| Amending The Standing Rules And Procedure Of The Senate—S. Res. 8, S. Res. 10, S. Res. 21, S. Res. 28, And S. Res. 29—Continued |
January 27, 2011 |
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Charles Grassley, R-IA
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"Absolutely correct. One of the defects of the watered-down secret holds provision that was included in the ethics reform bill in the 110th Congress was that it allowed for large windows of secrecy before disclosure was required. Our resolution states that the leaders shall recognize holds placed with them only if two conditions are met: if the Senator first submits the notice of intent to object in writing to the appropriate leader and grants in the notice of intent to object permission for the leader or designee to object in the Senator’s name and, secondly, not later than 2 session days after submitting the notice of intent to object to the appropriate leader, submits a copy of the notice of intent to object to the Congressional Record and to the legislative clerk for inclusion in the applicable calendar section."
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| Submitted Resolutions |
January 27, 2011 |
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Ron Wyden, D-OR
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"(a) In General.— (1) Covered request.—This standing order shall apply to a notice of intent to object to the following covered requests: (A) A unanimous consent request to proceed to a bill, resolution, joint resolution, concurrent resolution, conference report, or amendment between the Houses. (B) A unanimous consent request to pass a bill or joint resolution or adopt a resolution, concurrent resolution, conference report, or the disposition of an amendment between the Houses. (C) A unanimous consent request for disposition of a nomination. (2) Recognition of notice of intent.—The majority and minority leaders of the Senate or their designees shall recognize a notice of intent to object to a covered request of a Senator who is a member of their caucus if the Senator— (A) submits the notice of intent to object in writing to the appropriate leader and grants in the notice of intent to object permission for the leader or designee to object in the Senator’s name; and (B) not later than 2 session days after submitting the notice of intent to object to the appropriate leader, submits a copy of the notice of intent to object to the Congressional Record and to the Legislative Clerk for inclusion in the applicable calendar section described in subsection (b). (3) Form of notice.—To be recognized by the appropriate leader a Senator shall submit the following notice of intent to object: “I, Senator ___, intend to object to ___, dated ___. I will submit a copy of this notice to the Legislative Clerk and the Congressional Record within 2 session days and I give my permission to the objecting Senator to object in my name.”. The first blank shall be filled with the name of the Senator, the second blank shall be filled with the name of the covered request, the name of the measure or matter and, if applicable, the calendar number, and the third blank shall be filled with the date that the notice of intent to object is submitted. (4) Notices on the senate floor.—The requirement to submit a notice of intent to object to the Legislative Clerk and the Congressional Record shall not apply in the event a Senator objects on the floor of the Senate and states the following: “I object to ___, on behalf of Senator ___.” (b) Calendar.— (1) Objection.—Upon receiving the submission under subsection (a)(2)(B), the Legislative Clerk shall add the information from the notice of intent to object to the applicable Calendar section entitled `Notices of Intent to Object to Proceeding’ created by Public Law 110-81. Each section shall include the name of each Senator filing a notice under subsection (a)(2)(B), the measure or matter covered by the calendar to which the notice of intent to object relates, and the date the notice of intent to object was filed. (2) Objection on behalf.—In the case of an objection made under subsection (a)(4), not later than 2 session days after the objection is made on the floor, the Legislative Clerk shall add the information from such objection to the applicable Calendar section entitled “Notices of Intent to Object to Proceeding” created by Public Law 110-81. Each section shall include the name of the Senator on whose behalf the objection was made, the measure or matter objected to, and the date the objection was made on the floor. (c) Removal.—A Senator may have a notice of intent to object relating to that Senator removed from a calendar to which it was added under subsection (b) by submitting to the Legislative Clerk the following notice: “I, Senator ___, do not object to ___, dated ___.” The first blank shall be filled with the name of the Senator, the second blank shall be filled with the name of the covered request, the name of the measure or matter and, if applicable, the calendar number, and the third blank shall be filled with the date of the submission to the Legislative Clerk under this subsection. (d) Objecting on Behalf of a Member.—Except with respect to objections made under subsection (a)(4), if a Senator who has notified his or her leader of an intent to object to a covered request fails to submit a notice of intent to object under subsection (a)(2)(B) within 2 session days following an objection to a covered request by the leader or his or her designee on that Senator’s behalf, the Legislative Clerk shall list the Senator who made the objection to the covered request in the applicable “Notice of Intent to Object to Proceeding” calendar section."
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| Secret Holds |
April 21, 2010 |
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Ron Wyden, D-OR
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"The Senator is absolutely right about the fact that 80 secret holds is clearly not what Senator Grassley and I and reformers thought would happen. Given all these secret holds, you would think at the back of the Executive Calendar—which is page 19; it is entitled “Notice of Intent to Object to Proceeding”—given what the distinguished Senator from Rhode Island has pointed out, one would think that page 19, “Notice of Intent to Object to Proceeding,” would be filled with these names if the rule was being honored."
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| Legislative Transparency And Accountability Act Of 2007 |
July 31, 2007 |
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Harry Reid, D-NV
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"(a) In General.—The Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate or their designees shall recognize a notice of intent of a Senator who is a member of their caucus to object to proceeding to a measure or matter only if the Senator— (1) following the objection to a unanimous consent to proceeding to, and, or passage of, a measure or matter on their behalf, submits the notice of intent in writing to the appropriate leader or their designee; and (2) not later than 6 session days after the submission under paragraph (1), submits for inclusion in the Congressional Record and in the applicable calendar section described in subsection (b) the following notice: “I, Senator ____, intend to object to proceedings to ____, dated ____ for the following reasons____.”. (b) Calendar.— (1) In general.—The Secretary of the Senate shall establish for both the Senate Calendar of Business and the Senate Executive Calendar a separate section entitled “Notice of Intent to Object to Proceeding”. (2) Content.—The section required by paragraph (1) shall include— (A) the name of each Senator filing a notice under subsection (a)(2); (B) the measure or matter covered by the calendar that the Senator objects to; and (C) the date the objection was filed. (3) Notice.—A Senator who has notified their respective leader and who has withdrawn their objection within the 6 session day period is not required to submit a notification under subsection (a)(2). (c) Removal.—A Senator may have an item with respect to the Senator removed from a calendar to which it was added under subsection (b) by submitting for inclusion in the Congressional Record the following notice: “I, Senator ____, do not object to proceed to ____, dated "
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| Submitted Resolutions |
August 1, 2003 |
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Ron Wyden, D-OR
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"The resolution would establish a Senate Temporary Standing Order for the duration of the 108th Congress allowing “sunshine” holds. The resolution would require a Senator who wishes to object to a motion or matter to publish notice of the intent in the Congressional Record within 3 session days of notifying the respective Leader. The resolution would in no way limit the privilege of any Senator to place a “hold” on a measure or matter, it would simply say that the notice of intent to object to a measure or matter be published."
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