exp5ses allocation = all committees n to
 exce$ hi/oric levels2 &  7#c7 !        
,*airman ( a full committee may dis*>ge 
a subcommittee ( any ,legislative or    

,executive ,cal5d> item :i* has n be5   
report$ because ( a tie vote & place x  
on ! full committee's ag5da4  #b4 ,!    
committee ratios "u section #a %all     
rema9 9 effect = ! rema9d] ( ! #aag?    
,congress1 except t if at any "t dur+ ! 
#aag? ,congress ei!r p>ty atta9s a      
majority ( ! :ole numb] ( ,s5ators1 !n  
ea* committee ratio %all be adju/$ to   
reflect ! ratio ( ! p>ties 9 ! ,s5ate1 &
 ! provisions ( ?is resolution %all h no
 fur!r effect1 except t ! memb]s :o 7   
fir/ appo9t$ by ! two ,lead]s to su*    
committees 9 ! #aag? ,congress1 pursuant
 to ! au?ority 9 ?is resolution1 %all no
 long] be memb]s ( ! committees1 & !    
committee *airman%ips %all be held by ! 
p>ty :i* has atta9$ a majority ( ! :ole 
numb] ( ,s5ators4  #c4 ,pursuant to !   
provisions & exceptions describ$ 9      
sections #a & #b1 ! foll[+ additional   
,/&+ ,ord]s ( ! ,s5ate %all be 9 effect 
= ! #aag? ,congress3 7#a7 ,if a         
committee has n report$ out a measure or
 matt] because ( a tie vote1 !n-- 7,a7 !

 ,*airman ( ! committee %all transmit a 
notice ( a tie vote to ! ,secret>y ( !  
,s5ate & su* notice %all be pr9t$ 9 !   
,record2 &  7,b7 aft] su* notice ( a tie
 vote has be5 transmitt$1 ! ,majority   
,lead] or ! ,m9ority ,lead] may1 only   
aft] consultation ) ! ,*airman & ,rank+ 
,memb] ( ! committee1 make a motion to  
dis*>ge su* measure or matt]1 & "t =    
debate on su* motion %all be limit$ to  
#d h\rs1 to be equally divid$ betwe5 !  
two ,lead]s or _! designees1 ) no o!r   
motions1 po9ts ( ord]1 or am5dm5ts 9    
ord]3 ,provid$1 ,t foll[+ ! use or      
yield+ back ( "t1 ! ,s5ate vote on !    
motion to dis*>ge1 )\t any int]v5+      
action1 motion1 or debate1 & if agre$   
to1 ! measure or matt] be plac$         
imm$iately on ! appropriate ,cal5d>4    
7#b7 ,not)/&+ ! provisions ( rule ,,xxii
 ( ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 to ensure t
 any cloture motion %all be (f]$ = !    
purpose ( br++ to a close debate1 9 no  
case %all x be 9 ord] = any cloture     
motion to be pres5t$ on an am5dable item

 dur+ its fir/ #ab h\rs ( ,s5ate debate3
 ,provid$1 ,t all o!r provisions ( rule 
,,xxii rema9 9 /atus quo4  #d4 ,x is !  
s5se ( ! ,s5ate t bo? ,lead]s %all seek 
to atta9 an equal balance ( ! int]e/s ( 
! two p>ties :5 s*$ul+ & debat+         
legislative & executive bus9ess g5]ally1
 & 9 keep+ ) ! pres5t ,s5ate prec$5ts1 a
 motion to proce$ to any ,legislative or
 ,executive ,cal5d> item %all cont9ue to
 be consid]$ ! pr]ogative ( ! ,majority 
,lead]1 al?\gh ! ,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate 
d n prohibit ! "r ( ! ,republican       
,lead]1 or any o!r ,s5ator1 to move to  
proce$ to any item4