S.Res. 82: A resolution to provide sufficient time for legislation to be read.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-01 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1068)

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1068) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution to provide sufficient time for legislation to be read.

Plain summary

Makes it out of order in the Senate to consider any measure or matter until one session day has passed since introduction for every 20 pages included in the measure or matter in the usual form, plus one session day for any number of remaining pages less than 20. Authorizes any Senator to raise a point of order that any measure or matter is not in order. Makes out of order any motion to table such point of order. Allows any Senator to move to waive the point of order by an affirmative yea and nay vote of two-thirds of the Senators. Makes all such motions debatable collectively for up to three hours equally divided between the Senator raising the point for order and the Senator moving to waive it, or their designees. Makes unamendable any motion to waive the point of order.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A resolution to provide sufficient time for legislation to be read.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] reported raising $4.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112sres82.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/sres>

Record fed-us-cong112-sres82 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112