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A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit the consideration of legislation in the Senate unless the text of the legislation that will be considered has been made publicly available in electronic form for a mandatory minimum review period.

USA117th CongressSRES-84| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2021
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (4)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)

Rules and Administration Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This resolution prohibits the Senate from considering any measure unless the text of the measure has been publicly available in electronic form for the mandatory minimum review period, and it requires each Senator to certify that they have read a measure prior to voting on it. The mandatory minimum review period, calculated from the time the measure is made publicly available, is the greater of (1) the number of minutes that are equal to two times the number of pages in the measure, or (2) 72 hours.
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Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  • March 1, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

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A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit the consideration of legislation in the Senate unless the text of the legislation that will be considered has been made publicly available in electronic form for a mandatory minimum review period.

USA117th CongressSRES-84| Senate 
| Updated: 3/1/2021
This resolution prohibits the Senate from considering any measure unless the text of the measure has been publicly available in electronic form for the mandatory minimum review period, and it requires each Senator to certify that they have read a measure prior to voting on it. The mandatory minimum review period, calculated from the time the measure is made publicly available, is the greater of (1) the number of minutes that are equal to two times the number of pages in the measure, or (2) 72 hours.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Mar 1, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  • March 1, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 1, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Rick Scott

Rick Scott

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (4)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)John Kennedy (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)

Rules and Administration Committee

Congress

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Government information and archivesLegislative rules and procedureMembers of CongressSenate