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To amend a section, quote it and include the relevant amendments (used Republican proposal as frame):
To amend a section, quote it and include the relevant amendments (used Republican proposal as frame):
Rule I. Leadership.
Section 1. The President of the Senate shall preside over the Senate, and the Speaker of the House shall preside over the House of Representatives, and if the President of the Senate declines to preside or is unable to Preside, or if there is no President of the Senate, then the Senate President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall Preside, and if the Speaker of the House declines to preside or is unable to Preside, or if there is no Speaker of the House, then the House Speaker Pro Tempore shall preside, and the Speaker of the House shall appoint the House Speaker Pro Tempore, but the Senate President Pro Tempore shall be elected by the members of the Senate; and whoever is presiding over a House shall be known as the Presiding Officer of that House.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Presiding Officer of each House to preserve order on the floor of his chamber, decide all questions of order within his House, schedule hearings and debates and votes for his House, liaison with the Executive and the Judiciary on behalf of his House, and generally preside over the operations of his House.
Section 3. The President of the Senate shall appoint a Senator to act as Superintendent for each executive Ministry, and that Senator shall become an expert on the operations of that Ministry, and shall provide oversight of that Ministry on behalf of the Senate; and the Speaker of the House shall appoint a Representative to act as Superintendent for each executive Ministry, and that Representative shall become an expert on the operations of that Ministry, and shall provide oversight of that Ministry on behalf of the House of Representatives.
Section 4. The oldest member of the House of Representatives shall be the Dean of the House of Representatives, and the Dean of the House of Representatives shall oversee the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and shall act as Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives when there is no Speaker or House Speaker Pro Tempore; and the oldest member of the Senate shall be the Dean of the Senate, and the Dean of the Senate shall oversee the election of the Senate President Pro Tempore, and shall act as Presiding Officer of the Senate when there is no Senate President Pro Tempore or President of the Senate.
Rule II. Staff.
Section 1. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall each employ a Clerk, and such Assistant Clerks as may be necessary, and it shall be the duty of this Clerk of each House, with the assistance of these Assistant Clerks, to:
a. prepare the roll of Members-elect of his House;
b. call the Members-elect of his House to order at the commencement of each Congress;
c. call the roll of Members-elect of his House;
d. prepare and distribute a list of reports required to be made to Congress to the members of his House;
e. note all questions of order and decisions thereon, and print these as an appendix to the Journal of each session of his House;
f. prepare and print the Journal of his House after each session of Congress, and distribute the Journal to Members and to the executive and legislature of each state;
g. attest and affix the seal of his House to all writs, warrants, subpoenas, and formal documents issued by his chamber;
h. certify the passage by his House of all bills and joint resolutions;
i. receive messages from the President of the United States, and from the other chamber of Congress, on behalf of his House, whenever his House is not in session;
j. prepare and deliver messages as requested by his House;
k. In the official Library of Congress, retain a permanent set of the books and documents generated by his House;
l. prepare a format for bills and format bills submitted to the hopper to that format; and
m. designate the Dean of his House and always keep a record of who is Dean.
Section 2. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall each employ a Sergeant at Arms, and such Assistant Sergeants at Arms as may be necessary, and it shall be the duty of this Sergeant at Arms of each House, with the assistance of these Assistant Sergeants at Arms, to preserve decorum in his House, and to protect members of his House, and to deliver subpoenas on behalf of his House, and to ensure lodging and transportation for members of his House such that said members may attend his House's sessions.
Section 3. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall each employ a Sergeant at Arms, and such Assistant Sergeants at Arms as may be necessary, and it shall be the duty of this Sergeant at Arms of each House, with the assistance of these Assistant Sergeants at Arms, to control access to the his House's Chamber and gallery, and to maintain and administrate property used by his House.
Rule III. Hopper.
Section 1. Each and every member of Congress may submit a bill or resolution to the hopper of his Chamber, and the Clerk of his chamber shall read each and every introduced bill and resolution, and shall make such clerical amendments as he sees fit, and shall then deliver the bill or resolution to the Presiding Officer.
Section 2. The Presiding Officer shall read each bill or resolution presented to him within 48 hours of such presentation, but until such presentation, any other member of the assembly may cosponsor that bill or resolution, and the sponsor of that bill or resolution may make amendments to that bill or resolution, and anyone may pose technical questions about that resolution, and the sponsor may answer those questions.
Section 3. The Presiding Officer shall, upon reading a bill or resolution presented to him from the hopper, either schedule that legislation for debate, or decline to schedule that legislation, but a member of either House may move to override that House's Presiding Officer's decision to decline to schedule legislation, and such motion shall pass if a majority of the members of that House support it.
