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.

Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S124-125)

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jan 26, 2023

This resolution permits Senators to object to the consideration of any measure unless the cost estimate and text of the measure has been available for a minimum amount of time.

Specifically, Senators may object to consideration of a measure if the cost estimate produced by the Congressional Budget Office for the exact text of the measure has not been available for at least 24 hours. An objection raised on these grounds may be waived or suspended by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate.

The resolution further permits an objection to the consideration of any measure that has not been publicly available in electronic form for the mandatory minimum review period. This period 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, as calculated from the time the measure is made publicly available.

The resolution also requires Senators to certify that they have read each measure prior to voting on it.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R–FL

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Rules and Administration Committee

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Jan 26, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text: CR S124-125)
Jan 26, 2023
Introduced in Senate

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/18

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres18/BILLS-118sres18is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.18, 118th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/18

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2023-01-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres18/BILLS-118sres18is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.18, 118th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/18

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2023-01-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres18/BILLS-118sres18is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.18, 118th Congress: 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.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-resolution/18

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 2023-01-26.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/sres18/BILLS-118sres18is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine S.Res.18 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.