Section 4. A member of either House may, upon submission of a bill or resolution to that House's hopper, ask for unanimous consent on such bill or resolution, and if no member of that House objects within 24 hours of its recognition, such bill or resolution shall pass with the unanimous consent of his House.
Rule IV. Debates and Votes.
Section 1. If the Presiding Officer of either House schedules a bill or resolution for debate, then the Clerk of that House shall read that bill or resolution a second time, and then a debate shall be held on such bill or resolution, and the debate shall conclude whenever the Presiding Officer of that House determines that such is prudent.
Section 2. Any member of either House may, during his House's debate on a bill or resolution:
a. move to amend that bill or resolution, and such amendment shall pass if supported by a majority of the members of his House, or if designated as friendly by the sponsor of the legislation;
b. move to vote on that bill or resolution, and such motion shall pass if supported by a majority of the members of his House;
c. move to extend debate on that bill or resolution by a certain amount of time, and such motion shall pass if supported by a majority of the members of his House;
d. move to table that bill or resolution, and such motion shall pass if supported by a majority of the members of his House; and
e. move for unanimous consent on that bill or resolution, and such motion shall pass if no member objects to it within 24 hours of its recognition.
Section 3. The sponsor of a bill may at any time move to withdraw his bill and his bill shall be withdrawn from consideration immediately upon recognition of such motion.
Section 4. Upon the passage of a motion for cloture, or whenever the Presiding Officer deems such prudent, or upon the expiration of time for debate as provided for by a passed motion to extend debate, the Presiding Officer shall call for all members to vote, and the Clerk shall take call for each members' vote vocally and record such vote, and votes shall be allowed in the affirmative as yea, the negative as nay, and in abstention as present, and votes shall last for 48 hours, at the end of which time, the Presiding Officer shall announce the outcome as recorded by the Clerk.
Rule V. Amendments and Suspension.
Section 1. Any member of either Chamber may move to suspend the rules of his House at any time and, if such motion receives the support of 2/3 of the members of that Chamber, the rules shall be suspended as requested by the member.
Section 2. Either House of Congress may amend these rules, or adopt a new set of rules to supersede these rules, by majority vote, but such amendment or supercession shall not effect the other House.
Rule VI. Convention and Adjournment.
Section 1. Each Congress shall adjourn at noon on March 4th of each odd-numbered year.
Section 2. Each Congress shall convene by 11:59PM on March 5th of each odd-numbered year.
Section 1. The President of the Senate shall preside over the Senate, and the Speaker of the House shall preside over the House of Representatives, and if the President of the Senate declines to preside or is unable to Preside, or if there is no President of the Senate, then the Senate President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall Preside, and if the Speaker of the House declines to preside or is unable to Preside, or if there is no Speaker of the House, then the House Speaker Pro Tempore shall preside, and the Speaker of the House shall appoint the House Speaker Pro Tempore, but the Senate President Pro Tempore shall be elected by the members of the Senate; and whoever is presiding over a House shall be known as the Presiding Officer of that House.
Section 2. It shall be the duty of the Presiding Officer of each House to preserve order on the floor of his chamber, decide all questions of order within his House, schedule hearings and debates and votes for his House, liaison with the Executive and the Judiciary on behalf of his House, and generally preside over the operations of his House.
Section 3. The President of the Senate shall appoint a Senator to act as Superintendent for each executive Ministry, and that Senator shall become an expert on the operations of that Ministry, and shall provide oversight of that Ministry on behalf of the Senate; and the Speaker of the House shall appoint a Representative to act as Superintendent for each executive Ministry, and that Representative shall become an expert on the operations of that Ministry, and shall provide oversight of that Ministry on behalf of the House of Representatives.
Section 4. The oldest member of the House of Representatives shall be the Dean of the House of Representatives, and the Dean of the House of Representatives shall oversee the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and shall act as Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives when there is no Speaker or House Speaker Pro Tempore; and the oldest member of the Senate shall be the Dean of the Senate, and the Dean of the Senate shall oversee the election of the Senate President Pro Tempore, and shall act as Presiding Officer of the Senate when there is no Senate President Pro Tempore or President of the Senate.
Rule II. Staff.
Section 1. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall each employ a Clerk, and such Assistant Clerks as may be necessary, and it shall be the duty of this Clerk of each House, with the assistance of these Assistant Clerks, to:
a. prepare the roll of Members-elect of his House;
b. call the Members-elect of his House to order at the commencement of each Congress;
c. call the roll of Members-elect of his House;
d. prepare and distribute a list of reports required to be made to Congress to the members of his House;
e. note all questions of order and decisions thereon, and print these as an appendix to the Journal of each session of his House;
f. prepare and print the Journal of his House after each session of Congress, and distribute the Journal to Members and to the executive and legislature of each state;
g. attest and affix the seal of his House to all writs, warrants, subpoenas, and formal documents issued by his chamber;
h. certify the passage by his House of all bills and joint resolutions;
i. receive messages from the President of the United States, and from the other chamber of Congress, on behalf of his House, whenever his House is not in session;
j. prepare and deliver messages as requested by his House;
k. In the official Library of Congress, retain a permanent set of the books and documents generated by his House;
l. prepare a format for bills and format bills submitted to the hopper to that format; and
m. designate the Dean of his House and always keep a record of who is Dean.
Section 2. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall each employ a Sergeant at Arms, and such Assistant Sergeants at Arms as may be necessary, and it shall be the duty of this Sergeant at Arms of each House, with the assistance of these Assistant Sergeants at Arms, to preserve decorum in his House, and to protect members of his House, and to deliver subpoenas on behalf of his House, and to ensure lodging and transportation for members of his House such that said members may attend his House's sessions.
Section 3. The Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate shall each employ a Sergeant at Arms, and such Assistant Sergeants at Arms as may be necessary, and it shall be the duty of this Sergeant at Arms of each House, with the assistance of these Assistant Sergeants at Arms, to control access to the his House's Chamber and gallery, and to maintain and administrate property used by his House.
Rule III. Hopper.
Section 1. Each and every member of Congress may submit a bill or resolution to the hopper of his Chamber, and the Clerk of his chamber shall read each and every introduced bill and resolution, and shall make such clerical amendments as he sees fit, and shall then deliver the bill or resolution to the Presiding Officer.
Section 2. The Presiding Officer shall read each bill or resolution presented to him within 48 hours of such presentation, but until such presentation, any other member of the assembly may cosponsor that bill or resolution, and the sponsor of that bill or resolution may make amendments to that bill or resolution, and anyone may pose technical questions about that resolution, and the sponsor may answer those questions.
Section 3. The Presiding Officer shall, upon reading a bill or resolution presented to him from the hopper, either schedule that legislation for debate, or decline to schedule that legislation, but a member of either House may move to override that House's Presiding Officer's decision to decline to schedule legislation, and such motion shall pass if a majority of the members of that House support it.
Section 4. A member of either House may, upon submission of a bill or resolution to that House's hopper, ask for unanimous consent on such bill or resolution, and if no member of that House objects within 24 hours of its recognition, such bill or resolution shall pass with the unanimous consent of his House.
Rule IV. Debates and Votes.
Section 1. If the Presiding Officer of either House schedules a bill or resolution for debate, then the Clerk of that House shall read that bill or resolution a second time, and then a debate shall be held on such bill or resolution, and the debate shall conclude whenever the Presiding Officer of that House determines that such is prudent.
Section 2. Any member of either House may, during his House's debate on a bill or resolution:
a. move to amend that bill or resolution, and such amendment shall pass if supported by a majority of the members of his House, or if designated as friendly by the sponsor of the legislation;
b. move to vote on that bill or resolution, and such motion shall pass if supported by a majority of the members of his House;
c. move to extend debate on that bill or resolution by a certain amount of time, and such motion shall pass if supported by a majority of the members of his House;
d. move to table that bill or resolution, and such motion shall pass if supported by a majority of the members of his House; and
e. move for unanimous consent on that bill or resolution, and such motion shall pass if no member objects to it within 24 hours of its recognition.
Section 3. The sponsor of a bill may at any time move to withdraw his bill and his bill shall be withdrawn from consideration immediately upon recognition of such motion.
Section 4. Upon the passage of a motion for cloture, or whenever the Presiding Officer deems such prudent, or upon the expiration of time for debate as provided for by a passed motion to extend debate, the Presiding Officer shall call for all members to vote, and the Clerk shall take call for each members' vote vocally and record such vote, and votes shall be allowed in the affirmative as yea, the negative as nay, and in abstention as present, and votes shall last for 48 hours, at the end of which time, the Presiding Officer shall announce the outcome as recorded by the Clerk.
Rule V. Amendments and Suspension.
Section 1. Any member of either Chamber may move to suspend the rules of his House at any time and, if such motion receives the support of 2/3 of the members of that Chamber, the rules shall be suspended as requested by the member.
Section 2. Either House of Congress may amend these rules, or adopt a new set of rules to supersede these rules, by majority vote, but such amendment or supercession shall not effect the other House.
Rule VI. Convention and Adjournment.
Section 1. Each Congress shall adjourn at noon on March 4th of each odd-numbered year.
Section 2. Each Congress shall convene by 11:59PM on March 5th of each odd-numbered year.